New bike this year so I'm making the best of it and the 17 days off I have from July 30-Aug 15. I did recently start a post 'Sturgis and Yellowstone in the same trip' and with some of the suggestions I redid the trip.

I've changed the route a few times now and here is my latest version. I'm not afraid of long days in the saddle as I work my primary job as a Police/Fire/EMS Dispatcher and I am sitting for 8-16 hours a day for the last 14 years. That and last summer I did a few 800+ mile days on a trip to the Dragon and back to NH with no problems.

I used HD Ride Planner. If you see any awesome spots I'm missing not far off my route let me know. The night stops are all based on KOA campgrounds as I will be camping most if not all of the trip. I know that I could spend a lot more time in all of the Natioanl Parks but this trip is about seeing as much as I can in the short time I have aloted and I rather not leave my packed bike unattended while I hike for hours.

Day 1 819 miles


Day 2 728 miles


Day 3 369 miles (Badlands NP)


Day 4 163 miles (Mt Rushmore) (Sturgis 3 nights)


Day 5 392 miles (Red Lodge)


Day 6 240 miles (Beartooth Highway and Yellowstone)


Day 7 413 miles (Grand Tetons)


Day 8 440 miles (Grand Canyon)


Day 9 506 miles (Grand Canyon) 4 corners Monument)


Day 10 418 miles (Million Dollar Highway)


Day 11 492 miles (Estes Park)


Day 12 545 miles (St Louis Arch)


Day 13 484 miles


Day 14 406 miles (DC)


Day 15 509 miles (home)

 

You can almost iron butt it from Denver to St Louis in one day fairly easy. It's 80 mph almost the entire way on I70

 

The beginning of that day is Rocky Mountain NP and Estes Park but I'm betting I can get farther than Kansas.