Florida Loop 2026 | T Minus One Day

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April 3rd, 2026

Kickstand Up – April 4th, 2026

Tomorrow April 4th, 2026, I roll out on Day One on my Florida Loop 2026 Motorcycle Camping / Touring trip of Florida.  Checking another state off my bucket list to have ridden a motorcycle in all 50 states of the United States.

I will be riding Bruce with my full Alaska 2028 loadout from Douglasville, Georgia to Pensacola, Florida and Camping on Gulf for the night.  Planned Miles for Day 1 = 441 Miles.

Florida Loop 2026 Trip Plan

Day One – Pensacola, Florida = 441 Miles – Camp
Day Two – Lake City, Florida = 376 Miles – Camp
Day Three – Chokoloskee Island, Florida = 392 Miles – Motel
Day Four – Everglades National Park, Florida = 140 Miles – Camp
Day Five – Key West, Florida = 175 Miles – Hotel
Day 6 – Lake Okeechobee / Indiantown, Florida = 280 Miles – Camp
Day 7 – Lake City, Florida = 354 Miles – Camp
Day 8 – Douglasville, Georgia = 328 Miles – Home

Total Planned Miles = 2,486 Miles

Alaska 2028 – Bike Configuration & Loadout Test

The primary objective of Florida Loop 2026 other than exploring Florida and checking another state off my bucket list goal is to test Bruce’s configuration and loadout for my planned upcoming Alaska 2028 Motorcycle Tour.

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Ride All 50 States – Bucket List Goal

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2026 Map – States based on the 1st year I have ridden a motorcycle in them.

Ride All 50 States – Bucket List Goal

In 2015, I decided that I wanted to ride a motorcycle in all 50 states of the United States before I become worm food.  Below are the states and the year I first rode in them since making this goal.

  1. Minnesota – 2015
  2. Wisconsin – 2015
  3. Iowa – 2015
  4. California – 2017
  5. Arizona – 2017
  6. Nevada – 2018
  7. Utah – 2019
  8. Oregon – 2020
  9. Washington – 2020
  10. Idaho – 2020
  11. Colorado – 2020
  12. Kansas – 2020
  13. Oklahoma – 2020
  14. Texas – 2020
  15. New Mexico – 2020
  16. Louisiana – 2020
  17. Mississippi – 2020
  18. Alabama – 2020
  19. Georgia – 2020
  20. North Carolina – 2021
  21. South Carolina – 2021
  22. Tennessee – 2023
  23. Kentucky – 2023
  24. Illinois – 2023
  25. Nebraska – 2023
  26. South Dakota – 2023
  27. Wyoming – 2023
  28. Indiana – 2023
  29. Florida – 2026 (April 4th)

21 States to go after Florida Loop 2026

Bruce Status Update – March 29, 2026

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Here is a short(ish) video updating the current status of Bruce, my 2025 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special. Bruce was brought back to Atlanta Harley-Davidson on March 26, 2026. I am hoping to pickup Bruce by Wednesday April 1st, 2026. I am scheduled to roll out on Saturday April 4th, 2026 to begin Florida Loop 2026.

Cub Cadet Touring Configuration

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March 29, 2026

With Bruce, my 2025 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special, in the shop again at Atlanta Harley-Davidson (New rear tire and they are fixing one of their wiring jobs on the bike) I have become concerned that Bruce will not be ready in time for my Florida Loop 2026 Touring trip to kickoff this coming Saturday April rth, 2026.

Cub Cadet – Touring Configuration

So, I have decided to prepare the Touring Configuration for my Cub Cadet Mower…..Just In Case 🙂

Creative Touring

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With Bruce (my 2025 Pan America Special 1250) back in the shop again at Atlanta Harley-Davidson (Getting a new rear tire and Atlatna Harley-Davidson fixing their wiring install) I am concerned that Bruce will not be ready in time for my Florida Loop 2026 Touring Trip scheduled to start this Saturday April 4th, 2026.

So, instead of possibly delaying the trip, I have deciced to prepare an alternate vehichle if needed.

Behold my Touring Cub Cadet

Alabama Ride with Tristan – March 22,2026

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March 22, 2026

Planned Ride

The planned ride into Alabama with Tristan as Pillon was to ride into Alabama from Douglasville, Georga on Georgia Highway 5 / Alabama Highway 48, grab a quick lunch in Lineville, Alabama and then ride north on Alabama Highway 281 through the Talladega National Forest and then back to Douglasville, GA via non-interstate for a planned total of 178 miles roundtrip.

This section of Alabama Highway 281 has some nice twisties and some pretty hill country and rolls by Cheaha Mountain, at an elevation of 2,413 feet, is Alabama’s highest natural point.

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Florida Loop 2026 – T Minus Two Weeks

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Kickstand Up in Two Weeks – April 4th, 2026

Florida Loop 2026 is the not so clever name for my upcoming motorcycle touring trip, riding a loop of the state of Florida…. hence the name of the trip .

The trip as planned will be 8 days starting from Douglasville, Georgia to Pensacola, Florida and follow along the gulf and Florida’s west coast to the Everglades and Key West, Florida.  Then turn around and roll north following Florida’s east coast (more or less) and some interior back to Douglasville, Georgia.

Planned Miles = 2,495

Camping Nights = 5

Hotel stays = 2

Kickstand up: April 04, 2026

This will be my first touring trip with Bruce, my 2025 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special.

For all of the planned details of this touring trip, Click Here for my original Florida Loop 2026 post.

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Death Valley Day 2

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Death Valley Day 2 – February 19, 2018

This was the first touring trip with Dexter, 2005 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic.

I rode from Beatty, Nevada back to Death Valley coming in from Amargosa Valley and was planning on riding up to Dantes View, however the road to Dantes View was closed. 

I then rode down to Furnace Creek and headed to Artists Circle and Badwater, also in Death Valley.  From there I rode to Baker, California and stopped at the fantastic The Mad Greek and rode back to Lake Elsinore, California.

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Death Valley Day 1

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Death Valley Day 1 – February 18, 2018

This was the first touring trip with Dexter, 2005 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic.

I rode from Lake Elsinore, California, to Lone Pine, California, through Death Valley, visited the Ghost Town Rhyolite, Nevada and stayed in a hotel in Beatty, Nevada.

The ride North on US Highway 395 was quite windy.  The descent into Death Valley on CA Highway 190 was entertaining with a well-maintained twisty road and breathtaking views of the valley below from the mountains.

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