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tuscan
Jenny
I'm going as part of a group of about 8 - and we are shipping bikes to / from NZ in a container to LA then riding to Jellicoe via I40 and I75 in the first week.
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Flippin' eck - have you tapped into your GPS how long it is from LA to Knoxville on the I40 - take an ipod that's all I can say!
If you get a chance, do ride Deal's Gap (Hwy 129) south of Knoxville before you head up to Jellico - an awesome road (318 bends in 11 miles!), and I believe the TAT route passes close by to Lynchburg in Tenessee - home of the Jack Daniel's Distillery of course - again, definitely worth a visit (the tour is free)...
I'd also recommend heading down to Durango Colorado once you've done the Alpine loop section of the TAT (Hwy 550 from Silverton south) - fantastic scenery and a cool town - if you have a day off, take a ride on the Steam Railroad from Durango to Silverton - one of THE great train journeys in the world!
Also, try and factor in a couple of days at least around Moab - there is so much to ride there, awesome!
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| I'm considerring shipping my bike over independently to do 4-5 weeks New Mexico to Washington State as a warm up - so I think the choice is made really as those early weeks will mainly be road based and the XTZ will be perfect. Plan is then to meet the guys in LA and strip the bike of unnecessary stuff and do the TAT and container back to NZ. |
I love the west coast - Oregon is beautiful, and so is California if you stay away from the traffic and tourists... If you ride one area, head for Death Valley, and then through Yosemite (on Hwy 120, Tioga Pass) - and San Francisco is a blast - do the tourist thing there - Alcatraz, Golden Gate, Teatro Zinzani (google it) - you'll have a ball!
Hee hee - when it happens (and boy, it will happen), you'll feel so much better!
J xx