July/August 2008 Motorcycle Trip

I%26#39;m getting ready to plan our annual motorcycle trip-14 days this year. I would like to travel in some states we haven%26#39;t previously explored %26amp; I need some advice! What is there to see and do in North Dakota along I-94? Is T. Roosevelt National Park something to see? We will travel east to west %26amp; cross over into Montana-then into Idaho. What route would be the best to take across Montana to not only see the signts there, but also position us to travel throug the best routes in Idaho? We will head back east after Idaho to end up in Sturgis, SD. We%26#39;ve been to the Tetons, Yellowstone %26amp; the Big Horns, so seeing Wyoming isn%26#39;t necessary-I%26#39;d rather see more of Idaho/Montana. We only travel during the day for safety reasons(wildlife) %26amp; will need lodging every night. Any and all suggestions are welcome! Thank you!!

July/August 2008 Motorcycle Trip

I am very surprised no one has replied to your post. I am from Idaho and lived many years in Montana in which employment caused me to move around the state. In my opinion that best area of Montana to see on a motorcycle is the Flathead Valley and Glacier Park. The best of Idaho is Sandpoint and Coeurd%26#39;Alene. Of course this would take you way up north in the two states. I90 to Missoula, then take I93 to Ravalli and continue on around Flathead Lake. I would take the east side of the lake route(Hwy 35) to Bigfork, stay there for a night then travel on to Glacier Park. Take the Going to the Sun Highway through Glacier Park, stay somewhere in the Park, then head towards Sandpoint Idaho, around Lake Pend Oreille and then onto Coeurd%26#39;Alene Idaho. East out of Coeurd%26#39;Alene will take you around some of Coeurd%26#39;Alene Lake on your way back towards Sturgis.

July/August 2008 Motorcycle Trip

If cities and super fund cleanup sites excite you then the route up north would suit you fine, but no question, the finest motorcycle route would have to include, the Clearwater River, highway 12, Lewiston to Missoula. You%26#39;ll not find a finer bike ride anywhere than highway 12 across Idaho. Clean air, clean water, and not a mass of people. There are only 3 east/west routes across Idaho, and only 1 north/south. Two of the east/west routes are Interstate Highways. Go highway 12, you%26#39;ll love it. Its over 100 miles with no services, all along the Lochsa/Clearwater Rivers, and Lolo Pass. Are you camping or staying in a motel? How about an old Fire Look out Tower that the Forest Service rents out? Get a view of the world the way it used to be?

I%26#39;d beg to differ on that. The route to Missoula is very nice, I%26#39;ve travelled it on the bike. But the best motorcycle road in Idaho (okay, it%26#39;s only half in Idaho, but still!) would be the route from Lewiston to Enterprise, OR, through the Rattlesnake Canyon. Now THAT is one of the best motorcycle roads I%26#39;ve ever been on!

Incidentally, goldlox, I have replied to this same question of yours on the Montana forum, and left some links to photos and suggested routes for you.

- CG

camping girl is right, the ultimate trip would be from Missoula to Enterprise Oregon. I lived for many years running a packstring in the Eagle Cap Wilderness out of Lostine, near Enterprise. The Wallowa Mountains are some of the most stunning mountains in the country. The ride down the Rattlesnake, across the Grande Rhonde River, and up Buford Grade is awesome, then capped off by the view across the valley of Eagle Cap Wilderness.

The problem is that there are 27 scenic byways in Idaho and each is, IMHO, spectacular.

Okay, I haven%26#39;t driven ALL of them, but the one I have driven are spectacular.

';But how to choose?'; you%26#39;re wondering!

I just now found out that the latest scenic byway brochure was just published. You can see it on-line here: http://www.idahobyways.gov/

North Idaho really is beautiful--Wallace would be worth a visit--there%26#39;s a bordello museum that%26#39;s a kick.

In July/August you%26#39;re going to hit some seriously hot weather in the southern part of the state that isn%26#39;t in the mountains. But it%26#39;s a dry heat!!!

If you%26#39;re coming over the Lolo pass, you%26#39;ll be on the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway. On the other side of the state, you%26#39;ll be in Lewiston, the most inland port on the Pacific.

North Idaho really is beautiful. Basically, the state is your oyster.

Yes, I%26#39;m with the tourism development in the state. But I mean everything I%26#39;ve written!

Cathy

I would agree with that completely. Northern Idaho really is beautiful. And we had a really great time in Wallace on the afternoon that we spent there. It has occurred to me that the road that follows the eastern edge of the lake from CDA south to Harris is also a great road to tour on a bike. We drove the motorhome down that route and it wasn%26#39;t nearly as much fun! :( But it is a gorgeous, twisty road that follows the lakeshore for miles and miles. It would be an awesome ride on a bike.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! everyone for all the wonderful information. I am going to get out my map when I have some free time this week %26amp; map out a preliminary route. If (when) I have more questions regarding places to stay, etc. while in Idaho I%26#39;ll be back with more questions to post.

I鈥檓 a Grand Forks, North Dakota native and have motorcycled across I-94. Roosevelt National Park is worth the stop however, don鈥檛 miss Medora. When traveling across Montana I always opt for the route through Billings, Bozeman, Three Forks , Missoula which positions you to enter Idaho on Hwy 12 鈥?Lewis and Clark鈥檚 Northwest Passage route ( one of my fav鈥檚). Allow approx. 4 hours for this byway 鈥?a winding two-lane paved road with pull-outs for great photos opp鈥檚. At the conclusion of your byway journey you arrive in Lewiston (fun town 鈥?great whitewater rafting) . Head north on 95 and continue with great motorcycling roads or connect with Hwy 95 S near Spalding. Either direction you will experience spectacular scenery. I鈥檝e lived in Oregon, Colorado, North %26amp; South Dakota. My home is now Idaho and from a riders perspective, Idaho has some of the best motorcycling roads in America. Keep the rubber side down. Diane in Boise

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