Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 I could have pulled over every 20 miles as the scenery changed to take more pics - hard to force yourself to just continue on .... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 This area is high desert, so despite looking warm - it wasn't. Temps were about 45F / 7C. Then headed up over thew mountains to about 9,500' and it got colder. Down to around 38-40F / 4.5C and windy. Was hoping this sign was true or I'd have to back track 100 miles..... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 Whole lot of nothing out here - no houses, no animals, nothing. But a great road to ride - high speed touring at it's finest .... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 Surprised at how well the Wing handles these roads at a fair pace. It's not fast but does well once it gets up to speed. Wind has a real effect on it at times, but other than that it does well... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Great stuff Eric......considering you've had rain the bike looks pretty clean! This is an amazing shot...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 Dropped out of the mountains for a bit into another basin area .... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, XTreme said: Great stuff Eric......considering you've had rain the bike looks pretty clean! This is an amazing shot...... Look at the trunk - it's dirty as Hell. Dirt is probably freaking you out ... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 Back up to 10,000' over the Escalante - Grand Staircase area of Route 12 south of Torrey, Utah. My favorite road in Utah... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 You can see why it's a fun road to ride. No run off room though and the drop is rather severe - bad place to crash... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 One last mountain area to cross before descending into Arizona and it's cold as fook - about 33F / 1C ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 I dropped off of this mountain into some serious heat. It was getting late in the day and it was time to make up some miles, so I hopped onto Interstate 15 for the 3 hour slog south to Vegas. Temps were now 95F / 35C and traffic was thick. Apparently they don't teach people to get outta the left passing lane in driving schools here, either. Pity. I feel bad passing them on the right and on the berm. But I made it to Vegas after a long day and enjoyed a few beers for dinner, Life is good.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, Earache said: Look at the trunk - it's dirty as Hell. Dirt is probably freaking you out ... I'd have to take it through a Jet Wash! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 44 minutes ago, XTreme said: I'd have to take it through a Jet Wash! ...and then spend 3 hours polishing! It's just gonna have to stay dirty until I get home. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Earache said: Had the Full American breakfast at one truck stop followed by the Full American lunch at another hours later. Just nothing else to eat out here .... Hope that’s not what you have in mind if you come over my way! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 This I really like! Â Â 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, Pedro said: Hope that’s not what you have in mind if you come over my way! It's just fuel - not really food. There are no restaurants out here so you end up eating crap out of fuel stations. It's that or nothing. Can't beat standing by your bike and eating 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 The scenery far outweighs the eating , that's for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 27 minutes ago, boboneleg said: The scenery far outweighs the eating , that's for sure I suppose you could carry your own food if it was that important to you. I just don't really care much what or if I eat on bike trips. Especially when I'm by myself - just eat quick and get it over with. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Excellent stuff Eric....MOTY material. Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 17 hours ago, Earache said: It's just fuel - not really food. There are no restaurants out here so you end up eating crap out of fuel stations. It's that or nothing. Can't beat standing by your bike and eating Me and Mandi would find ourselves doing that. Pack of biscuits, bread rolls with some sliced ham lobbed in. Whatever they were selling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Catteeclan said: Me and Mandi would find ourselves doing that. Pack of biscuits, bread rolls with some sliced ham lobbed in. Whatever they were selling. My staple lunch diet when travelling across France is a baguette, packet of Comte cheese and a bottle of beer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Catteeclan said: Me and Mandi would find ourselves doing that. Pack of biscuits, bread rolls with some sliced ham lobbed in. Whatever they were selling. Works for me! Some places do have some sandwiches of some type but most just have dry crackers, chips, etc. I'm okay with that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 51 minutes ago, boboneleg said: My staple lunch diet when travelling across France is a baguette, packet of Comte cheese and a bottle of beer I don't have the will power to stop at one beer once I've started. So have to leave those until evening. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 The wife's flight arrived really late last night - around 12:00 midnight. I didn't eat as we were going to go out when she arrived. So I looked around and found a 24 hour Mexican joint online that would be open. Great ! She likes Mexican food a lot so this will work out for us. We pile into the Uber and drive about 20 minutes to the place. As we pull up, we notice that it's located in a titty bar! This is gonna be good. I offered to just go back but she wanted some food so in we went.... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 The restaurant area was devoid of any nudity and was really clean. Beers were ice cold and her margarita was perfection, albeit a tad on the expensive side at $23.00. Pints were around $8.50 each so not too bad. Food was even decent. I should have snapped some pics but we devoured the stuff too fast and I forgot to photo. Anyway; usual Mexican crap slathered on a plate. Pretty good! Weird looking place with odd lights, very dark interior and big bouncer guys at the front door. All kinda odd, weird Vegas kinda shit. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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