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accross the usa

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Am in the early stages of planning a trip prob starting in vancouver area then up to alaska and back down then across usa visiting various states on the way. was thinking prob aug time for three to four months.
Anyone planning a similar trip? would be happy to ride all or part of it with others or on my own if not.
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USA Trip...

I'm in Hertfordshire. I've got a trip planned from Anchorage, down through Alaska. BC, Icefields Parkway, Crater Lake, Tahoe, Yosemite, Death Valley, Vegas, Bryce, Zion, Monument Valley, Mesa verde, Colorado Springs and then across USA via a few bits of route 66 to Deal's Gap, Shenandoah Parkway And Blue Ridge Parkway.

Approx 8,500 miles. But I would be aiming to depart earlier. August is too late from previous experience for a 3 month trip to start in Alaska...

let me know what you think...
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Hi guys, like the sound of your trip, when do you plan on leaving, 2009 or 2010 i`m in braintree, if you all fancy a meet up, i did ewan mcgregor style round the world, in 2007, rode across States, LA. to new york SOLO, great fun, take care, Alan.
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I'm in Hertfordshire. I've got a trip planned from Anchorage, down through Alaska. BC, Icefields Parkway, Crater Lake, Tahoe, Yosemite, Death Valley, Vegas, Bryce, Zion, Monument Valley, Mesa verde, Colorado Springs and then across USA via a few bits of route 66 to Deal's Gap, Shenandoah Parkway And Blue Ridge Parkway.

Approx 8,500 miles. But I would be aiming to depart earlier. August is too late from previous experience for a 3 month trip to start in Alaska...

let me know what you think...
Fantastic itinerary, but I imagine that will end up being a lot more than 8500 miles?!

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I'm in Hertfordshire. I've got a trip planned from Anchorage, down through Alaska. BC, Icefields Parkway, Crater Lake, Tahoe, Yosemite, Death Valley, Vegas, Bryce, Zion, Monument Valley, Mesa verde, Colorado Springs and then across USA via a few bits of route 66 to Deal's Gap, Shenandoah Parkway And Blue Ridge Parkway.

Approx 8,500 miles. But I would be aiming to depart earlier. August is too late from previous experience for a 3 month trip to start in Alaska...

let me know what you think...
Sounds similar to where i was planning to go, when was you thinking of starting from alaska? i may have to leave from there earlier if u say august is too late,
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Hi guys, like the sound of your trip, when do you plan on leaving, 2009 or 2010 i`m in braintree, if you all fancy a meet up, i did ewan mcgregor style round the world, in 2007, rode across States, LA. to new york SOLO, great fun, take care, Alan.

Hi i was thinking of this year if i can sort in time or next year if i cant.
Yeah i would be up for meeting up sometime, were u thinking of doing a similar trip?
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