Touring

The following indicate locations of overnight stays on summer tours; nights stayed (if greater than one) are in parentheses. "No bullet" is a point of interest without necessarily an overnight stay. Bold text indicates touring two-up with Ellen Reynolds.
Machine: 1992 BMW K 75 RT

1994 tour

  • Portland, Oregon (Fathers' Day)
  • Boise, Idaho
    Craters of the Moon Monument
  • West Yellowstone, Montana
    Yellowstone National Park
    Ten Sleep, Wyoming
    Bitterroot Range
  • Newcastle, Wyoming
    Mt. Rushmore National Monument
    Wall Drug
  • Kimball, South Dakota
  • Madison, Wisconsin
    Milwaukie, Wisconsin
  • Lake Forest, Illinois (3)
    Lake Forest College
    Ed Packel
  • Ashland, Ohio (3)
    Ashland University
    Alison Reynolds and Patrick Snook
  • Niagara Falls, New York
    Niagara Falls
  • New Haven, Connecticut (2)
    New York City, New York
    Ocean City, New Jersey
    Cape May, N. J. - Lewes, Deleware Ferry
  • Annapolis Maryland
  • Falls Church, Virginia (2)
    Washington, D. C. (July 4)
    Virginia precursor to Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Dunbar, West Virginia
  • St. Louis, Missouri
    Washington University
    Fulton, Missouri
    Westminster College
    Warry Williams
  • Kansas City, Kansas
  • Smith Center, Kansas
  • Ft. Collins, Colorado (2)
    Colorado State University
    Erik and Sidney Thompson
  • Green River, Wyoming
  • Boise, Idaho
  • Portland, Oregon
    26 days
    about 7600 miles total distance

    • 1995 tour

  • Portland, Oregon
  • Alturas, California
  • Independence, California
    Death Valley National Park
  • Las Vegas, Nevada (2)
    Hoover Dam
  • Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
    Grand Canyon National Park
  • Chinle, Arizona (2)
    Canyon de Chelly
    Painted Desert
    Petrified Forest
    Meteor Crater
  • Flagstaff, Arizona
    Sedona, Arizona
  • Phoenix, Arizona
  • Tucson, Arizona (2)
    University of Arizona
    J. D., Margot, Athena Garcia
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico
    Linda Sattley
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Robert Jackson
    Denver, Colorado
    Beverly Pierce Wilson, David Wilson (Wheat Ridge)
  • Green River, Wyoming
  • Twin Falls, Idaho
  • Portland, Oregon
    17 days

    • 1996 tour

  • Portland, Oregon
  • Arcata, California
    Shirlee Templeton
  • Williams, California
  • Davis, California (3)
    Gerald and Geraldine Lester 50th Anniversary
  • Lee Vining, California
    Mono Lake
  • Panamint Springs, California
    Death Valley National Park
  • Reno, Nevada
  • La Pine, Oregon
  • Portland, Oregon
    10 days

    • 1997 tour

  • Portland, Oregon
  • Winnemucca, Nevada
    July 4th Celebration
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
    Arches National Monument
    Scenic By-way 128 (from Moab, east of Arches -- remarkable!)
  • Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Silverthorne, Colorado (7)
    Mathematica in the Mountains (Ed Packel and Stan Wagon)
  • Boulder, Colorado
    Alison Reynolds and Patrick Snook
    Bob and Karen Norway
    Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Coors Stadium, Denver
  • Ft. Collins, Colorado (2)
    Colorado State University
    Erik and Sidney Thompson
  • Cody, Wyoming
    Chief Joseph By-way (incredible!)
    Yellowstone National Park
  • Missoula, Montana
    Lolo Pass
    Wallowa Mountains
  • Portland, Oregon
    16 days

