Jim & Maggie's 2022 Western RV & Motorcycle Trip
with Steve and Terry
April 21, 2022 through June 16, 2022
Western Trip Route Map ↗
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Western Trip Camping Details ↗
Camping locations, costs and mileage from the trip.
The Plan
The plan was to drive our RV from Lakeland, Florida to Las Vegas, Nevada, then travel north to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and east to Mount Rushmore, South Dakota before heading to Ohio and eventually back to Florida.
Friends Terry and Steve met up with us at the Louisiana welcome center on I-10. We caravanned together around the trip route and separated at Walcott, Iowa for our different destinations.
The Ride Reports include some third-party YouTube videos as well as videos I recorded with the RV dashcam and my cameras while riding the motorcycle through National Parks and other areas. Third-party videos are credited on the individual pages.
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The Trip Ride Reports
Ride Report 1
San Antonio, Texas
In route to San Antonio, including our visit to the Alamo.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 2
Texas Hill Country
Concan, Texas and the Texas Hill Country area.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 3
Pecos, Texas & Roswell, New Mexico
Pecos, Texas and Roswell, New Mexico, including the UFO Museum.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 4
Tucson, Arizona Area
Mt. Lemmon and the Coronado National Memorial area motorcycle ride.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 5
Sedona / Verde Valley, Arizona
Verde Valley campground, Cottonwood, Sedona and the surrounding area.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 6
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Fremont Street, the Strip and the surrounding area.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 7
Kanab, Utah Area
Kanab, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and nearby National Park rides.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 8
Bryce Canyon City, Utah
Bryce Canyon area, Utah Highway 12 and Zion National Park.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 9
Moab, Utah
Arches, Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point State Park.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 10
Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument and McCoy Flats BLM near Vernal, Utah.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 11
Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiner, Old Faithful and Yellowstone scenery.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 12
Buffalo, Wyoming
Mikesell-Potts Recreation Area and our stop between Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 13
Keystone / Rapid City, South Dakota
Devils Tower, Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wind Cave National Park.
View Ride Report →Ride Report 14
Wall, South Dakota to Ohio
Wall Drug, Badlands National Park, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site and our final drive to Ohio.
View Ride Report →Bonus Feature
Complete 2022 Western Trip Photo Slide Show
Sit back and watch all 14 Ride Reports automatically, back-to-back — from San Antonio through the final return to Ohio. The Master Slide Show includes 589 photographs, maps and information images, with controls to pause, skip ahead, change speed, or jump directly to any Ride Report.
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