Motorcycle Camping Across America by Backroad and Byway – Part I: The West

Motorcycle Camping Across America by Backroad and Byway – Part I: The West

Coast-to-coast-to-coast motorcycle camping trip on my 2000 Honda Valkyrie, Buffalo, in the summer of 2021. I started in San Diego, crossed the Rockies and the Great Plains and ended in New York for a week to attend two weddings.

A week later, I left NYC for Washington DC and then for San Diego traveling down the Natchez Trace Parkway through the South before turning West across Texas. I did very few interstate miles. The trip consisted mainly of backroads and scenic byways across America; small towns and rural places. I tried to camp as often as I could, but every 2-3 days I would take an inn to do laundry and shower up.

Part I: From San Diego, CA to Sioux City, IA

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27 Comments

  1. Diego De Anda on May 1, 2022 at 8:07 pm

    Oddly comedic and relaxing

  2. brutalblues on May 1, 2022 at 8:15 pm

    The herd reminded you you had some jerky…lol

  3. mar1video on May 1, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    I hope you will post a video how you smoke your pipe next to that gorgeous Valkyrie ❗️
    Super nice video ❗️

    Valkyrie ✅
    Pipe ✅
    Wild ride – hopefully soon !

  4. Let it Rest on May 1, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    When I motorcycle travel I prefer no windshield, and a open face helmet. I purposely don’t trim my nose hairs for six months prior. That way the big parts of the bugs don’t go up my nose. Only the juice. It’s a motorcyclists own brand of tea.

  5. jim wortham on May 1, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    Thanks for video you picked great bike for long distance traveling have new balcony myself

  6. brutalblues on May 1, 2022 at 8:19 pm

    Any highways you would skip/avoid if you did it over again?

  7. jim wortham on May 1, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    You pick perfect bite for serious long riding hassle free

  8. Char Pane on May 1, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    Thanks for letting us know your vids are up😊. Love the music! Very relaxing. Was it difficult editing the footage with so much beautiful scenery to sort through? Just returned from two weeks in Bisbee. New project there😎

  9. Harsimran Baweja on May 1, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    Ya boiiii!

  10. Michael Java on May 1, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    Subscribed. Living in an small island in the Pacific wishing I could ride across America. Ride safe

  11. MOTOZILIANS on May 1, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    really cool video

  12. Em Ker on May 1, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    Like watching a movie. Awesome stuff on editing, music, details and non conventional way of big adventure bikes but just a cruiser and just go!! Your half helmet, scarf, sunglasses, photo of Jesus, sceneries and music. 👍 I like!

  13. Juan Castillo on May 1, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    I like your huaraches.

  14. Raymond Seto on May 1, 2022 at 8:33 pm

    Very nice ride, beautiful bike. Tastefully done with the classical music!!

  15. Michael Coulter on May 1, 2022 at 8:33 pm

    God I want a Valkerie before they are all gone ! Rode one years ago and have been in love ever since.

  16. The Average Viewer on May 1, 2022 at 8:35 pm

    Loving the Valkyrie, really a cool looking Bike! Thanks for sharing your journey.

  17. Chris Painter on May 1, 2022 at 8:36 pm

    Awesome vid can’t wait to see more. A true renegade.

  18. jelau on May 1, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    Not wanting to chew on Beef Jerky in front of Cows, that was Sensitive, lol, love your Bike, Cheers

  19. Renato on May 1, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    wtf

  20. On a Wing and a Hog on May 1, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    This popped up in my video lists. Excellent! The Valkyrie is a beautiful bike. (And I’m a fan of classical music)

  21. Stephen Vella on May 1, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    Interesting, at 15.49, the formation of the mountain from earthquakes gone past.

  22. Eddie Hubbard on May 1, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    Home Grown???

  23. James Polucha on May 1, 2022 at 8:59 pm

    Thanks for the video, I need to buy a camera, I bought and ride a 1999 Valkyrie and never enjoyed riding as much as I do now, I always rode Harley-Davidson, I go Coast to Coast once a year and that Valkyrie never let me down and is so comfortable but I need a camera to record my ride, what do you use a go pro ?

  24. Polin Ese on May 1, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    nice videos,cheers from Argentina

  25. TomCatZippy on May 1, 2022 at 9:02 pm

    You’re rocking that keffiyeh like a boss. Great video, looking forward to seeing more of the trip.

  26. Thanos Etsitty on May 1, 2022 at 9:05 pm

    What a great video.

  27. jon pickett on May 1, 2022 at 9:06 pm

    After suffering a combat related illness that has taken me out of the workforce I have bought my Valkyrie and am soon to embark on a similar adventure. Thanks for an excellent video of your journey. Hope to join your experience this year. 👍

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