    • 1998 tour

  • Portland, Oregon (6/11/98)
  • Crescent City, California
  • San Rafael, California
    Lee, Kim, and Julie Reynolds
  • Los Altos Hills, California (2)
    Palmer and Gladys Dyal
  • San Luis Obispo, California
  • Hawthorne (Los Angeles), California
  • Los Angeles, California (2)
  • Placentia, California (2)
    Barbara, Bill, Terry, Kirstin, Cassidy Glennan
  • Mesa, Arizona
  • El Paso, Texas
  • Del Rio, Texas
  • San Antonio, Texas (2)
    Bill Raynes
    begin touring with Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1)
    Guadalupe River float
    Gruene, Texas
    San Antonio Market: La Margarita and Mi Tierra restaurants
    Austin, Texas: lunch wth Bill Robertson; visit with Bill and Margaret Robertson
  • Farmers Branch (Dallas), Texas (2)
    conclude touring with Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1)
    Jim (aka Geezer #1) and Eva Miller, Ernestelle Raynes, Bettye Hardesty
    brunch with Shirley Lively Smith, Leah Hopson
  • Wichita Falls, Texas

    Bob Wills Monument, Turkey, Texas
    Turkey, Texas (boyhood home of Bob Wills)
  • Clovis, New Mexico
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico
    Sattley residence (huge version); photo by Ellen Reynolds
    Linda Sattley
  • Page, Arizona
    Glen Canyon Dam

    View toward south entrance from visitors' center, Zion National Park
    Zion National Park
  • Ely, Nevada
  • Susanville, California
    Lassen National Forest
  • Portland, Oregon (7/3/98)
    23 days
    5800 miles total distance
    •

    1999 tour

    (with Natchez, no Mobile, with Memphis and St. Joe . . . )
  • Portland, Oregon (6/25/99)
  • Burley, Idaho
  • Kimball, Nebraska
    SW corner of Iowa
  • Kansas City, Missouri
    NE corner of Arkansas
    SW corner of Tennessee including Memphis
  • Sardis, Mississippi
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi (6, including an automobile side trip to New Orleans)

    Oliver, Patrick, and Alison
    Oliver Whitby Reynolds Snook, Alison Reynolds, Patrick Snook, Ellen Reynolds
    University of Southern Mississippi
    Natchez, Mississippi and Vidalia, Louisiana
  • Longview, Texas
    Mattye Ruth Richardson and Nancy Richardson
    Pittsburg, Texas; begin touring with Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1)
  • Farmers Branch, Texas (2)
    Jim (aka Geezer #1) and Eva Miller, Ernestelle Raynes, Bettye Hardesty
    conclude touring with Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1)
    Big Texan Steak Ranch, Hwy 287, Amarillo, Texas (chicken fried steak)
  • Boise City, Oklahoma
  • Grand Junction, Colorado
    Women's World Cup final, Salt Lake City, Utah sports bar
  • Twin Falls, Idaho
  • Portland, Oregon (7/11/99)
    16 days
    5250 miles total distance
    •

    2002 tour


    The retirement tour, designed to ride in all contiguous states in which I hadn't yet ridden the K 75 RT
  • Portland, Oregon departure (6/10/02)
  • Boise, Idaho
    Bear Lake; Garden City, Utah
    Bear Lake from the west shore at Garden City, Utah
  • Rock Springs, Wyoming
  • Ft. Collins, Colorado (2)
    Erik and Sidney Thompson
    Rafael Ubico
    Excellent piano music of Mark Sloniker
    Rafael Ubico and Erik Thompson
    Nebraska (8 min 45 sec)
  • Smith Center, Kansas
  • Springfield, Missouri
    Arkansas
    Tennessee
  • Corinth, Mississippi
    Jacinto, Mississippi

