What was your Favorite Trip of 2011?

[accadacca]

And can you believe that fall is here already? :eek2: :facepalm1:

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My favorite trip was a "Mancation Motorcycle Trip" to Canada and down the West Coast of the US.

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

Full report and LOADS of photos: http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?56133

http://www.bogley.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=46058&d=1310069255
Rollin' in the Canadian Rockies near Banff, BC

http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?q=http://www.bogley.com/kml-files/Ride-2011.kml

[Sombeech]

hmmm.... tough one. I'd have to say the Moab trip with my family.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1wmcZW1LOQ&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOD7aN_9Byg&feature=player_embedded

http://www.bogley.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=46541&d=1311222378

[Cirrus2000]

In July:

Stonehenge
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gQhayjaIZMA/ToFoZQcCF8I/AAAAAAAAd0M/aKUbuRuWL18/s720/IMG_9968.JPG


London Eye:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-plQ-gnhSTDk/ToFoMsae18I/AAAAAAAAdzs/sbl2oYETgjk/s720/IMG_0320.JPG


Carcassonne, France:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8Xi4gThRP_c/ToFoNf32ryI/AAAAAAAAdzw/MEgjNXf9PTo/s720/IMG_0521.JPG


Sarlat, France:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YFdxD1m77BE/ToFoO6VI2_I/AAAAAAAAdz0/z5mIr2p1e-o/s720/IMG_0670.JPG


Sainte Chapelle, Paris:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WEKencQgaxs/ToFoSG0lg7I/AAAAAAAAdz8/qcQeKwQ1GLQ/s720/IMG_1054.JPG


Trocadero from top of La Tour Eiffel:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gf9suzqvbss/ToFoUJg9SgI/AAAAAAAAd0A/L-FT-a46Nf0/s720/IMG_1182.JPG


Notre Dame, from river boat tour:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HrMW1_l1JzU/ToFoWWwph4I/AAAAAAAAd0I/2_hxibWhSNk/s720/IMG_1271.JPG


Passersby on the banks of the Seine:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GbDlKfzswxM/ToFoVIO3lrI/AAAAAAAAd0E/pwSh8DC8TWE/s720/IMG_1268.JPG


Me & Mona:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-i10TSKzc2V4/ToFobC-SbqI/AAAAAAAAd0U/CyYPfkrOyxE/IMG_0061.JPG

[blueeyes]

Three week span that I rode my bike in AZ, Northern UT, WY and GA. Trip report on Blankets Creek coming soon.

[Scott P]

Alaska:

http://www.summitpost.org/an-odyssey-through-southeast-alaska/747192

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Distant second might be Cloud Peak (WY).

[blueeyes]

Gorgeous pic Scott! Love the ice when it is blue like that.

[Sombeech]

In July:

Stonehenge
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gQhayjaIZMA/ToFoZQcCF8I/AAAAAAAAd0M/aKUbuRuWL18/s720/IMG_9968.JPG




Awesome. When I was there they still had the fence around it.

[accadacca]

http://rob.nu/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/bump3.jpg

[Rob L]

Flying through the Swiss Alps in 1940's aeroplanes

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[bbennett]

Flying through the Swiss Alps in 1940's aeroplanes

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:2thumbs::hail2thechief: That seems like the trip of a lifetime!

[Bo_Beck]

An 11PM start from St. George to arrive at the hospital in SLC at 3:30 AM to see my daughter and to meet my new Granddaughter:nod:

[Felicia]

Four days and three nights of camping/canyoneering/exploring the North Wash in November was awesome!

[greyhair biker]

Definitely the Big Island of Hawaii with my wife this fall.:nod:

[Deuce]

Took the family to Cancun for Spring Break 2011 and had such a fantastic time, we're doing it again this year....

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/Cancun/Cancun11.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/EJB21/Cancun/Cancun3.jpg

[Win]

For 20+ years we go somewhere with friends from NJ, this year it was to Yellowstone. We had a great time, saw a lot of wildlife did some hiking. We went in Sept. and it was near perfect, stayed in West Yellowstone and then Cooke City.

Win

Yo wanted to see a Moose and then almost got chased by one:

http://www.fototime.com/44AA6D691AAAA6F/orig.jpg

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River:

http://www.fototime.com/DF179EC59E07EDA/orig.jpg

White Dome Geyser erupting:

http://www.fototime.com/B365FBDADD71E5E/orig.jpg

[IntrepidXJ]

It was an awesome year full or trips, but I really just can't pick my one favorite....so here's my top 5

The Wave Weekend (http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?61415-The-Wave-Weekend)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6386480671_acca5e591a_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6386480671/)
The Wave VI (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6386480671/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Dinosaur Bones & Petroglyphs (http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?61220-Dinosaur-Bones-amp-Petroglyphs)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6239/6311056938_ff396d4dfe_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6311056938/)
McKee Sun Shield Panel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6311056938/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Straddling the Border to Toroweap (http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?61007)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6546969277_0f57c39da9_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6546969277/)
Toroweap Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6546969277/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

The Maze and the Mesa (http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?52876-The-Maze-and-the-Mesa-(April-2011))
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6121/5935229018_1034115431_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5935229018/)
Mule Tower Star Trails (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5935229018/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Half the White Rim Trail (http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?59936-Half-the-White-Rim-Trail)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6172/6141626845_e161147d88_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6141626845/)
Great Campsite (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6141626845/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr