Trail of Beers 2013

This trip we rode through Kansas to Kansas City then followed the Lewis & Clark Trail all the way to the Pacific Ocean through the Badlands of SD, Sturgis SD, Mt. Rushmore, Devil's Tower WY, Yellowstone National Park WY, and Seattle WA. And riding back via the Pacific Coast Hwy 1, the Chandelier Tree - Leggett CA, San Francisco CA, Yosemite National Park, the Rocky Mountains, Pikes Peak CO.

5,975 Total Miles August 6 - 20
( 17 States: OK, KS, MO, NE, IA, MN, SD, WY, MT, ID, WA, OR, CA, NV, UT, CO, NM, & back to OK.)

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Slideshow 2013 Trail of Beers Slideshow This slideshow is a compilation of 211 pictures of over 1,000 we took on this kick-ass ride.

An Album of this Slideshow plus some.

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A true iron ass she is.
We rode 704 miles the first day.
Nothing scenic in Nebraska!
Kinda like Kansas.
Entering the Badlands in SD.
The Badlands in SD.
The Badlands in SD.

The Badlands in SD.
The Badlands in SD.
The Badlands in SD.
The Badlands in SD.
The Badlands in SD.

Main street. Wall, SD
Main street. Wall, SD
Wall Drug. Wall, SD
The largest drugstore in the world.
A double rainbow over our hotel in
Rapid City, SD
Mount Rushmore.

Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore.
Keystone, SD
U.S. Highway 335, SD
U.S. Highway 335, SD

U.S. Highway 335, SD
U.S. Highway 335, SD
U.S. Highway 335, SD
Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD

Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD

Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD
Saloon 10 in Deadwood, SD
"Wild Bill" Hickok was killed in this saloon.
Welcome to Sturgis.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual SturgisMotorcycle Rally

Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street. A rat riding a cat riding a dog.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street. Body painting anyone?
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
-Main Street.
73rd Annual SturgisMotorcycle Rally

Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street.
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Price gougers in Sturgis!
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon
73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Welcome to Wyoming
Devil's Tower, WY
Devil's Tower, WY
Enough rest.....Let's Ride!
This is the first speeding ticket I have got in almost 40 years.

Westbound on Wyoming Hwy 14
Half way up Bighorn Mountain looking east.
In the clouds
About 3/4 the way up Bighorn Mountain
August 9th atop Bighorn Mountain and the temp is in the 30s.(Almost 14,000')
LEATHER WEATHER. Brrrrr!
Wyoming Hwy 14 west side of Bighorn Mountain.
Wyoming Hwy 14 west side of Bighorn Mountain.

Wyoming Hwy 14 west side of Bighorn Mountain.
Leaving Cody, WY
Leaving Cody, WY
Wyoming Hwy 14
Wyoming Hwy 14

Wyoming Hwy 14
Welcome to Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Lake
Wow!
One of the many assholes of Mother Earth in Yellowstone National Park. It even smells like an old womans fart.

Yellowstone Lake
The Continental Divide
Yellowstone National Park
Black Betty at the Continental Divide
Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful working one up.
Old Faithful
Thar she Blows!

Der Gabster @ Old Faithful
Welcome to Montana
Welcome to Montana
Looks like rain.
Yepper, it's gonna rain alright. We rode about 100 miles in a sideways rain and when we fueled up at Bearmouth, MT the tornado sirens were going off. We continued to ride on to Missoula before stopping for the night.

Lewis and Clark Trail
Idaho State Highway 12
Lewis and Clark Trail
Idaho State Highway 12
Lewis and Clark Trail
Idaho State Highway 12
Lewis and Clark Trail
Idaho State Highway 12

Lewis and Clark Trail
Idaho State Highway 12
Lewis and Clark Trail
Idaho State Highway 12
Lewis and Clark Trail
Idaho State Highway 12
This is the second speeding ticket I have got in almost 40 years. There is a 50 mph speed limit on Idaho 12 (Lewis and Clark Trail) the entire way across Idaho.
Trophies!

Half way up a mountain in Idaho looking down on the Columbia River with Lewiston, Idaho to the left and Clarkston, Oregon to the right.
Looking down on Old Spiral Hwy north of Lewiston, Idaho.
♪ღ♪ For amber waves of grain! ♪ღ♪
In northwestern Idaho and southeast Washington they grow wheat on the mountains.

,

Lots of wheat in eastern Washing state.
Lot, and lots.
The Vantage Bridge crossing the Columbia River, aka Lewis and Clark Trail.
One night in Washington state was enough for me.
Me too!

Welp...............I tried!
You gotta have a Washington state ID.
:)
The Astoria Bridge on the Columbia River in Astoria, OR. The end of the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Der Gabi at the Astoria Bridge.
The Oregon Coast
Hey...Welcome to California!

Riding through a mountain.
Trees in California are getting bigger.
The Redwood Forrest in northern CA
The largest and tallest trees in America.
Lots bigger.
As if she's not tall enough!

On a mountain top looking down on the cloud covered Pacific ocean.
Pacific Coast Highway
The Redwood Drive-thru tree.
Leggett, CA.
It was THIS BIG!
World famous Chandelier Tree

Gabi sitting on...... I mean IN a log.
Motels on the coast are kick-ass!
Pacific Coast Highway
Cows on the coast.
Betty sitting in front of the Port Arena Lighthouse.

