Looks like we may be living with one variant after another with the Chinese Wuhan Virus for a long time to come and that we may also be getting booster "tune-ups" on regular intervals.
With only one road trip I "lost" the 2020 riding season and didn't do a whole lot better during the past 2021 season but I did manage to do one bike (trike) trip and one car rally.
Unless something terrible happens, I'm planning on doing at least one (perhaps two) major rides in 2022,

 

Either could be a good destination, it depends on the time of the year. August could be a bit warm in the Southwest so perhaps Northwest would be the place to go.

However June can still be a bit cold with a chance of snow in the Northwest so Southwest could be better

 

COV has not stopped any trips and will not. Eastern TN is always a good ride. In May for us it is East central FL then eastern TN then back north to WI . If you can't decide just start the bike and go that way see where you end up.

 

Rearranged my plans some. May is Myrtle Bike Week. End of May 4 days in West By God Virginia. July is 3 days in Sturgis before rally on way to Red Lodge,Mt. for two nights to do Beartooth Hwy. & Chief Joseph Hwy. then onto Cody,Wy for three nights and hitting Sturgis for two more nights when the rally is going on. September 4 nights somewhere. Ready for Springtime.

 

My brother in law from NJ and I are going to meet in Sturgis and ride to Alaska. Gone at least a month.

Covid willing that is. This is assuming that Canada will let us pass through and the USA wants us back.

I am ever so grateful that my wife and I did our grand tour of 38 states in 2019. It was a different world then....how, well we could stop and eat anywhere and motel swimming pools and hot tubs were open.

Added: The bandanna I wore was to keep bugs off my face, not make me compliant with regulations.

 

I have not cancelled any trips due to the virus. It has been an issue at a few places. I have walked through the drive-thru and ate sitting on the curb. We were going to eat at a Mexican place near Monument Valley. Dude came to the door with a notebook and wanted to know where we had been and where we were headed. We went elsewhere.

CO last year. This year, Gainesville and the Gatornationals in March with a day at Daytona, Sturgis, Yellowstone, Bryce, Zion, Arches and CO in August. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, MA, NY, PA , MD, WV and VA in October.

Planning to go back to the Gatornationals in March. Then TX Hill Country, Big Bend, Tombstone, and Grand Canyon in April/May.

 

If our northern border is still blocked (which I doubt) at that time the option would be taking the ferry out of Washington up to Alaska.
It ain't cheap bit it is convenient and knocks off quite a few miles or riding as well as several nights in motels.
If it's a consideration book as far ahead of time as you can.--Alaska Marine Hwy.--PH. 1-800-382-9229
Tiny little bunk bed cabins abut U got a private shower and throne!

We rode up in 2000 and took the ferry south back out of Haines.
You get to see a lot of little towns on the ride and they have (or had) decent food and a bar.

I'm planning on $ 5.00 per gallon for fuel this summer just to avoid "sticker shock" and prices through Canada ad on the Al-Can Hwy may be even more.

 

And of course August 2022 Appleton WI Shark week. Reservation already made.

 

Thanks for the insights. I familiar with AMH. For 40 years, I spent about a month (2 weeks at a time) each spring and fall traveling Alaska. Rented Harley’s in Fairbanks and Anchorage. Border being open is the key. I have ridden in BC and Alberta a lot, pre Covid. Never ridden north of Calgary. Really looking forward to this trip.

 

It looks like we'll be doing the S/W trip so now it's a matter of when.
The wife wants to do the trip in late August so now it's now up to the others.