In conclusion, I would like to conclude

The short story of our trip:

On June 26th, 2009, Scott and I each hopped on our own Kawasaki KLR650 motorcycles and left Edmonton. We rode  through the Canadian prairies, northern Ontario, and up through Montreal. We came into northern New Brunswick, and spent a couple weeks exploring the Maritimes, including PEI and 8 days in Newfoundland. Then we drove through Maine, New Hampshire and other states to Brooklyn, New York City. Crazy on a motorcycle, I'll gotta say. We came back to Ontario for a day through Niagara Falls and re-entered the states at the Sarnia/Port Huron Blue Water Bridge. Several days (and states) later, we got to Mount Rushmore. Then we visited Yellowstone National Park, rode the "Going to the Sun" road in Montana, and came into Canada (the border guard said "What is this, the Wrong Way Around*?" Up through Banff and back home to Edmonton.

All our posts are now reverse chronological, so you'll have to start from somewhere around here and work your way to newer posts to read the whole thing from the start.

*A pun on Ewan McGregor's "Long Way Around" motorcycle journey.

Stats

Provinces/States (26):

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Ontario

Quebec

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland

Maine

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Connecticut

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Michigan

Indiana

Illinois

Iowa

Nebraska

Minnesota

South Dakota

Wyoming

Montana

Idaho

Quarts of Oil Consumed:

Scott - 6

Marc - 22

Distance Travelled:

16,686 Km

10,368 Miles

Accommodation nights:

Camp - 22

Motel - 9

Other - 5

Souvenirs bought:

2

Average Km/day:

451

Moose spotted:

A dozen or so

Whales:

Half Dozen

Bald Eagles:

5

Antelope/Elk/Deer/Buffalo:

A whole bunch

Acquisition and consumption of home-baked goods:

3

(special thanks to Erin, Nancy Cook and Scott's Aunt)

Dropped Bike:

Scott - 3

Marc - 3.5

Hats acquired:

Brought 2, Acquired 4, Lost 2.

Approximate trip cost:

$67 (Canadian) per day.

Legal costs:

$300

Mileage:

35mpg (US gallon)