Grand Canyon 2019

For 2019 we chose to make our “Grandest” trip yet…….a three week trip from our home on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, heading south east through the U.S. to experience, admire, and ride around the Grand Canyon. We will round out the trip by heading west to Yosemite National Park, and then north west for home.

We will depart from our home on Saturday, June 15, with the plan to be back home Sunday, July 7, 2019. This will be the longest we have been out on our bikes at 23 days…….previous trips were two weeks at a time. And as with our previous trips, we will be tenting for all but one or two nights. And yes, we carry all we need on our two bikes.

On our loop back home, we will go through Yosemite National Park. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the Tioga Pass will be open by the time we get there……might still have massive snowbanks, but as long as the road is plowed, we will ride on through.

My first bit of strong advice……if you want to stay right around the Grand Canyon, reserve months in advance. If you want to stay right in Yosemite Valley Village or the Park, reserve many months ahead. At two months ahead all campsites were reserved in Yosemite Park. Thankfully I was able to reserve a campsite just outside the park. We chose to reserve our tent sites ahead for most of the trip, as from past experience, popular places can get booked up very early.

As long as wifi allows, I plan on posting pictures and updates as our trip happens. I am very excited to share the trip in this fashion, as it will be a first for me. I invite you to check in and see our progress and experiences…………maybe it will entice you to try a similar trip. I will share amazing sites to visit, places to grab great food, and places to camp.