While packing lots of miles into a two-week trip, I somehow found time to actually take some photos.
Several of these photos appear in the individual trip report posts, but I’ve collected them all here for easy browsing.
Enjoy.
Gloomy Lake Superior from McLain State Park
My site for the evening at McLain State Park
Lake Superior looking fairly cheerful on a sunny day.
A few benches with a nice view of Lake Superior, from McLains State Park.
Packing up the Nightowl at McLain State Park. Hoping that towel dries quckly.
Pannukakku with cinnamon swirl toast and a side of bacon. Yum.
The Nightowl parked across from the Suomi Restaurant in Houghton, MI.
The Portage Canal Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock, MI.
The lift bridge across the Portage between Houghton and Hancock, MI.
The Ranger III, the ship that ferries visitors to/from Isle Royale National Park.
The old Houghton, MI railroad station.
A look along the old railroad right-of-way in downtown Houghton, MI.
Houghton MI is a bit hilly.
The carnage of mass-insect suicide on the front of the Nightowl.
The Nightowl perched atop the Fort Peck dam with the reservoir in the background.
The Nightowl perched atop the Fort Peck dam with the reservoir in the background.
The Nightowl’s rear tire after the neverending gravel getting to the Fort Peck Dam.
Havre, Montana from the bluff on the west end of downtown.
A closer look at the rail yard in downtown Havre, MT.
Lake St. Mary from just inside Glacier NP.
Yet another mountain in Glacier NP.
Roadside mountains on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
The island has a name, but I forget it.
The mountains across Lake St. Mary.
The Nightowl and Lake St. Mary in Glacier NP.
The Nightowl overlooking Lake St. Mary.
The Nightowl overlooking an uphill valley in Glacier NP.
Parking at the gun sight overlook in Glacier NP.
Gun Sight Pass in Glacier NP.
Yet another righteous vista in Glacier NP.
The Nightowl poses in front of another Glacier mountain view.
Lake St. Mary looking southwest.
Yet another righteous vista in Glacier NP.
A pyramid-like mountain at Glacier NP.
An almost hoodoo-like formation towers over the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
The view over my shoulder towards the end of a small box valley along the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Yet another photo-worthy vista in Glacier National Park.
The Nightowl patiently waits to continue up the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
A panorama of the valley just east of the Glacier NP visitor center.
A classic tour bus heads towards the tunnel on the eastern slope of Logan Pass in Glacier NP.
Looking up towards the visitor center from the eastern slope of Logan Pass.
The Nightowl looks uphill towards the distant Glacier NP visitor center.
A classic tour bus heads up Logan Pass towards the visitor center in Glacier NP.
The Nightowl and a classic tour bus on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
The tunnel on the eastern slope of the Going-to-the-Sun road in Glacier NP.
ne of the several good views from the Glacier NP visitor center parking lot.
A view from the front porch of the Glacier NP visitor center.
Behind the visitor center in Glacier NP.
Behind the visitor center in Glacier NP.
Mountains behind the visitor center in Glacier NP.
A view from behind the visitor center in Glacier NP.
A pika takes offense to all the visitors at the Glacier NP visitor center.
A nice SE 110 bagger in the parking lot of the Glacier NP visitor center. This would be pretty cool if it weren’t for the stuffed animal.
Classic tour busses in the Glacier NP visitor center parking lot.
The money-shot view just west of the visitor center in Glacier NP.
A panorama of the spectacular valley just west of the visitor center in Glacier NP.
Loitering and taking photos just before the traffic backup in Glacier NP. That’s Dave (or David, I can’t tell which) in the distance.
The view from the traffic jam in Glacier National Park. Not bad, eh?
Nightowl mountain majesty.
The pack of fellow bikes at the Glacier NP traffic jam. The Nightowl is hiding in the back center.
A panorama of the view we had while waiting for the construction road closing to clear.
My nice day in the mountains is sadly interrupted.
How does a screw this long find it’s way into a groove of a motorcycle tire?
The top of the valley just east of Washington Pass.
A view down the valley east of Washington Pass.
A view of WA20 from the Washington Pass Overlook.
A view of the short path to the Washington Pass overlook.
A view of the mountains from the path to the Washington Pass overlook.
One of the reservoirs in the Skagit River valley.
An overview of Diablo Lake.
A couple of kayakers and their dog on the island in Diablo Lake.
A fishing(?) boat cruises on Diablo Lake.
A fishing(?) boat cruises on Diablo Lake.
A look towards the eastern extent of Diablo Lake.
The southern extent of Diablo Lake.
Deception Pass from the north cliff side.
The 2:45pm Coupeville/Port Townsend ferry offloads at Whidbey Island.
The Nightowl rests in a shady spot in the ferry staging area.
Ferry masters love to cram bikes into places where a car won’t fit.
The Olympic Mountains from the Port Townsend ferry.
The Olympic Mountains from the Port Townsend ferry.
Mount Ranier hides in the haze, as viewed from the Port Townsend ferry.
Passing the eastbound ferry between Port Townsend and Coupeville.
A slightly closer view of the Olympic Mountains.
A plume of smoke rises from the Olympic Mountains.
Randy’s amulets at the ParTay.
This is the amulet that Karen chose for herself. Randy does good work.
A few of the ParTay attendees migrate their chairs away from the advancing sun.
The first day of high miles to get home in time. Route color changes with altitude.
The second day of high miles to get home. Route color changes with altitude.
The second day of high miles to get home. Route color changes with speed.
The icon to the upper left is the tornado we dodged in Toledo.
Out late-start route to Portsmouth, with a data outage in the middle. Route color changes with speed.
Our US23-heavy route from Portsmouth, OH to Greer, SC. Route color changes with altitude.
Route from SCUM to Home. Route color changes with altitude.
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