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A Miata Walkabout…CA, NV, ID, OR, WA…nope no motorcycles involved!
As I was loading the boot of the Miata, I quickly realized there really isn’t much more room than on my BMW R1200R, but weight distribution to the lowest point was now for convenience rather than solely performance. I had all the essentials for a “walkabout” including a newly found Zin that had a great…
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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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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 5 to home!
Today’s map between Bullhead City and Big Pine. 416 miles Laughlin is a strip of casinos along the river. I rode by on the opposite side and got this shot. Not great, but you get the idea. Hwy 163 out of Bullhead City heading to LV is a blast. It’s a bunch of big sweepers…
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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 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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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…
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Part 4–Visiting some desert rats–A solo journey across NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, TX
The following morning, I packed the bike heading across West Texas and into New Mexico in some of the most windy riding ever. On to see friends in Truth or Consequences, NM I wanted to ride toward NM without getting back onto I40, so instead I went through several small working farm towns and once…
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Part 3–Visiting some desert rats–A solo journey across NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, TX
For the next few days, I hung out with Dave, Betty and Don and we explored that which only West Texas can offer, like the esoteric Cadillac Ranch for one! Don generously offered to drive me around to see the sights, which was perfect so we could talk and I was able to garnish the…