Completed two weeks solo trip covering six states, California (I live), Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. 3200 hundred miles.
Visited the following locations in the following order.
Yosemite, California (highway 120 drove through only)
Inyo National Forest, California
Death Valley, California
Kolob Canyon, Utah
Kolob Terrace, Utah
Zion National Park, Utah (drove through only)
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Grand Staircase Escalante, Utah (Highway 12)
Canyonlands (Island in the Sky), Utah
Dead Horse State Park, Utah
Arches National Park, Utah
Canyonlands (Needles District), Utah
Arches National Park, Utah (yes, I went again the next day)
Million Dollar Highway, Colorado (from Ouray to Durango)
Four Corners Monument (the meeting point for Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah states)
Forrest Gump Point (where he stops his running in Utah)
Lake Powell Dam, Arizona
Navajo Bridge, Arizona
Grand Canyon (North Rim), Arizona
Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada
Highway 168, California
Lake Tahoe, California
Highway 88, California (Back to the Bay Area)
...and the photo links to prove it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/A6duWHPt3JsPoDsVA
How did my 2018 Triumph Tiger 800 XRT perform? 0=zero problems. Didn't even have to add air or oil. Everything performed flawlessly.
Rider errors? 3
Dropping the bike on highway 12 (doing a 5 mph u-turn). Damaged my left turn signal, and some scratches on the tank fairing. Fixed the light with some black tape and stuck a sticker over the scratch and called it a day.
Dropped the bike on a sandy dirt road near Boulder, Utah. Minor abrasion on the right tank fairing, and bent right turn signal and snapped the tip of the brake lever. Didn't have to do anything, since it was so minor and signal light still worked.
Dropped the bike on gravel on the side of the road near Monument Valley, it had been raining for a bit, and as I was coming to a stop to take pictures, I dropped it on the right side...again, at slower then 5 mph, and did no further damage, except the front forks was slightly misaligned, so minor I didn't worry about it.
It was a life experience!
You're welcome to check my YT videos as I am in the process of uploading the footage's. Warning, I'm no vlogger, so they are long and at time probably boring.
https://www.youtube.com/user/godsmackerx
Ride Safe Everyone!