Teri and her friend, Joe, took 3-1/2 weeks and rode over 6,000 miles to and from California in June 2004.  Joe on is 2001 Harley Softail Springer, and Teri on her 2002 Harley Softail Standard.  Taking mostly back roads, they stopped to see friends and family along the way.  Leaving Elk Grove, IL, they first stopped in Peoria to visit her daughter Jennifer, then headed west on 36/72 to Kansas City to see some friends.  Rode Route 35 to Route 50 west through Kansas, then into Pueblo and then north to Colorado Springs.  They went to Pike's Peak (no not on the bikes, took the Cog Train up and down), then south to Taos, New Mexico for a couple of days.  Headed west on 64 through Farmington, through Shiprock, then to see the Four Corners, then on to the Grand Canyon South Rim, and then to Kingman, AZ.  That day it was too hot to ride, so they spent a day in Laughlin doing a little gambling.  Next morning early they headed south to Needles, CA.  Rode across the mountains, through Hemet, then across more mountains to Dana Point where they stayed with more friends.  Spent some time in Irvine, then south to Oceanside to see more friends, and then on to Escondido.  Back through Oceanside and through LA.  Took Hwy 1 through Big Sur and Monterey, then north on 101, then into Oakland where they stayed with her aunt and uncle one night.  The one picture of Teri with her helmet on (where it's cloudy and gray) that's San Francisco Bay in the background. From there they took I-80 to Route 50 and on through South Lake Tahoe, then to Carson City, headed north on 395 to Reno for a little more gambling.  They then took I-80 for a while to make some time, through Elko NV, then through the Utah Salt Flats and then into WY.  They got their motorcycle fluids changed at the Rock Springs, WY, Harley Davidson, then rode through Riverton, Casper, and Gillette.  Headed north on 59 to I-90 east.  Teri rode up to see Devil's Tower (you remember Close Encounters don't ya?). The picture of Teri at the Devil's Tower was taken by that group of riders she just happened to meet up with while there. They were from Indiana.  Teri rode down to Deadwood where they stayed one night.  The next day they rode over to Sturgis.  That was a NICE time of year to go there, cuz it wasn't all crazy with people yet (the big rally was a month away in August).  So then they headed back I-90 through SD, then IA, and down along the Mississippi through Dubuque, Galena, then back to Elk Grove, IL.  Awesome way to see our beautiful country!!