    Site of burial of Arthur Exum Reynolds (the half-brother of my great great grandfather) and of other relatives, Jacinto, Mississippi cemetery
    Alabama
  • Albany, Georgia
    Florida
    joined by Ellen Reynolds
  • Savannah, Georgia (2)
  • Williamston, North Carolina
    Chesapeake Bay bridge and tunnel
  • Nassawadox, Virginia
    Assateague Island
  • Linthicum Heights, Maryland
    Deleware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
    Peter Wallach in Manhattan
    Connecticut
  • Boston, Massachusetts (3)
    Dan Reynolds and Amanda Evans
    Greater Boston Motorsports dba (in part) as Cambridge BMW
    Rhode Island
    Vermont
    Begin touring with Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1)
    New Hampshire
  • Falmouth, Maine
    Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1) and worthy steeds, Falmouth, Maine
    Bar Harbor to Yarmouth on "The Cat" catamaran
  • Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
    Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Ieva Vitins; Dalhousie University; Halifax waterfront; tall ship ride
    Ieva Vitins and Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1)
  • Truro, Nova Scotia
    Prince Edward Island (in by ferry, out by bridge); Charlottetown; pre-Canada Day sound check of Rufus Wainwright
  • Moncton, New Brunswick
    66666 miles
    K 75 RT at 66666 miles; Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1) in left mirror; Robert Reynolds in right mirror
    Objects in mirrors are closer than they appear
  • Edmundston, New Brunswick
    St. Lawrence River valley
  • Québec, Québec
  • Montreal, Québec
    end touring with Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1)
    Ottowa, Ontario
  • Pembroke, Ontario
  • Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
  • Ironwood, Michigan
    Wisconsin
  • Crookston, Minnesota
    Grand Forks and Cavalier, North Dakota
    Fahey plot in Catholic cemetery, Cavalier, North Dakota
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba
    Wildwood Motorsports (BMW dealer)
    Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
  • Medicine Hat, Alberta
    Cranbrook, British Columbia
    Today I complete 100000 miles on BMW motorcycles
    Idaho
  • Spokane, Washington
  • Portland, Oregon (7/12/02)
    33 days
    9361 miles
    33 states, including the twelve of the contiguous not previously toured: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampsire, Maine, Michigan, North Dakota (regrets to Alaska and Hawaii)
    9 provinces: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia (regrets to Newfoundland-Labrador and Nunavut)

    • 2003 tour


    Los Angeles trip to attend the retirement luncheon of Judge Samuel W. Warner


  • Portland, Oregon departure (5/12/03)
    Ashland, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But (surprise) no plays on Mondays.
  • Yreka, California
    • Lassen Volcanic National Park. But (surprise) not yet open (closed winters).
    Still Life with New Helmet and Old Gloves I
  • Davis, California
    Richard and Gwain Evans, David and Tiffany, Nellie
  • Long Beach, California (three nights)
    • Samuel Warner, Jan Donsbach, Jerry and Emily Rogers, Patsy Weatherford
  • Los Altos Hills, California
    • Palmer and Gladys Dyal and grandsons William and Thomas Latta
    Palmer Dyal
    William and Thomas Latta
    A planned meditation at the west end of Golden Gate Park was moved to the west end of Judah St. because of the Bay to Breakers Run.
    Still Life with New Helmet and Old Gloves II
  • Willits, California
    • Still Life with New Helmet and Old Gloves III
    Still Life with New Helmet and Old Gloves IV
    Still Life with New Helmet and Old Gloves V
  • Coos Bay, Oregon
  • Portland, Oregon (5/20/03)
    9 days
    2622 miles

    • 2005 tour


    The tour to visit Celia in Tucson and other dear ones along the way
  • Portland, OR (6/21/05; 79665 mi)
    McDermitt, NV Mormon crickets dense on roadway
    Mormon crickets in McDermitt, Nevada
  • Winnemucca, NV (6/2/05)
    Tonepah, NV via Big Smoky Valley
  • Las Vegas, NV (6/22/05; 80668 mi)
    Hoover Dam
    Kingman, AZ
  • Tucson, AZ (6/23/05; 81000 mi) (5)
    Monsoon north of Tucson
    Celia Reynolds
    Sabino Canyon

    Sabino Canyon
    Becca Gardom

    Celia Reynolds and Becca Gardom
    Biosphere II
    El Centro, CA
    Salton Sea, CA

