I just got back from a motorcycle trip to the west coast. This trip has been on my "Bucket List" for at least forty years, ever since Easy Rider. I remember watching this movie and thinking how free Captain America and Billy were, my best friend Ray and I talked about taking the "TRIP" many times. Well I finally got the chance. The trip took two weeks, covered 5800 miles and we (my friend Fred and I) rode in the rain five days and snow one day. We rode through the badlands, the black hills, saw Mount Rushmore, had close encounters with buffalo, elk, big horn sheep, wild mules, mule deer, and prong horn deer.We rode through Yellowstone (saw Old Faithful) and the Red Woods on the Avenue of Giants. Some of the Red Woods were over 380 feet. We rode through mountain passes that still had 12 foot of snow, and temperatures at 28 degrees. We saw the most spectacular sunsets, surf and mountains. Some of the roads we were on make the "Tail of the Dragon" a cake walk. If you have never taken this kind of road trip don't wait 40 years. I plan on doing it again next year!!!!!