Trans-Am Trail-Summer 2007 - Postponed Indefinitely
A few of you have probably heard of this before, but here's the site in case you haven't: http://www.transamtrail.com/index.html.
The trail is designed for DS Motorcycles, but a large majority of the trails are 2-tracks, forrest roads, jeep trails, etc. Some are simply public dirt roads, a bit of pavement where necessary for bypasses and linking up to trails, and stops in the city. Also are some famous trails out west, engineer pass and others included. I plan on ordering the complete map set and seeing what areas need to be considered for bypasses and stops, camping, etc. Also, once I get out west, there's the possibility of taking a few detours to visit some of the spots I so frequently read and drool over on this forum, as well as potentially meeting other members from the other shore. Along the way there are places to camp, but the fact that most of these are by-ways means that there are hotels and gas/food stops along the way, so if self-sufficiency fails and I want to spend a night in a hotel to clean up and have a break, it's not a big deal. I would however like to avoid civilization as much as possible. Following the exact route isn't a necessity, but that's TBD once I get the maps and have a chance to start planning it out a little better.
I graduate Spring '07, and decided that I want to tackle this before I return to NAVSEA to pay-back my co-op. Hopefully by then my Jeep is more equipped for extended travel (see the pop-up camper idea I've been working on). I also plan on taking several small trips between now and then to test my setup and see what works and what doesn't before tackling a long-range trip. I've never been west past oklahoma, and that was the only time I've really been out west at all, so I guess I have a bit of a manifest destiny in that I want to make it to the Pacific coast and bask in the glory.
I know it's a long ways off but figured I'd go ahead and get the idea out there and maybe some ideas flowing. I'd also like to be able to open this up to all who'd like to join. Either east-coasters heading west or anyone out west who'd like to join up with us.
A few of you have probably heard of this before, but here's the site in case you haven't: http://www.transamtrail.com/index.html.
The trail is designed for DS Motorcycles, but a large majority of the trails are 2-tracks, forrest roads, jeep trails, etc. Some are simply public dirt roads, a bit of pavement where necessary for bypasses and linking up to trails, and stops in the city. Also are some famous trails out west, engineer pass and others included. I plan on ordering the complete map set and seeing what areas need to be considered for bypasses and stops, camping, etc. Also, once I get out west, there's the possibility of taking a few detours to visit some of the spots I so frequently read and drool over on this forum, as well as potentially meeting other members from the other shore. Along the way there are places to camp, but the fact that most of these are by-ways means that there are hotels and gas/food stops along the way, so if self-sufficiency fails and I want to spend a night in a hotel to clean up and have a break, it's not a big deal. I would however like to avoid civilization as much as possible. Following the exact route isn't a necessity, but that's TBD once I get the maps and have a chance to start planning it out a little better.
I graduate Spring '07, and decided that I want to tackle this before I return to NAVSEA to pay-back my co-op. Hopefully by then my Jeep is more equipped for extended travel (see the pop-up camper idea I've been working on). I also plan on taking several small trips between now and then to test my setup and see what works and what doesn't before tackling a long-range trip. I've never been west past oklahoma, and that was the only time I've really been out west at all, so I guess I have a bit of a manifest destiny in that I want to make it to the Pacific coast and bask in the glory.
I know it's a long ways off but figured I'd go ahead and get the idea out there and maybe some ideas flowing. I'd also like to be able to open this up to all who'd like to join. Either east-coasters heading west or anyone out west who'd like to join up with us.
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