My wife and I along with her mom and dad, have thought about going on a mc ride from Seattle to Grand Canyon via the pacific coast highway. I was wondering if anyone here has done a similar trip? We want to go in late June and would like to be at Grand Canyon over the 4th of July. For all of us this would be the longest trip we have ever been on at any one given time, we know we need to pace ourselves. Also does anyone know about the average speed of CA Highway 1?

 

I did and had the time of my life, here's the write up;
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=19808

 

I haven't riden the whole route, but I have riden roughly from Astoria Oregon to The Avenue of the Giants California via 101. So since you will be heading south expect average speeds from Astoria to Newport Oregon to be about 45 mph, lots to see as well this I didn't calculate in. South of Newport it opens up alot between towns and they are smaller so you can average closer to the speed limit. Southern Oregon coast is amazing. If you are going to camp Humbug Mountain is a great camp ground for that, its about 40 miles from the Califonia border. Be prepared for bad weather June on the coast is extremely hit and miss rain wise, shouldn't be anything new for you though since you live in Tacoma .

 

I can only speak to the speeds on the 1, south of the bay area to Morro Bay. SLOW, it's an epic ride, but not one to complete in a hurry.

 

Be ready for the Mojave Desert and AZ to be really hot in July. Not the best time the year to go there IMO.