Tentatively speaking let's say the week of May 18th.

We leave College Park, Md on the 16th, arriving at the Gap on the 17th. Or do we want to slab it down in one sitting and arrive very late Saturday night so we have all day Sunday at the Gap? 

bruce buffalo

I think it's about time I get back for an east coast ride.  Next May 16th?  That could work.  I probably wouldn't even insist on camping in the rain.

There'd be plenty of time to work out the bike situation.  Nice to see you planning so far ahead. 

Ian, did you see this photo? Guess who we ran into:


It would be awesome if you could make it! Arranging to have a bike for you to ride is not going to be a problem. The fallback would be for bruce to ride the K100RS, you ride the 'S and I would ride the DR650SE. There are also several bikes I could borrow, I imagine.

I sincerely hope you can join us next year.

How cool!  I fondly recall having dinner with Francois, Megan, and Tara, too. 

I look forward to hearing a bit about this year's trip.  You writing something up, perhaps?

Yes, I plan to write an article about it soon.