As most of my readers have already been informed, I am home safe and sound. I still can’t believe I pulled it off.

My gallery on Picasa is more or less final. I’ve uploaded all the photos and added captions. I’ve also uploaded my pictures from the Las Vegas Bike Fest.

I haven’t updated my wiki page with the final route maps yet, but I estimate that the trip was somewhere around 3200 miles. On the way back I did go through Zion National Park (totally worth it despite my hung-over late start from Vegas Sunday), but skipped the original route I planned north of Salt Lake City which weaved through the mountains. I was cold and tired and opted instead to run up I-15. Yesterday was miserably cold, but I finally rolled into the driveway at 5:30pm. Other than a light sprinkle in Idaho both on the way to Boise on the way down and a few miles south of Pocatello on the way back, I didn’t have to ride through any precipitation. I really lucked out on the weather.

I’ve got some “issues” to deal with on my bike. The front brake needs some attention. The lever won’t return on release causing the pads to drag and the brake light to stay on, until I push the lever back. The front brake reservoir is also leaking fluid. My drive belt is noisier than ever. I may just elect to replace it this winter. Lastly, my valves are clattering like crazy so I need to check the clearances. But all in all my faithful steed carried me all the way through the trip, trouble free. For now the bike is tucked away in my garage. I have no real desire to ride it for the foreseeable future. I definitely need a break, but that’s okay because it’s supposed to snow this weekend.

I’m not usually one for huge write-ups. I may post random bits as I remember them.