30-day road trip ideas for the US
Hi All
First time posting here after browsing the forums for awhile - and apologies if the question is repetitive to what else is out there - feel free to point me in the right direction.
Now to the topic / question - I am looking for ideas or full itineraries that people may have already taken to help form a route to see the US (I am not a US resident). I'm at early stages of planning a motorbike road trip for ~30 days some time in the summer, when travel restrictions (hopefully) normalise. Idea would be to buy a motorbike in one of the easier-to-register states (have relatives in Texas) and sell it at the back end. I am flexible on time (i.e. +/-10 days is not an issue), as I am currently on a lengthy gardening leave between jobs.
I have been riding motorbikes for last 5 years in Europe (both on-road and off-road / enduro), but would really be focusing on paved riding only, with a goal of avoiding interstates and highways as much as possible.
In terms of general framework for the trip, would love to focus on (in no particular order): 1) covering as many of the the various different US biomes as possible - mountains, deserts, plains, coastal, etc.; 2) riding interesting roads with beautiful scenery; 3) visiting as many of the different distinct rural / small town parts of the US as possible; 4) not particularly keen on seeing or staying close to big cities; 5) happy to ride 6-7 hrs a day and focus on riding + close to road sightseeing, without too much hiking or staying parked, which I think gives me an average range of ~200 miles per day
With the above, a couple of broader ideas I had were: 1) a circular route in the "Western states" (everything west of Dakotas / Kansas etc) - can fit into ~4k miles with ~1-2k miles to spare; 2) point-to-point going from Northwest (e.g. Seattle) via the coast South, then cutting through the country towards the East coast (or the other way around) - probably similar distance but i feel like i'm missing the mountainous states.
Would love to hear any thoughts on the above, plus if anyone has pre-made itineraries, can point me to good online guides / physical retail books - that would be much appreciated.
Many thanks!
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