Saturday, August 27, 2011

Motorcycle Trip Ft. Collins


We said goodbye to Stephanie and the kids and started our trip back to Cheney from Ft. Collins at 0735(MST) on August 17th, 2011. At 0810 we crossed into Wyoming. We stopped to get gas in Laramie at 0840. By 0920 we were in Rawlins, WY. We bought gas and sandwiches which we planned to eat latter.


We stopped at a rest area called Split Rock at 1200 to eat our sandwiches. At 1335, we were in Landers, Wyoming for more gas. We arrived in Dubois, Wyoming at 1520 to stay the night at the Stagecoach Inn. We had a nice dinner by the river at the Sundance Cafe.

The next morning at 0700, we bought gas and breakfast at the Exxon station in Dubois.
We left Dubois, Wyoming at 0730 for the national parks.
We crossed the 9658 ft Togwotee Pass at 0810 into Jackson Hole.
Took pictures of Jackson Hole at 0825


Arrived in Grand Teton National Park at 0850
Bought gas at Flagg Ranch Village at 0940
Entered Yellowstone Park south entrance at 1000
Bike odometer rolled over 10000 miles while driving past Lewis Lake


Arrived at Old Faithful Geyser at 1110
Geyser erupted at 1220
Left At Old Faithful at 1235
Bought gas, bananas, rolls in West Yellowstone at 1320
Ate lunch (bananas & rolls) in Ennis, MT at 1515
Bought Gas in Whitehall, MT at 1600


Arrived at Comfort Inn in Butte, MT at 1730

Left Butte at 0705 in August 19th.
Bought gas in Missoula, MT (Bonner) at 0915
Had Starbucks in Missoula at 0930
Arrived in Idaho at 1050(EST)
Bought gas in Kellogg, ID at 1120
Ate at Olive Garden 1215 til 1400
Arrived at Home at 15:20

Used 21.182 gallons of gas over 1038 miles. Average cost of gas was $3.753. average MPG was 49.0.

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