ALL AROUND THE USA!

Are you ready to track our adventure?  All Around the USA!  I have an ID number, we have paid the fee and the maps are just about ready.  My oldest son and I are planning to conquer the USA FOUR CORNERS MOTORCYCLE TOUR 2014.  The tour is sponsored by the Southern California Motorcycling Association. We have paid the fee for "bragging rights" plus being accountable for the stops and miles traveled will validate our experience.  The adventure will begin July 18, 2014 - 11,000 miles in 21 days! Our first checkpoint will be Madawaska, Maine

About the USA FOUR CORNERS MOTORCYCLE TOUR 2014

For 32 years, riders have taken this exciting challenge.  Approximately 1500 people have completed the challenge.  Some riders have completed the Tour on multiple occasions. Fifteen hundred finishers sound like a lot, but the Tour only averages about 47 finishers per year. These are the rules:

1. The four [4] check points are: San Ysidro, California; Blaine, Washington, Madawaska, Maine; Key West, Florida.
2. Participants may visit the four official checkpoints in any sequence and by any route. Every checkpoint must be visited once.
3. Time will be measured according to the time stamped on the gas receipts.
4. The participant must e-mail or mail a completed proof of visit form, pictures with the registrant's numbered towel, motorcycle and gasoline receipts from each corner for every checkpoint. The gasoline receipt must contain the date, time, gas station location and be computer generated. 

  My goal is to enter information on my blog every day during our adventure. Watch for the following:

• ROUTES: Start town, end town and in between towns
• Miles/hours driven
• Weather conditions 
• Great tips on restaurants and motels
• Stories of people we meet
• The funniest thing of the day
• Our hardest challenge for the day
• On occasion: Profoundness learned from my son or "My Brain Exploded"

So we took our granddaughter with us on our 42nd Wedding Anniversary and my 65th Brithday trip!  

San Juan Islands

Whistler Peak -  British Columbia Canada

Inukshuk or Inuksuk - Symbol of the 2010 Winter Olympics.  It is a stone landmark or cairn built by humans and means something which acts or performs the function of a person.    

Favorite Saturday Ride

One of our favorite things to do on a Saturday is to ride our motorcycles to Hurricane and have breakfast or lunch at the Main Street Cafe. We head off through the Washington Fields, travel to Washington City, pass through Coral Canyon and turn on to SR9.  Sometimes we take a right to Sand Hollow reservoir and see how many people are out on the water and out riding their four-wheelers on the sand dunes. The road from Sand Hollow takes us into Hurricane. The Cafe is located at 138 South Main Street in Hurricane, Utah. The Teriaki Burger, grilled by owner, Kevin Talbot, measures a healthy 6 inches off the outside grill, hangs over the sides of the bun and comes with this amazing sauce, grilled pineapple, tomato and lettuce.  It really is too big for one person but it can be done and so worth it. If you arrive before 11:30 in the morning you can enjoy the Prairie Dog. I know the name can be deceiving but it is this delicious waffle complete with two sausage patties, whipped cream, two scoops of ice cream and bacon sprinkled over the top. Of course you can enjoy the omelets and other traditional breakfast items but the ice cream on the waffle is really worth the try.  And if the food wasn't enough you can enjoy it all out on the patio.  It really doesn't matter what time of year you arrive because each season boasts its own beauty; hummingbirds and hanging potted plants in the spring, autumn leaves and twittering birds in the fall.  The cafe is small and off the beaten path and wouldn't be noticed at all if it wasn't for the locals sharing their "best kept secret".