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Mulberry bagsMs. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, let the anticipation build for hours on Sunday in the Pentagon’s North Parking Lot, where thousands of bikers (and their rumbling Harleys) had gathered for the annual Rolling Thunder rally ahead of Memorial Day. And then, suddenly, there she was: Ms. Palin, with her husband, Todd, and the rest of the family. Wearing matching black Harley-Davidson helmets, they rode motorcycles toward the front of the procession through a

Mulberry handbagscrush of cameramen, photographers, reporters and leather-clad bikers, all jostling for just a peek at the woman who might be president. A traditional political appearance it was not. She did not make any public remarks or shake hands with dignitaries. There was no news release accompanying her visit. And after the short ride to the National Mall — she rode on the back of a volunteer’s bike — she sped off in a black sport utility vehicle to points unknown to anyone outside her small circle, even to the reporters covering her. Ms. Palin’s visit here — to start her

Mulberry outletstill-mysterious One Nation bus tour along the East Coast — provided no clarity about whether she will run for the Republican presidential nomination. But it did reinforce the idea that if she does, her campaign will not be conducted in the usual way. Indeed, the appearance offered a study in contrasts between Ms. Palin and her would-be Republican rivals, who, as she rumbled through Washington clad in black leather, did the things that candidates for president usually do. Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, appeared on the ABC News program “This Week” dressed for the part: navy suit, pressed white shirt, light-blue tie. He said the usual things about policies and positions, praising the House Republican budget and insisting that the nation face its debt problem. “I don’t think we should raise the debt ceiling,”

mulberry bagsMr. Pawlenty told the program’s host, Christiane Amanpour. “And if the Congress moves in that direction,” he said, “they better get something really good for it. It better be permanent, and it better be structural, like a balanced budget amendment, and like permanent caps and limits on spending that are specific.” Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the former governor of Utah who is also considering a jump into the presidential race, recently took a textbook swing through New Hampshire, stopping at the gun shops that politicians like to visit. Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, went to Iowa last week for a speech, and he promises to announce his candidacy formally in New Hampshire on Thursday. And then there is Ms. Palin. The multistate tour she announced with fanfare on the Web site of her political action committee last week remains obscure to most. Her aides refused to say where she was going or when, pointing reporters and others to her Web site, which, as of late Sunday, gave no details. Her brief statement about the tour on the Web is filled only with gauzy imagery about the “patriotic sites” she will visit in the days ahead. “We encourage you to support the pro-America events we’ll be privileged to participate in during these coming weeks,” she said in a written statement. “Discover the ties that bind Americans, our history, our traditions, and the exceptional nature of our country!” The first of those stops, the biker rally, was mostly friendly territory, though some in the crowd said they wondered whether she was there to support their causes or to further her own celebrity-driven political career. Many said they would welcome a presidential campaign by Ms. Palin.