    Still Life with Aging Helmet and Ancient Gloves
  • Boron, CA (6/28/05; 81591 mi); Edwards AFB
  • Los Altos Hills, CA
    Palmer and Gladys Dyal

    Gladys and Palmer Dyal on their new deck
  • Davis, CA (6/30/05; 82112 mi)
    Richard and Gwain Evans; Nellie

    Richard Evans in pyro mode

    Gwain Evans in the kitchen
  • Ashland, OR (7/1/05)
    Shakespeare Festival; Richard III
  • Portland, OR (7/2/05; 83708 mi)
    11 days
    3038 mi

    • 2007 Tour


    The "What ABS?/287" tour
  • Portland, OR (6/7/07) departure [85232]
    Port Townsend-Keystone WA ferry
  • Sedro Wooly, WA
    North Cascade Highway 20
    Marblemount, WA breakfast
    Winthrop, WA
    Grand Coulee Dam, WA
    Still Life with Old Helmet and Older Gloves I
    Colville Reservation
    (missed Chief Joseph's gravesite)
    Inchelium-Gifford WA ferry
    Still Life with Old Helmet and Older Gloves II
    Lake Roosevelt
    Kettle Falls, WA
  • Chewelah, WA
    Dan Stein and Caroline Locher-Stein
    The gravel cliff
    Sandpoint, ID
    Bonner's Ferry, ID
    Kalispell, MT
    Myra Finck and sister Bette
    South route around Glacier Park
    Browning, MT
    Nearest to collision with deer
  • Choteau, MT (north terminus US 287) [86300]
    First block, US 287 southbound
    Yellowstone Park
    Grand Teton Park
    Still Life with Old Helmet and Older Gloves III
  • Lander, WY (no HBO in Lander -> no final installment of The Sopranos)
    Wind River Reservation
    (missed Sacajawea's grave site)
    Medicine Bow, WY
    Still Life with Old Helmet and Older Gloves IV
    Virginian Hotel ("Smile when you call me that.")
    Laramie, WY
  • Ft. Collins, CO (2)
    Erik and Sidney Thompson; Rafael Ubico
    Bicycle trail ride
  • Lamar, CO
    Amarillo, TX
    Still Life with Old Helmet and Older Gloves V
    Big Texan Steak Ranch
    Ft. Worth, TX (leave US 287) [87930];1630 miles on 287
  • Farmers Branch, TX (4)
    Jim (aka Geezer #1) and Eva Miller
    Paterfamilias Jim Miller (aka Geezer #1) in a green shirt, surrounded by family members
    Dora
    Scott Miller family
    Seth Miller family
    Robert and Johanna Sweitzer
    Marcia Cooper
    Ft. Worth, TX (rejoin US 287) [87998]
    Waxahachie, TX
    Court House, Waxahachie
    Palestine, TX
    Bounced once near Kountze, TX
    Beaumont, TX
    Port Arthur, TX (south terminus US 287) [88333]; 335 miles on 287; total 1965 miles
    Last half-block, US 287 southbound
    Estimate length of 287 at 1953 miles
  • Winnie, TX
    Houston, TX
  • Austin, TX
    Dean and Cynthia Arrington
    Still Life with Welcome Sign
    Margaret Robertson
    Chuy's Restaurant
    K 75 RT at 88888 miles. Robert Reynolds in both mirrors (where is Geezer #1?)
    Objects in mirrors (one being broken) are less similar than they appear
  • Big Spring, TX
    Roswell, NM
  • Albuquerque, NM
    Farmington, NM
    Four Corners Monument
    Roadside drug check plus truck wreck
  • Cortez, Co
    Monticello, UT
    Moab, UT
  • Woods Cross, UT
    La Frontera Restaurant
    Snowville, UT
    Boise, ID
  • Ontario, OR
    OSU wins College World Series in Omaha
    Baker City, OR
    Arlington, OR
  • Portland, OR [90753]
    19 days
    5521 miles

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