U.S. Sunrise to Sunset Ride

Eastport, ME to La Push, WA in 3 days

Eastport, Maine

Starting banquet will be an early bird dinner held at:

Eastport Chowder House
167 Water St
Eastport, ME 04631
(207) 853-4700

Bob St. George, Bob Collins, and Sean Lyons will be available to witnesses & sign your start form.

Although there are several gas stations in EastPort, none is open at night or early in the morning, plan your gas accordingly.

Witnesses will NOT be available in the morning

There are two banks in EastPort with 24 hour ATM which will serve as your starting receipt.

Primary Starting Location:

First Bank
102 Washington Street
P. O. Box F
Eastport, ME 04631
Phone: 207-853-6270

If there is a problem with the primary ATM, the alternative bank is:

Bangor Savings Bank
54 Washington St
Eastport, ME 04631
(207) 853-2534

Click here for local information on Eastport

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End Location

La Push, Washington

GPS Coordinates: 47.90778N 124.63531W

This is located near the end of WA highway 110 (La Push road and Adler Street)

West Coast Host: Dorsey Price

LaPush is a very small village in the Quileute Indian Reservation, there not much there.
We've arranged for IBA/MTF member Dorsey Price to be there waiting for you.

Dorsey will be at the end location between 10:00 PM Wednesday night and 2:00 AM Thursday morning.
Dorsey Price will clock you in by GPS time and sign your ending witness form at the end location.

Dorsey must sign you in and record your time in order to be counted as part of the MTF ride

Ending Breadkfast

The Forks Coffee Shop is known for their giant pancake breakfast. We'll meet there about 7:00AM on Thursday. Our witness will be there to perform your ending witness duty and collect the paperwork. He'll forward electronic copies of your paperwork and receipts to the MTF for processing.
Forks Coffee Shop
241 S Forks Ave
Forks, WA 98331
http://www.forkscoffeeshop.com/

Click here for local information on La Push, WA

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Responsibility to Report

The MTF and IBA are dedicated to SAFE long distance riding.
If you are registered and are not going to make the check-in deadline at the starting location, you must contact sunrise2sunset@dcbnet.com or call the MTF emergency number that will be provided to you as the ride start approachess. We don't have to wonder why you didn't show. A special phone number will be provided to all riders prior to the start of the ride to call in the event they terminate their ride.
If at anytime during the ride you question whether or not you should continue, by all means you should terminate the ride.
Listening to your body is an important part of long distance riding and you should not continue unless you are comfortable with your physical and mental state.

If you terminate the ride or have an accident, you must notifying us by calling the MTF emergency number that will be provided as soon as reasonably possible.

Failure to report at the begining, or at the end of the ride or in the event of termination may result in suspension from future MTF Events.

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Witness Form & Gas Log

Attention Riders: You should download and print
the Witness Forms and Gas Log and complete before arriving at the site.

It is the riders responsibilty to plan their final route to ensure they obtain proper receipts at all the mandatory stops.

Click here to download the Sunrise to Sunset Witness Form & Gas Log

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Ride Philosophy

The Motorcycle Tourer's Forum's role in these rides is simply logistics. Riders are responsible for their ride and are encouraged to ride as individuals. A quote from an LDRider will be used as the philosophy: "Everyone gets tired at different times, or gets hungry or even has to pee at different times. It's YOUR ride and it really isn't much fun when you are sitting on the side of the road waiting for your riding partner who is taking a quick nap."

• Although the trip is being organized as a "group" ride, riders are encouraged to ride individually and join with other riders at the end to celebrate. 

• Riders will be staged so as to leave in a staggered start. Riders may request to be staged with a riding partner(s). Small groups of 3 or 4 are acceptable, but riding in a pack is not considered safe and is not allowed during MTF Long Distant events.

• If you elect to start in a small group, whether you continue to ride as a group once you are on the road is up to you. If you find that your habits are not compatible with the group, simply wave off. It is nothing personal. In addition to the problems mentioned above, the group may have different attitudes about driving speeds. If you are tough enough to do a TC, you should be tough enough not to yield to the pressure of the group to conform.   

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