| Date | Starting Location | Destination | Miles Traveled | Ride Time | Post Preview | | 3/30 - 4/2 | Lemont, IL | Phoenix, AZ | | | Truck drive out west
| | Sunday 4-3 | A) Phoenix, AZ | B) Joshua Tree National Park, CA | 247 | 4h 15m | Joshua Tree Camping Night 1 | | Monday 4-4 | Joshua Tree | -- | -- | -- | Joshua Tree Camping Night 2 | | Tuesday 4-5 | B) Joshua Tree | C) Las Vegas, NV | 192 | 3h 49m | Doin' it up in Vegas | | Wednesday 4-6 | D) Hoover Dam | E) Las Vegas | 75 | | Hoover Dam & Relaxing Pool Side | | Thursday 4-7 | E) Las Vegas | F) Washington, UT | 178 | 4h45m | Scenic routes to bypass winds
| | Friday 4-8 | F) Washington, UT | G) Springdale, UT (Zion NP) | 33 | 45m | Snowy hike in Zion National Park | | Saturday 4-9 | G) Zion NP | G) Zion NP | -- | -- | 2nd day snowy hiking in Zion NP | | Sunday 4-10 | G) Zion NP | H) Boulder, UT | 197 | 6h7m | Very scenic routes on the Grand Escalante Staircase | | Monday 4-11 | H) Boulder, UT | I) Moab, UT | 225 | 4h8m | No pics, but travel was excellent | | Tuesday 4-12 | I) Moab, UT | J) Canyonlands & back to I) Moab | 114 | 2h57m | Canyonlands, off-roading and a night boat ride on the Colorado River | | Wednesday 4-13 | I) Moab, UT | K) Tuba City, AZ | 243 | 4h8m | Passing by Monument Valley, heading back | | Thursday 4-14 | K) Tuba City, AZ | L) Phoenix, AZ | 238 | 4h | First 'west' trip completed! Spent a little time with the family, loaded the bikes up on the trailer, and started to head back to Chicago around 4pm. Another great trip! | | | | Total Motorcycle Miles: | 2,195 | | |
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