My Dad and brother both ride beemers and always attend the BMW International rallies. This years rally was in Gillette, WY, which is only 420 miles from my house in Colorado. A perfect excuse to get together and ride!

My Dad has a large trailer that can haul four bikes, so he loads up four beemers (Dads, brother's, brother-in-law's, and local friend of theirs) for the 1800 mile drive from Delaware to Colorado. The other three riders flew into Denver and I picked them up a few days before we started heading north for the rally.

All my family live in Delaware, so I don't see them too often being so far away. Also, my Dad is 72 now with some health problems that hamper his riding. He planned the route with some lighter days to suit his needs, which was fine, as we were happy to all be riding together yet another year.

The bikes (I probably screwed up BMW names):

Dad - R1100 RT

Greg (Brother) - R1150 GS

Todd (In-Law) - K1200 GT

Dave (family friend) - K1100 RS

Bill (Reddog!) - VFR 800

Unpacking the bikes..

Pike's Peak from my back yard..

A few local deer showed up at the house to entertain the tourists..

The plan was to ride two days in Colorado, then head north to South Dakota, then west to Rally in Gillette. The first ride was up to Pikes Peak and the Delaware guys really enjoyed it. Of course I took my DRZ 400 instead of the VFR. The VFR does fine, but nothing better than a dirt bike to maximize the fun to the top.

Half way up..my brother was stoked..

Greg at the top. He was just at sea level a day ago!

Dave on the way down..

Colorado day#2 - Woodland Park to Aspen

I rode two-up with my wife, brother Greg on the right..

On the way to the rally we spent a few days near Custer State Park, then west to the rally in Gillette, WY, plus two days riding in NW Wyoming.

I will let the pictures describe the rest of the trip. The usual tourist stops; Rushmore, Bad Lands, Devil's Tower, Custer State Park. Then we did a 670 mile day out to NW Wyoming from Gillette...really great riding in that area. Over the Big Horns, Bear Tooth Pass, and Chief Joseph HWY. Simply awesome roads, great corners, scenery, and posted 65 MPH everywhere! (Even in the tight fun sections) We also found courteous drivers who would pull over and let us by in the tight stuff.

Reddog..