200 Miles Before Breakfast: Kristian Richardson • The 50th National Rally

200 Miles Before Breakfast is a podcast by, for and about the members of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Every episode allows you to get to know the MOA one member at a time. Listen or download with the embedded player below – and please subscribe! 200MBB is in all the major podcasting apps along with the MOA’s other podcast, Chasing the Horizon.

If you’re not already planning to attend the Rally in Great Falls, Montana, this summer, you probably shouldn’t listen to this episode. Kristian Richardson of the Montana Office of Tourism – a BMW rider, by the way, and now an MOA member to boot – tells us all about where to find the best roads in Montana.

We also discuss the weather, the police and much more about Montana. Don’t forget to visit the Fiesta Mexicana Taco Bus in Dillon – Kristian says they make the best tacos north of Arizona. Tune in now and start getting excited about coming to the Rally! For more info about the rally, check out RALLY.BMWMOA.ORG.

US 89 from Flagstaff, Ariz., to Great Falls and beyond
Wolf Creek to Choteau on US 287
Montana Rts 278 and 43 (Dillon/Wisdom)

Kristian followed up with an email, saying, “I wanted to also let you know that I forgot to mention a route when we spoke. I hardly think of it because it’s rarely open due to elevation (~June 1 – Sept 15), but the Beartooth Highway is absolutely breathtaking! It’s not for the faint of heart though. The route takes you to nearly 11,000 feet near Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana. In fact, Charles Kuralt from the TV show On the Road calls it ‘the most beautiful drive in America.’ It’ll be open when you’re all in Montana.”

Finally, the communication device Kristian mentions in the discussion is the iSatPhone 2, available from inmarsat.

For more info about visiting Montana, drop by the Visit Montana website, and order your free Montana maps & guidebooks in plenty of time to plan your trip.

10 Comments

Mark Jones

February 14, 2020 at 2:48 pm 3 years ago

Looks like they are riding a K1600?

Wes Fleming

February 14, 2020 at 2:55 pm 3 years ago

Indeed they are!
1. Mike Stuhlmiller
  
  February 15, 2020 at 9:15 am 3 years ago
  
  Excellent podcast! Riding to the rally from northern Idaho. Exploring Idaho and Montana every riding season – thanks for the scenic riding tips! Agree – large critters in abundance dawn and dusk.
Kristian Richardson

February 14, 2020 at 4:19 pm 3 years ago

Hi Mark. Kristian here. That’s a stock photo.. Not my bike, nor me, or the person behind. Hope to see you in Montana in June!

William Dudley

February 14, 2020 at 8:47 pm 3 years ago

Funny, I see no “embedded player” with either Firefox or Chrome browsers. What does it look like, and where on the page should it be?

Wes Fleming

February 15, 2020 at 8:31 am 3 years ago

Not sure why you can’t see it in Chrome – it is definitely there!

JC Sanchez

February 28, 2020 at 12:06 am 2 years ago

Woooww they are great photographers too! I love all the pictures in this blog post. Keep up with the adventures and thanks for sharing!

David Young

March 6, 2020 at 9:00 am 2 years ago

How can I get the route from Flagstaff to Great Falls, for it does not look like it always follows US-89?

D Young

March 6, 2020 at 12:42 pm 2 years ago

Is there a way to get more road detail on the US-89 Route from Flagstaff to Great Falls? I would like to take this route after the rally. The route does not follow US-89 all of the way.

jerry

December 29, 2020 at 1:19 pm 2 years ago

it would be great to ‘print’ or GPX of these routes if possible, thanks, great guest.

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