Route 66/In addition to no snow, you get:
The Laughlin River Run Motorcycle Rally
Legendary Route 66
The Grand Canyon
The Mojave Desert
Las Vagas
Lake Havasu / London Bridge
Oatman Ghost TownCasinos
Something called 'Sunshine!'
Trip Dates: April 18 to 27
Laughlin River run Dates: April 23 to 27
Ride Coordinator: Vilnis Caks
vcaks@shaw.ca
275-3927 home, 617-3927 cell
Join the Foothills Retreads on the best kind of winter break.
The plan: Trailer* bikes from Calgary, through Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and to Kingman, Arizona which will be the base for five days of riding in the sunshine and desert, attending the Laughlin River Run, Las Vegas, touring the Mojave desert and Route 66. Then trailer back home, leaving Friday, April 25, and arriving home on April 27.
Kingman is 20 minutes from from Laughlin, right on Route 66. The River Run http://www.laughlinriverrun.com/home.php starts Wednesday, April 23.
*Harley owners will know; concept may have to be explained to metric bike owners.
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Trip Plan
April 18/08 Calgary to Great Falls, 325 miles .
Stay at:
Days Inn Great Falls ($60)
101 14th Avenue NW/I-15
I-15 & US 87 Exit 280
Great Falls, MT 59404 US
(Stay here on return trip, Sat. April 26)
April 19 - Great Falls to Salt
Lake City, 572 miles .
Stay at:
Super 8 Motel- S Jordan/Sandy/Slc Area ($60)
Interstate 15 Exit 293
10722 So. 300 W.
South Jordan, UT 84095-4077 US
Salt Lake to Kingman Arizona 526 miles. Arrive Sunday April 20 leave Friday April 25.
Days Inn Kingman East
Trip notes: This hotel in
Kingman is really great. Right on route 66 (about 20-30 mins from Laughlin), across the
street was a large food store where one could get beer, wine, food. The room has a
microwave and small fridge. Hotel also has a pool with hot tub. I was able to leave my
truck and trailer in the back parking lot while my bike was off. No problem. Since
the River Run starts Wednesday, we have Monday and Tues for Route 66 riding and can have
Wed and Thur for seeing what the River Run is all about and. I am thinking of doing a
Grande Canyon run on the Monday. I would like to get to the Grand Canyon Village this
time, unless of course the Skywalk has fixed the roads. Last time I was informed the
Skywalk over the Grand Canyon although open, the roads were impassable for cars, busses or
motorcycles. On the Tuesdsay I was thinking of heading west on Route 66 through Oatman (of
course one has to see that town), to Needles California.
You will have to make the decision to go soon as the hotels in and around Laughlin get booked really early. There are casino rooms right in Laughlin during the Run, but they are more expensive. One thing I noticed last time was there were a lot of toy haulers and trailered bikes, so trailering the bike at this time of year is the only way to go over the moutain passes.
By the way booking AAA allows cancellation with out penalty up to a couple of days before stay in all hotels.
Registration:Registration is not necessary. Email me and let me know you are interested in going, I will make an email list and send you any additional information. If you do not have a trailer but still want to make the run, I will organize a list of trailers going and spaces available.
Important:
If you plan to go and either own/borrow/rent/lease or even purchase a trailer with extra space please let me know. Of the trailers that I know of going so far, their space has now been spoken for by confirmed participants (as of October 29/07 there are 6 riders now planning to go for it). I will keep all informed of any space made available on trailers (either by people dropping out or new trailers added).
Email me at vcaks@shaw.ca
Route 66/Laughlin Gallery
(broken down in Laughlin)
