3,500 Miles Live - UT, ID, MT, BC, AB, WA, OR, CA, NV

Steve, Scott and Mike on the Ferry

3,500 Miles Live – Mancation Motorcycle Trip

Quick stats:

9 days @ 3500 miles = 389 per day
Moving Time = 64 HRS 27 MINS
2 Countries = USA, CAN
2 Provinces = British Columbia, Alberta
7 States = UT, ID, MT, WA, OR, CA, NV
1 Island = Vancouver Island

Couple pix from last night. Pocatello and Idaho Falls

: Our motorcycles in Idaho Falls

: Our motorcycles in Pocatello

: Idaho Falls Temple

Flathead Lake, MT

: Flathead Lake Montana

: Flathead Lake Montana

: Flathead Lake Montana

: Flathead Lake Montana

The Canadian Border

Mike at the Canadian Border

: Crossing the Canadian border

: Scott G. Nelson crossing the Canadian border

: Mike at the Canadian Border

Eating lunch in Banff. Some photos from the ride. Amazing scenery!

Scott G. Nelson riding in Banff National Park Canada

: My R1150GS in Banff National Park

: Scott G. Nelson in Banff National Park

: Lake in Banff National Park

: Scott G. Nelson touring in Canada

: Entering Banff National Park on our motorcycles

: Banff National Park

: Banff National Park

: Don’t feed the bears in Bears in Banff National Park

: Bears in Banff National Park

: Bears in Banff National Park

: Banff National Park

: Our BMW motorcycles in Banff National Park

: Banff National Park

: Paddle boarder in Banff

: Banff Springs Hotel

: City of Banff, Canada

: Riding in Canada

: Scott & Steve

: Riding in Canada

: Our motorcycles in Canada

: Riding in Canada

: Riding in Canada

: Near Banff

: Near Banff

: Near Banff

: Riding near Banff

: Riding near Banff

: Mike riding near Banff

: Scott G. Nelson on his BMW near Banff

: Scott G. Nelson on his BMW near Banff

: Scott G. Nelson riding in Banff National Park Canada

: Banff National Park

: Scott G. Nelson riding through Riding through Banff National Park

: Our bikes in Banff

: Riding through Banff National Park

: R1100GS in Banff

Made it to Jasper tonight. Amazing scenery. Epic mountains that go on for miles and ALL kinds of wildlife.

Elk in Banff National Park

: Elk in Banff National Park

: Elk in Banff National Park, Canada

: Fox in Banff National Park, Canada

: Riding Banff National Park, Canada

: Riding Banff National Park, Canada

: Banff National Park, Canada

: Banff National Park, Canada

: Bear in Banff National Park

: Glacier bus near Banff

: Glacier near Banff, Canada

: Glacier near Banff, Canada

Kamloops, BC tonight. Headed down to Vancouver tomorrow, then a ferry ride and over to Victoria. That’s after we get Mike a tire. He’s been running on the core for 250 miles…whoops!!

Scott G. Nelson in Vavenby, BC

: My R1150GS in Lake in British Columbia

: My R1150GS in Lake in British Columbia

: Lake in British Columbia

: Mike riding in British Columbia

: Steve riding in British Columbia

: Mike’s tire worn to the cords

: Train in Vavenby, British Columbia, Canada

: Vavenby, British Columbia, Canada

: Mike being Mike in British Columbia

: Scott G. Nelson on his BMW motorcycle

: Train in British Columbia

: Stevo

: Scott G. Nelson in Vavenby, BC

: Scott & Steve near Kamloops, BC

: Banff National Park

: Riding our BMW’s in Canada

Mike got a tire and we rolled on the 97 and 99 into Vancouver. We are now waiting for the 7:15 PM ferry to Vancouver Island. We will be rolling along the coast toward Victoria in the morning.

Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Near Kamloops, British Columbia

: Lillooet, British Columbia

: Our bikes in Lillooet, British Columbia

: Lillooet, British Columbia

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Near Vancouver Washington

: Mike getting fuel near Vancouver Washington

: Near Vancouver Washington

: Lillooet, British Columbia

Made it over…

Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Our BMW motorcycles on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Scott G. Nelson – Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: KEEP OFF

: Riding on the ferry to Vancouver Island

: Steve, Scott and Mike on the Ferry

: Scott & Steve waiting for the Ferry

: Scott G. Nelson waiting for the Ferry

: Scott & Steve on the Ferry

: Steve on the Ferry

: Vancouver

Eating breakfast in Cowichan Bay here on Vancouver Island.

: Mike riding his R1100GS on Vancouver Island

: Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island

: Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island

: Cowichan Bay

More coastline today and down to Victoria. Now on the ferry for Port Angeles, WA

Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Scott G. Nelson – Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Scott G. Nelson – Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

: Victoria Harbor

: Victoria, Vancouver Island

Port Angeles, WA

: Riding the Ferry to Port Angeles, WA

Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park, WA

: Camping at Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park, WA

: Camping at Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park, WA

: Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park, WA

: Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park, WA

Washington Coast

: Washington Coast

: Scott G. Nelson on the Washington Coast

: JJ’s Restaurant, Washington Coast

: JJ’s Restaurant, Highway 101, Washington

We rode the rest of the way through Olympia National Park and down the Washington coast and into Oregon.

We are staying in Tillamook, OR tonight. Our plan tomorrow is to continue down through Oregon and into California on the 101 until we hit the redwoods.

Sweet!

Steve riding the Oregon Coast

: Washington Coast

: Our motorcycles in Newport, WA

: Steve in Newport, Washington

: Mike and our motorcycles

: Bridge in Oregon

: Bridge in Oregon

: Bridge in Oregon

: Bridge in Oregon

: Cannon Beach Oregon

: Cannon Beach Oregon

: Scott G. Nelson at Cannon Beach Oregon

: My BMW Motorcycle at Scott G. Nelson at Cannon Beach Oregon

: Bridge in Oregon

: My R1150GS on the Oregon Coast

: Highway 1 along the Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Oregon Sand Forest

: Oregon Sand Forest

: Oregon Sand Forest

: Surfer and Son Oregon Coast Beach

: Oregon Coast Beach

: Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Riding a bridge in Oregon

: Riding a bridge in Oregon

: Oregon Coast

: My motorcycle on the Oregon Coast

: Cool bridge on Oregon

: Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Scott G. Nelson on the Oregon Coast

: My R1150 GS on the Oregon Coast

: Lake in Oregon Sand Dunes

: Oregon Sand Dunes

: Oregon Sand Dunes

: Bridge in Oregon

: Bridge in Oregon

: Riding through Oregon

: Riding through a tunnel in Oregon, Highway 101

: Mike being Mike on the Oregon Coast

: Oregon Coast

: Mike being Mike on the Oregon Coast

: BJ’s 48 Flavors, Oregon

: Steve riding the Oregon Coast

: Steve riding the Oregon Coast

: Scott G. Nelson riding the Oregon Coast

: Monument in Oregon

We rolled down the rest of the Oregon coast and into Kalifornistan today. We just finished exploring the Redwoods and are crashing in Arcata, CA tonight.