2026 Adventure Video
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Adventure Plan 2026 and Book Project
Adventure Plan 2026 and Book Project Costa Mesa, California April 7, 2026 Dear Family Friends: I hope your 2026 is off to a good start. Here are two updates—my 2026 Adventure Plan and my Book Project. 2026 Adventure Plan I have always wanted to complete a tour of the World War II battlefields in [ ] The post Adventure Plan 2026 and Book Project appeared first on Eight Summits .
My Annual New Year’s Message
Costa Mesa, Ca. January 1, 2026 Dear Family Friends: On the darkest eve of the second year of World War II, King George VI came to the microphone of the BBC to deliver the annual Christmas message to the British Commonwealth. He spoke these eloquent and immortal words:* I said to the man who [ ] The post My Annual New Year s Message appeared first on Eight Summits .
Burke TransAmerica Trail
Costa Mesa, California August 2, 2025 Dear Family Friends: Here is a 38-minute movie highlighting my recent adventure solo riding a motorcycle across the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Bill Burke The post Burke TransAmerica Trail appeared first on Eight Summits .
Post Script to the BTAT
Medford, Oregon July 29, 2025 Dear Family Friends: Tomorrow, I fly home from Medford, Oregon. I will store my bike at a storage facility close to the airport. Alan Cook will pick it up in 3 to 4 weeks and deliver it to my home. July 28. While I was staying at the B B [ ] The post Post Script to the BTAT appeared first on Eight Summits .
The End of the Cross-Country Journey
Langlois, Oregon June 27, 2025 Dear Family Friends: I arrived at Port Orford, Oregon today and have now completed the BTAT. What a treat to see the Pacific Ocean. The 3-hour ride from Eugene to Port Orford was a continuation of the phenomenal beauty in the state of Oregon. Liz, my daughter’s roommate at [ ] The post The End of the Cross-Country Journey appeared first on Eight Summits .
Close to the Finish Line
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Oregon-Last State on the BTAT
July 24, 2025 Dear Family Friends: July 23. Today, I leave Utah and enter Idaho. In order to move off the major highways and upgrade the scenery, I decided to change my route and take backroads into the Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho. My destination is Sun Valley, Idaho, a favorite ski venue in [ ] The post Oregon-Last State on the BTAT appeared first on Eight Summits .
From the Mountains to the Desert to Green River to Salt Lake City
Snowville, Utah July 22, 2025 Dear Family Friends: July 20. This was not my favorite day on the BTAT. I left Ouray in the morning and traveled 163 miles from Ouray to Green River, Utah. The trip took me down the mountains of Colorado, through the high desert of Colorado and into the plains [ ] The post From the Mountains to the Desert to Green River to Salt Lake City appeared first on Eight…
Fun Stop in Ouray
Ouray, Colorado July 20, 2025 Dear Family Friends: July 18. I got an early, 8 am start for my next ride destination, which is Ouray Colorado where I will meet with my best high school friend, Jim Rollans and my nephew, Jeff Smestad, and his wife Nicci. Jim has a “cabin“ in Ridgeway, just [ ] The post Fun Stop in Ouray appeared first on Eight Summits .