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2015 BIG MONEY RALLY!! A new reason to ride!!
It’s been a relatively quiet year for me this year. Not particularly for any reason or maybe for a thousand reasons, but my bike has seen more garage time this year than ever before and it breaks my heart. I am such an enthusiast, a traveler, an explorer, a visitor and not least of all,…
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The final leg of the Big Money Rally Run to the SW!!!
Ok…finally let’s wrap this journey up!!! I grabbed the first motel in Holbrook which happened to be an American’s Best Value. I wasn’t expecting much, but it ended up being super clean, crazily painted, and had a great bed. What more can one expect, all that and for under 60 bucks. They provided a voucher…
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The Big Money Rally continues…
I’ve been visiting friends. The first was a moto-pal in Edgewood 30 miles east of Albuquerque, and now I’m in Truth or Consequences with some wonderful pals from my days of living in Alaska. I am fortunate to have some great places to stay along my journey. I didn’t get many BMR shots in Albuquerque…
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Big Money Rally…CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX as weather allows!
I never thought I’d need motivation to go for a motorcycle ride, however this winter has been one where even though the weather wasn’t bad, I just wanted to hole up and vegetate. I haven’t been motivated to do art, to do much knitting or even to get into some fine cooking, so when I…
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Desert Fever–Part 4
The VLA is an interesting place. Anyone who has seen the movie Contact with Jody Foster will recognize the place. It’s used for radio astronomy. You can read all about it here. The wind was howling out there, more so that I have experienced before, but the sky was clear as a bell. The…
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Desert Fever–Part 3
Sheesh, day three became day four and five and and… So, let me move back in time to catch up to where I am now. I left the hot springs and headed to Truth or Consequences, NM. My plan was to ride to Lordsburg and then go up into the mountains and take one of…
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Desert Fever–part 2
Day 2 Today I was going to iron butt as close as I’ll ever get. I rode 600 miles by the time I arrived at the Essence of Tranquility Hot Springs and not without some light evening full moon action. ; ) The Map from Beatty, NV to Safford, AZ Gotta love NV Lots of…
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Desert Fever…a ride into the SW yet again!
My grandson has spring break this week which means grandma is off the time clock and can take a quick jaunt to the desert for needed fix of pure high desert air. It seems I can’t go over a month without some sort of desert exposure. It’s funny, some people think of Sacramento as…
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A little Winter Adventure to the Southwest…
My mind was fully occupied. I was humming Canned Heat’s, “on the road again” and melding with the pavement beneath my wheels and all the while keeping heads up for crazy automobile drivers talking on phones, texting or eating their morning meal. Yep another day touring America! I had it in my mind to seek…
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Part 5–Visiting some desert rats–A solo journey across NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, TX
I was up early considering I had gone to bed early, I wasn’t too surprised. I got the bike packed and left Holbrook after some coffee and a quick bite at the motel around 8 am. It was a bit chilly, so I donned my Kilmanjaro jacket and called it good. I knew it would…