Riding the Rockies

[tomm]

Well, it's been simmering for almost two years, but it's now just 6 months away and we're starting to really get into the planning details. This is what I bought the Nomad for. Never done anything even close to this in the past, so looking for advice from anyone familiar with these routes and long-distance riding in general. Here's the plan:

Leave early July and trailer the bike from NH to Missoula, Montana. Find a place to leave the car and trailer.
1: Ride to Whitefish, either going up 93 by Fishhead Lake, or up 83.
2: Do the Going to the Sun Road through Glacier, and back to Whitefish via Rt 2.
3: Take 93 to Eureka, down 37 and 56 to 200, and 200 back to Missoula (2 days).
4: Take Rt 12 (Lewis and Clark Highway) to 95 and 55 towards Boise, across 24, 21, and 75 through the Sawtooth Mountains to 93, and back up 93 to Missoula (3 days). --- Would a side trip to Hell's Canyon be worth it?

Pack the bike back on the trailer and drive down 90 and 15 to Jackson, Wyoming. Find a place to leave the car and trailer.
5: Ride north into Yellowstone.
6: Ride through Yellowstone across the Beartooth Highway to Red Lodge.
7: Ride back across the Beartooth Highway to the Chief Joseph Highway to Cody.
8: Ride west from Cody back to Yellowstone.
9: Ride back to Jackson. (In total, 4 - 5 days)

Pack the bike back on the trailer and drive down 287 to 90 to 25 to Denver and Georgetown. Find a place to leave the car and trailer.
10: Take 72 and 7 north to Estes Park, 34 through Rocky Mountain National Park, and 40 back to Georgetown.
11: Summit of Mount Evans.
12: ... and the grand finale ... Guanella Pass to 285, up 9, and down 70 and 91 to Leadville.
South on 24 and 285 to 50.
Across 50 to Gunnison and down 149 to 160. 160 west to Durango.
North on 550 (Million Dollar Highway) to Silverton, Ouray and Montrose.
50, 92 and 133 to Carbondale.
East on 82 through Aspen and back to 24.
North on 24 to Minturn, Rt 6 and I70.
East on 70 back to Georgetown, taking Route 6 around the Eisenhower Tunnel

(In total for section 12, 7 days)

Pack the bike on the trailer and drive back to New Hampshire from Denver.

Total trip: About 4 weeks, including a week total to get out there and back again. Trip will take up most of July, maybe into early August. Oldest son's getting married early September and wife says we have to be home for that. Personally, I think he'd understand.

Anyway, hoping this really works out. Still a couple things that could get in the way and push this out one more year, but at this point, things are still on track.

Again, any comments from anyone familiar with these areas / routes would be greatly appreciated.
Tom