We really enjoyed motorcycle trip on US 50. Even with the rain. And it rained...a lot.

Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado were an absolute blast to motorcycle through on this historic road. Indiana and Illinois were not the best, but still better than a major interstate.

My recommendation is that if you have time, do US 50 the whole way on your motorcycle. If you're really pressed for time, burn miles on an Interstate and then pick up US 50 in Missouri.

Also, for the motorcycle campers out there, plan on some extra time for camping. Campsites were pretty hard to find along US 50, especially in Kansas. Once you get to Colorado, the camping is outstanding.

Finally, we did this trip in early September which I would highly recommend. It gets a little cold on some of the high mountain passes, but the rest of the time its extremely pleasant. I would not do anything through the mountains later than September without a lot of warm gear!

So, if you're looking for a great cross country motorcycle trip on one of the last remaining transcontinental highways, US 50 is definitely going to fit the bill for you.

One day, I'm hoping we get to ride our motorcycle across the whole country on US 50 from Maryland to California, or at the very least the parts that we didn't do on this motorcycle trip.

Keep ridin'

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