I keep telling the wife when I retire we are moving out of town find a house with a porch between an orchard and a cattle ranch , I’ll be happy with some open space around me !

Mow the grass ! No No No watch it grow.  

That’s a long haul on the tracker , that’s a long haul even for the sportster. Have you ever been over 88 between here and there ? I’ve been as far as  south of Tahoe where I think 88 & 89 mix. Ebbetts Pass is one lane over the summit it’s cool till some moron with a motor home crashes. I can pick up 88  off of 99 up by Stockton and I know the way up to 89 after that is where the adventure begins. Seems finding gas stations up in the mountains is harder than it used to be , fewer open gas stations , see old stations closed up where I used to buy fuel. Long haul or not still would be a very scenic twisty ride. Once you’re off the valley floor and heading up nearing Jackson the twisties begin and you better like twisties. I like it when you’ve turned so many times a straight section of road makes you smile. Now that I think about it Sportster would be a major workout on Ebbetts Pass. Danger awaits on the pass , deer & bears in the road , sure it’s seasonal.

I like the roads less traveled , fewer cruisers just less traffic all together. Going thru the mountains needs research on a map you can always see the roads all that M/C traffic will take , it ok but not for me. Ebbetts pass is one of those roads I like , I shouldn’t have even mentioned the name.

Hwy 4 goes to 89 north of 88. As I recall 88 is not as winding as 4. Still would be a killer ride thru the mountains over Carson Pass and beyond.
I know I’ve been as far as where 88 meets 89 but it’s been at least fifteen years since going over the pass. And maybe 40 years since I came down 89 to 88 back to 99 cause of a huge landslide on 50 that year. It’s no straight line and may not be the quickest way but it may be the most direct route.

Sonora Pass is tough too , lots of dumb riders. I’ve lost my brakes on that road several times , one time the plastic hub caps were melting and smoking , when we got it stopped , I said a great place for a picnic.  

Hay Springman

You know me and Versey are retired ... what month is more likely for you to get off for  a  week and two weekends ?  
I was thinking of the Hottest month of the year so a ride through "BearTooth Pass" could fit in , but I'm not sure that is doable from where we're going ?
 
Maybe the "Hottest" month is not the best plan now - but - on this COLD RAINNY FEBUARY day in TN. --- anything with the word "HOT" in it sounds good right now !        

I don't know how many days to spend ridding about NV.    Going through there on the Super-Slab is the only way I've seen any of it.     I did go to the Painted Desert on one trip but then it was right back to the interstate (it might have been AZ. ? )  
Hay , why don't you see if Steve needs a summer ride ?