Motorcycle Journeys Planning Board

Having never been on a motorcycle until 2006 I have some pretty specific goals. I would like to see all of the 48 contiguous states and Alaska, visit most of the Canadian provinces (okay - maybe not Nunavut), and as many Mexican states as possible.

Another goal is to get to as many of the US National Parks as I can, so a lot of my trip planning centers around those two goals. I wouldn't mind hitting a lot of the Canadian national parks too. I love nature and photography, so National Parks are the perfect place for both. I learned in the summer of 2009 that traveling to national parks by motorcycle and camping is the almost perfect way to go (the exception being if you hit a lot of rain).

Also on the wish list is to get out of North America and do some serious riding in other parts of the world.

2012 Plans

The plan this year is simple -- get on the road!

Natchez Trace, Southeast US, and Key West

US and Canadian Rockies

 

US States Visited So Far

Canadian Provinces Visited So Far

Mexico States Visited

 

US National Park List

Visited on Motorcycle	Year	Park	State
		Denali National Park and Preserve	Alaska
		Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Alaska
		Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Alaska
		Katmai National Park and Preserve	Alaska
		Kenai Fjords National Park	Alaska
		Kobuk Valley National Park	Alaska
		Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Alaska
		Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve	Alaska
		Grand Canyon National Park	Arizona
		Petrified Forest National Park	Arizona
		Saguaro National Park	Arizona
	2006	Hot Springs National Park	Arkansas
		Channel Islands National Park	California
		Joshua Tree National Park	California
		Kings Canyon National Park	California
		Lassen Volcanic National Park	California
		Redwood National and State Parks	California
		Sequoia National Park	California
	2010	Yosemite National Park	California
	2010	Death Valley National Park	California
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Colorado
		Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Colorado
		Mesa Verde National Park	Colorado
		Rocky Mountain National Park	Colorado
		Biscayne National Park	Florida
		Dry Tortugas National Park	Florida
		Everglades National Park	Florida
		Mammoth Cave National Park	Kentucky
	2009	Acadia National Park	Maine
		Isle Royale National Park	Michigan
		Voyageurs National Park	Minnesota
		Glacier National Park	Montana
	2010	Great Basin National Park	Nevada
	2008	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	New Mexico
	2009	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	North Carolina, Tennessee
		Theodore Roosevelt National Park	North Dakota
		Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Ohio
		Crater Lake National Park	Oregon
		Congaree National Park	South Carolina
		Badlands National Park	South Dakota
		Wind Cave National Park	South Dakota
	2008	Big Bend National Park	Texas
	2008	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Texas
	2011	Arches National Park	Utah
	2011	Bryce Canyon National Park	Utah
	2011	Canyonlands National Park	Utah
	2011	Capitol Reef National Park	Utah
	2011	Dixie National Forest	Utah
	2011	Natural Bridges National Monument	Utah
	2011	Zion National Park	Utah
	2009	Shenandoah National Park	Virginia
		Mount Rainier National Park	Washington
		North Cascades National Park	Washington
		Olympic National Park	Washington
		Grand Teton National Park	Wyoming
		Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming

 

Canada National Parks

Visited on Motorcycle	Year	Park	Province
		Banff National Park	Alberta
		Elk Island National Park	Alberta
		Jasper National Park	Alberta
		Waterton Lakes National Park[G]	Alberta
		Wood Buffalo National Park	Alberta/Northwest Territories
		Glacier National Park	British Columbia
		Gulf Islands National Park Reserve	British Columbia
		Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve	British Columbia
		Kootenay National Park	British Columbia
		Mount Revelstoke National Park	British Columbia
		Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	British Columbia
		Yoho National Park	British Columbia
		Torngat Mountains National Park	Labrador
		Riding Mountain National Park[F]	Manitoba
		Wapusk National Park	Manitoba
	2009	Fundy National Park	New Brunswick
	2009	Kouchibouguac National Park	New Brunswick
	2009	Gros Morne National Park	Newfoundland
	2009	Terra Nova National Park	Newfoundland
		Aulavik National Park	Northwest Territories
		Nahanni National Park Reserve	Northwest Territories
		Tuktut Nogait National Park	Northwest Territories
	2009	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	Nova Scotia
	2009	Kejimkujik National Park	Nova Scotia
		Auyuittuq National Park	Nunavut
		Quttinirpaaq National Park[E]	Nunavut
		Sirmilik National Park	Nunavut
		Ukkusiksalik National Park	Nunavut
		Bruce Peninsula National Park	Ontario
		Georgian Bay Islands National Park	Ontario
		Point Pelee National Park	Ontario
		Pukaskwa National Park	Ontario
		St. Lawrence Islands National Park	Ontario
	2009	Prince Edward Island National Park	Prince Edward Island
	2009	Forillon National Park	Quebec
		La Mauricie National Park	Quebec
		Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve	Quebec
		Grasslands National Park	Saskatchewan
		Prince Albert National Park	Saskatchewan
		Ivvavik National Park[B]	Yukon
		Kluane National Park and Reserve[C]	Yukon
		Vuntut National Park	Yukon

 

Canadian National Historic Sites

Visited on Motorcycle	Year	Park	Province
	2009	Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site	Newfoundland
	2009	Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site	Quebec
	2009	Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site	Nova Scotia
	2009	L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site	Newfoundland
	2009	Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site	Newfoundland
	2009	Port au Choix National Historic Site	Newfoundland
	2009	Red Bay National Historic Site	Labrador
	2009	Signal Hill National Historic Site	Newfoundland