Back from a 2-day, 500 mile, all back roads trip to Maine

Erci

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Wow what a special one this was! This was our 1st time going to Maine so we wanted to make the most of it. We left at 8am Saturday and rode 5 hours straight to get to Portland. Consumed copious quantities of lobster rolls. Checked into our hotel and then uber'd back to town center for some exploring and brewery/bar hopping (Portland is a VERY cool town!). Stayed out till about 10 (I was so tired at that point I coulda taken a nap on a sidewalk! lol)
Headed out at 8 next morning to one of the local breakfast places, followed by more exploring (did I mention Portland is a very cool town? :) ) and a 90 minute ride to one of the several Portland peninsulas with yet another lobster roll shack at the very tip of it. From there, it was a 6 hour ride home which included THE most amazing mountain pass I've ever seen/ridden.. 73 miles of astonishing views and curves, curves, curves! We were too tired to stop, so no pictures from the pass, but we'll definitely be going back there!

V-Strom was a good choice for this trip. Just gonna have to do something about the stock seat. It's not terrible, but I know it can be a lot better.

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Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing. If you really want elevation, head out west!
Elevation is relative to the height of the starting point :D

But yes.. I definitely want to spend some time riding on west coast .. and maybe Europe :D
 

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Beautiful pictures! I have some history in Maine. Did some clam digging on Cousins Island just north of Portland. Awesome clam bake! Amazing place!

Thank you for sharing the trip with us! :rockon:
 
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