• States we rode through: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona
   
• 2,685 miles in 8 days (Scott's route)
   
• Objectives:
   
  • Rendezvous with family & friends from Seattle, Tucson & Los Angeles at Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon
     
  • Ride on superb roads
     
  • Visit spectacular national parks
     
  • Get Scott to Yosemite so he can "earn" the pin Joe gave him in 2003. (Little did we know how tough that would be!)
     
  • Drink beer & smoke cigars each night around the campfire
     
• Major Destinations:
  • Crater Lake National Park
  • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
  • The Trinity Alps
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park
  • Yosemite National Park
  • The Broiler Room at Caesar's in Lake Tahoe
     
• Day 1 � Cruising the Pacific Coast
  • Saturday, June 19
  • Scott & Trev:
    • Seattle, WA to Walport, OR
    • 333 miles
  • Paul, Jeff, Eric & Joe:
    • Los Angeles, CA to Watsonville, CA
    • 336 miles
       
• Day 2 - Rendezvous at Crater Lake
  • Sunday, June 20
  • Waldport, OR to Crater Lake National Park, OR
  • 272 miles
     
• Day 3 - Redwoods

  • Monday, June 21

  • Crater Lake National Park, OR to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA 

  • 233 miles
     

• Day 4 - The Trinity Alps
  • Tuesday, June 22
  • Prairie Creek, Redwood National Park to Castle Crags State Park, CA
  • 281 miles
     
• Day 5 - Lassen Volcanic National Park & the Sierra Nevadas

  • Wednesday, June 23

  • Castle Crags State Park, CA to South Lake Tahoe, NV

  • 338 miles
     
• Day 6 - Yosemite National Park

  • Thursday, June 24

  • South Lake Tahoe, NV to Groveland, CA

  • 286 miles
     

• Day 7 - Heading for home from Groveland, CA
  • Friday, June 25
  • Scott: Eugene, OR; 652 miles
  • Pablo & Pork Chop: Blythe, AZ; 620 miles
  • Eric: Los Angeles, CA; 380 miles
  • Trev: Crescent City, CA; 500 miles
     
• Day 8 - Superslab!
  • Saturday, June 26
  • Scott: Eugene, OR to Seattle, WA; 290 miles
  • Trev: Crescent City, CA to Seattle, WA; 500 miles
  • Paul & Jeff: Blythe, AZ to Tucson, AZ; 300 miles

• Jeff "Pork Chop" Adams & his Twin Cam H-D Road King
   
• Trevor "Uncle Bob" Trifiro & "The Steel Mistress" (Honda CB1000)
   
• Paul "Pablo" Espensen & his Kawasaki Concours
   
• Eric "Dr. Evil" Espensen & his Yamaha FZ-1
   
• Joe "Gimli" Betor & his Suzuki V-Strom 650
   
• Scott "Sasquatch" Duncan & "The Couch Rocket" (Honda Gold Wing 1800)

Memorable Quotes:

• "It's great to be alive, isn't it? -- Pablo upon seeing the Yosemite Valley from Glacier Vista
   
• Hey! I'm on holiday and I don't want to hear the "A" word. So, no, you may not have my English muffin. Ok? -- Scott, referring to the Atkins plan at breakfast
   
• "Let's just say that the driver and I made some serious eye contact." - Pablo
   
• "Any chance of me getting some action tonight? What? Don't worry. I'll wake you up when I get home." -- Dow on the phone to his wife.
   
• "And by the way, honey, I'm having 6 dudes over tomorrow night for a BBQ. Ok?" - Dow
   
• "And you guys wonder why Inga doesn't come along on these trips???" -- Scott, after hearing the umpteenth fart joke around the campfire
   
• "I went into that restroom and walked right into a giant wall of stink." -- Pork Chop
   
• "Giant wall of stink....hey, wouldn't that be a great name for a Seattle grunge band? -- Scott
   
• "You guys must be so cold riding up here around all this snow. I don't know how you do it." -- Woman at Crater Lake
   
• "Nah! We cheat! We're all wearing electric vests. And here you thought we were tough biker dudes, didn't you?" -- Scott