Thinking about a cross country trip

In 1972 my husband rode across country on a Honda 305 Dream with a college friend. It is unimaginable in this day and age that you would even try to cross the country on a bike this size. After years of forgoing motorcycle riding, my husband is back in the saddle again on a black BMW 1100RT. Not to be left behind, he bought me a Suzuki 650 Burgman after I successfully passed the Motorcycle Rider's Class and earned my license. Who knew there was another motorcycle enthusiast in the family; our daughter purchased a Yamaha V-star while in college in North Carolina.

In the early Spring, while thumbing through a Southern Living magazine, I saw an article about a couple who drove along RT 82 stopping in little towns. I told my husband that it would make a fun motorcycle trip, and after he traced RT 82 on a map to find that it went to Las Cruces, the cross country idea was concieved.

When to go? Our daughter was finishing massage therapy school in September and she wanted to join us. So September seemed like the right time - hopefully not too hot and not too cold!!

So the planning began.