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- Russ
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- Kelly
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- Badlands
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- Elk
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- Yellowstone
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- Colorado
From MAD Maps Fan Russ Prothero of Jacksonville, Florida
Director JAXHOG, Chapter #0681
We took a great trip out West in July using MAD Maps’ Regional Maps for USRT050 and USRT060. My wife, Kelly, rode with me on her root beer-colored ‘09 Harley Street Glide (her fourth bike); she has ridden close to 85,000 miles in just over five years. I rode an ‘09 Road Glide that has all the bells and whistles of an Ultra Classic. We live in a small town just north of Jacksonville, where I’ve got one of best jobs in the world teaching sailors and marines how to ride motorcycles. This was Kelly’s first trip west of the Mississippi. We made one attempt in 2006 that suddenly ended when a cage hit me head-on while sitting still in a left turn lane. Needless to say, we skirted that town this time around.
We spent several days riding through the Black Hills, visiting Mount Rushmore two days before their big 4th of July celebration; we also checked out Crazy Horse, which will dwarf Rushmore when it is finally completed. Custer State Park is a must for anybody heading to Sturgis for the annual summer rally. It took us a while before we were able to find the pigtail bridges, but once we did we found them were very interesting to ride. Our next destination was several days in Yellowstone. Travelers need to spend several days riding there; be sure to visit both sides of the park, as they are completely different. We continued south to the Tetons, then our route took us down the west and southern part of Colorado, which proved to be breathtaking. The homeward leg took us through the likes of Dodge City, North Little Rock (check out Shorty Small’s for some great ribs) and Memphis.
In all, we rode 6,200 fantastic miles in two weeks, visited six national parks and got rained and hailed on. Best of all, we now have memories to last a lifetime.
Hey, MAD Maps fans: send us your trip images and we’ll try to post them on our blog. Just email your images and all the pertinent trip details to info@madmaps.com today. Let us know which of our maps you are using. We’ll even send you a free map of your choice for your next trip, so send along your mailing address, too.
