The FJR Fall Full Circle 2009 began on August 14, 2009 and will consist of approximately 10,000 miles around the USA and Canada.  Journey Reports as I receive them are included below, and for the time being I have left AGirl's original pre-departure notes beneath the Journey Report list to show the expected overall route. Most of the reports below have a note to the right to denote whether the Journey Report is complete or not.  Those that are incomplete will get finished as she has time to write the reports. Update - 10/13/09 - What a week!  We left Nashville on 10/1 and got into Phoenix on 10/8 after 3,020 miles through the plains and mountains.  An absolutely fantastic trip, and the reports and photos are getting posted below.  More to come, but I'm still in Arizona so the fun hasn't ended yet! August 14, 2009 Phoenix, AZ to San Luis Obispo, CA (Journey Report Complete) August 15, 2009 San Luis Obispo, CA to Sausalito, CA (Photos Posted) August 16, 2009 Sausalito, CA to Sacramento, CA via Marin Headlands (Photos Posted) August 17, 2009 Sacramento, CA to Lake Tahoe, CA (Photos Posted) August 18, 2009 Hiking in Tahoe (Photos Posted) August, 2009 Lake Tahoe   August 22, 2009 Lake Tahoe to Lassen National Park (Photos Posted) August 23, 2009 Lassen National Park to Crater Lake (Photos Only) August 24, 2009 Crater Lake (Journey Report Complete) August 25, 2009 Crater Lake to Nampa, ID (Photos Only) August 27, 2009 Nampa, ID to Grand Tetons National Park (Photos Posted) August 28, 2009 Grand Teton National Park - Jenny Lake Campground (Journey Report Complete) August 29, 2009 Grand Teton's 22 mile hike (Paintbrush Cascade Lake Solitude) - Part I (Photos Posted) August 29, 2009 Grand Teton's 22 mile hike (Paintbrush Cascade Lake Solitude) - Part II (Photos Posted) August 30, 2009 Grand Teton National Park, Day off the trail (Journey Report Complete) August 31, 2009 Grand Teton National Park to Cody, WY via Yellowstone (Photos Posted) September 1, 2009 Cody, WY (Journey Report Complete) September 2, 2009 Chief Joseph Pass/Beartooth Highway (WY/MT) (Photos Posted) September 3, 2009 Hiking - 10,900ft Beartooth National Recreation Trail (WY) (Photos Posted) September 4, 2009 Hiking - 14 miles, Black Canyon Lake (MT) (Journey Report Complete) September 6, 2009 Beartooth Pass (MT) to Minot, ND (Photos Posted) September 7, 2009 Minot, ND to International Falls, MN (Journey Report Complete) September 8, 2009 International Falls, MN to Duluth, MN (Journey Report Complete) September 9, 2009 Duluth, MN (Photos Posted) September 10, 2009 A Day Of Minnesota Fishing (Journey Report Complete) September 11, 2009 Duluth, MN to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (Journey Report Complete) September 12, 2009 Thunder Bay to USA (MI) (Journey Report Complete) September 13, 2009 Michigan (Journey Report Complete) September 18-30, 2009 Tennessee (Journey Report Complete) October 1, 2009 Nashville, TN to Little Rock, AR (*Journey Report Complete) October 2, 2009 Little Rock, AR to Clinton, OK (*Journey Report Complete) October 3, 2009 Clinton, OK to Albuquerque, NM (*Journey Report Complete) October 4, 2009 Albuquerque, NM to Durango, CO (Part 1 of 2) (Photos Posted) October 4, 2009 Albuquerque, NM to Durango, CO (Part 2 of 2) (Photos Posted) October 5, 2009 Durango, CO to Moab, UT (Photos Posted) October 6, 2009 Moab, UT to Tropic, UT (Photos Posted) October 7, 2009 Tropic, UT to Page, AZ (Photos Posted) October 8, 2009 Page, AZ to Phoenix, AZ (Photos Posted) October 10, 2009 Phoenix to Williams, AZ via Sedona (Photos Posted) October 11, 2009 South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park (Photos Posted) Starting early October from Nashville, both my FJR1300 and DL1000 V-Strom will head back West.  I have never figured out how to ride both simultaneously so my good friend (and Grand Webmaster here) Scott will pilot my Suzuki.    Apparently collecting National Park Passport Stamps is contagious since Scott has also been afflicted with “Stamp-itis” (for the unknowing, click: THIS) so we we will be bagging as many stamps as we can along the way.  The current plan is to hit these locations assuming we don't hit severe weather along the way: Little Rock, AR (Little Rock High School National Monument) Hot Springs, AR (Hot Springs National Park) Ft Smith, AR (Fort Smith Nistoric Site) Cheyenne, OK (Washita Battlefield National Monument) Fritch, TX (Alibates Flint Quarry / Lake Meredith) Albuquerque, NM (Petroglyph National Monument) Durango, CO Ridgeway, CO Grand Junction, CO (Colorado National Monument) Cortez, CO (Mesa Verde National Park) Moab, UT (Arches National Park) Cedar City, UT (Cedar Breaks National Monument) Page, AZ Winslow, AZ (Standin' on the corner ...) Alpine, AZ (The Devil's Highway) Phoenix, AZ For those that are geographically challenged, here is a map of the “circle” (yeah, I know, weird looking circle, but I've already done the “big circle” (aka “USA Four Corners Tour”, report HERE).  Keep in mind this is all really just first phase planning.  Actually, the section from North Dakota to Maryland is the one I'm the most undecided on right now: If you have suggestions for any “must see” places along my route (or in the general 500 mile vicinity ), by all means shoot me an email (HERE).  The feedback and support I receive is very humbling and I once again want to express my sincere appreciation. AGirl Copyright © 2006-2009, All Rights Reserved.