Awwwwww..........
Port Arena Lighthouse
Northern California
Beautiful, eh?

Fog covered Golden Gate Bridge
(north side)
Toll booths to get off the Golden Gate Bridge
.....not ON!

Ugly trolly wires everywhere.
Downtown San Francisco

Titty Bars

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A true iron ass she is. We rode 704 miles the first day.	Nothing scenic in Nebraska! Kinda like Kansas.	Entering the Badlands in SD.	The Badlands in SD.	The Badlands in SD.
The Badlands in SD.	The Badlands in SD.	The Badlands in SD.	The Badlands in SD.	The Badlands in SD.
Main street. Wall, SD	Main street. Wall, SD	Wall Drug. Wall, SD The largest drugstore in the world.	A double rainbow over our hotel in Rapid City, SD	Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rushmore.	Mount Rushmore.	Keystone, SD	U.S. Highway 335, SD	U.S. Highway 335, SD
U.S. Highway 335, SD	U.S. Highway 335, SD	U.S. Highway 335, SD	Deadwood, SD	Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD	Deadwood, SD	Deadwood, SD	Deadwood, SD	Deadwood, SD
Deadwood, SD	Deadwood, SD	Saloon 10 in Deadwood, SD "Wild Bill" Hickok was killed in this saloon.	Welcome to Sturgis. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. 73rd Annual SturgisMotorcycle Rally
Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. A rat riding a cat riding a dog. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. Body painting anyone? 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Main Street. 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
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Price gougers in Sturgis!	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally	Full Throttle Saloon 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Welcome to Wyoming	Devil's Tower, WY	Devil's Tower, WY	Enough rest.....Let's Ride!	This is the first speeding ticket I have got in almost 40 years.
Westbound on Wyoming Hwy 14 Half way up Bighorn Mountain looking east.	In the clouds About 3/4 the way up Bighorn Mountain	August 9th atop Bighorn Mountain and the temp is in the 30s.(Almost 14,000') LEATHER WEATHER. Brrrrr!	Wyoming Hwy 14 west side of Bighorn Mountain.	Wyoming Hwy 14 west side of Bighorn Mountain.
Wyoming Hwy 14 west side of Bighorn Mountain.	Leaving Cody, WY	Leaving Cody, WY	Wyoming Hwy 14	Wyoming Hwy 14
Wyoming Hwy 14	Welcome to Yellowstone National Park	Yellowstone Lake	Wow!	One of the many assholes of Mother Earth in Yellowstone National Park. It even smells like an old womans fart.
Yellowstone Lake	The Continental Divide Yellowstone National Park	Black Betty at the Continental Divide Yellowstone National Park	Old Faithful working one up.	Old Faithful Thar she Blows!
Der Gabster @ Old Faithful	Welcome to Montana	Welcome to Montana	Looks like rain.	Yepper, it's gonna rain alright. We rode about 100 miles in a sideways rain and when we fueled up at Bearmouth, MT the tornado sirens were going off. We continued to ride on to Missoula before stopping for the night.
	Lewis and Clark Trail Idaho State Highway 12	Lewis and Clark Trail Idaho State Highway 12	Lewis and Clark Trail Idaho State Highway 12	Lewis and Clark Trail Idaho State Highway 12
Lewis and Clark Trail Idaho State Highway 12	Lewis and Clark Trail Idaho State Highway 12	Lewis and Clark Trail Idaho State Highway 12	This is the second speeding ticket I have got in almost 40 years. There is a 50 mph speed limit on Idaho 12 (Lewis and Clark Trail) the entire way across Idaho.	Trophies!
Half way up a mountain in Idaho looking down on the Columbia River with Lewiston, Idaho to the left and Clarkston, Oregon to the right.	Looking down on Old Spiral Hwy north of Lewiston, Idaho.	♪ღ♪ For amber waves of grain! ♪ღ♪ In northwestern Idaho and southeast Washington they grow wheat on the mountains.		,
Lots of wheat in eastern Washing state.	Lot, and lots.	The Vantage Bridge crossing the Columbia River, aka Lewis and Clark Trail.	One night in Washington state was enough for me.	Me too!
Welp...............I tried! You gotta have a Washington state ID. :)	The Astoria Bridge on the Columbia River in Astoria, OR. The end of the Lewis and Clark Trail.	Der Gabi at the Astoria Bridge.	The Oregon Coast	Hey...Welcome to California!
Riding through a mountain.	Trees in California are getting bigger.	The Redwood Forrest in northern CA The largest and tallest trees in America.	Lots bigger.	As if she's not tall enough!
On a mountain top looking down on the cloud covered Pacific ocean.	Pacific Coast Highway	The Redwood Drive-thru tree. Leggett, CA.	It was THIS BIG!	World famous Chandelier Tree
Gabi sitting on...... I mean IN a log.	Motels on the coast are kick-ass!	Pacific Coast Highway	Cows on the coast.	Betty sitting in front of the Port Arena Lighthouse.
Awwwwww..........	Port Arena Lighthouse Northern California Beautiful, eh?		Fog covered Golden Gate Bridge (north side)	Toll booths to get off the Golden Gate Bridge .....not ON!
Ugly trolly wires everywhere.	Downtown San Francisco		Titty Bars