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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2019, 02:14:37 PM » |
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Bye Alabama. Hello MS.
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2019, 03:28:28 PM » |
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Bye AR. Hello OK. Tomorrow all day OK.
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2019, 06:10:14 PM » |
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Bye AR. Hello OK. Tomorrow all day OK.
Good luck! Super slab or back roads? |
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2019, 04:31:56 PM » |
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Bye AR. Hello OK. Tomorrow all day OK.
Good luck! Super slab or back roads? Mainly 4 lane today running away from weather. Now in Guymon OK. |
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2019, 05:47:48 PM » |
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Staying at the Best western? With the Mexican restaurant in the parking lot?
I stayed there a couple of times on my way out to NM.
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2019, 05:58:44 PM » |
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Wow Britman, your making some time.  blue lights on? Enjoy InZane!  |
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« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2019, 04:13:15 AM » |
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Staying at the Best western? With the Mexican restaurant in the parking lot?
I stayed there a couple of times on my way out to NM.
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« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2019, 04:14:41 AM » |
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Wow Britman, your making some time. blue lights on? Enjoy InZane! Not really. 414 miles yesterday across OK dodging some weather. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2019, 04:45:41 AM » |
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I rode with Britman to Hazen AK... he got a cold and I ditched him  to ride with The Wild Bunch... almost 700 miles on i40 and I think Allan could have gone 700 more... I'm noodling around Colorado by myself now and they are charging hard...  -Mike "dragon in Texas" |
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« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2019, 05:05:53 AM » |
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Bruce and I will be riding 92 in Colorado today and stopping in Gunnison for the night. We’re just poking around now, seeing the sights an waiting for Inzane.
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« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2019, 05:33:51 AM » |
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Bruce and I will be riding 92 in Colorado today and stopping in Gunnison for the night. We’re just poking around now, seeing the sights an waiting for Inzane.
I plotted a route to Gunnison for tonight, but after a phone call from Wimp, I'm going to meet up with them in Durango tonight... -Mike |
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« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2019, 06:02:23 AM » |
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Man, I'm getting jealous of ya'll wandering around! I start packing the bike Friday, tie up some loose ends, and head out Saturday morning, planning on Tucumcari Saturday night, then a leisurely stroll into Taos Sunday.....
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« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2019, 03:04:26 PM » |
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I rode with Britman to Hazen AK... he got a cold and I ditched him to ride with The Wild Bunch... almost 700 miles on i40 and I think Allan could have gone 700 more... I'm noodling around Colorado by myself now and they are charging hard... -Mike "dragon in Texas" I was there today in CLAYTON NM. I wish you had visited Capulin Volcano. You rode right by it. |
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« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2019, 03:05:30 PM » |
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Today was a first. 90 mph right between two massive storms. All I had was an arc of sunlight ahead of me as I rode north from Clayton to Raton NM. 2 funnel clouds dropped out of the storm to the right and the clouds were so low I could feel damp tendrils on the back of my neck. Hellacious side wind had me hanging off the left side of the bike. Semi trailers were heeling like a sailboat. 38 miles and I squeaked through the gap as it closed behind me.
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« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2019, 03:07:14 PM » |
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« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2019, 03:25:22 PM » |
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Glad all is good Paul. I went through your home turf. On Saturday right through Clayton Ga. on my way home from my 9 days on the road. I was able to log almost 3000 miles. I had intended to head west but Mother Nature had different ideas so I spent 9 days riding mountain roads in Va,NC and N Ga. it was a good time. Even made it to the outer banks of NC. Stayed one night in Kitty Hawk and toured some light houses.
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« Reply #17 on: June 05, 2019, 12:07:13 AM » |
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I wish you had visited Capulin Volcano. You rode right by it.Capulin you say?  -Mike
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« Reply #18 on: June 05, 2019, 01:16:37 AM » |
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I wish you had visited Capulin Volcano. You rode right by it.Capulin you say? -Mike Excellent! |
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« Reply #19 on: June 05, 2019, 06:36:25 AM » |
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Capulin volcano ? Check  Dan |
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« Reply #20 on: June 05, 2019, 06:34:04 PM » |
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Durango tonight via South Fork, Lake City, Montrose.
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« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2019, 03:55:13 AM » |
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There we were, Big Wolf and I, standing at the overlook gazing at the headwaters of the Rio Grande River just down the east side of Slumgullion Pass, and... I hear this voice behind me with a distinctly British accent! I look around and... HOLY COW! It's one of my favorite Americans! Sure was good running into you that way, Paul... See ya again in a few days...
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« Reply #22 on: June 06, 2019, 05:39:25 AM » |
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That's one of my most-favorite rides in Colorado - Slumgullian pass! Great choice y'all. Wish I was riding there with you. Lake City - just North of the pass - great overnight stop. Particularly the North Face Lodge. However I see their price has DOUBLED. Used to be, you got to stay in a B&B at motel prices. Very nicely appointed, themed rooms, excellent patio, for about $80 a night. Now it's $170. Oh well - I expected them to put their prices where they should be for the quality they deliver. It was nice while it lasted...
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« Reply #23 on: June 06, 2019, 03:32:37 PM » |
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Mark,
I haven't stayed in Lake City in several years... I do like that town, though... The prices there are a bit steep for this 'senior citizen on a fixed income', but I was thinking of making an exception this time... No vacancies I could find on the internet (at least within my 'stretch' budget tolerance range) for the night we needed!
Heck, I had Jerry along with me, so I figured I had a co-signer available, and I was fairly optimistic I could sweet talk their credit manager... hopefully into not having to put up one or more of my grand-kids as collateral...
In the end, however, we stayed in Durango... Too pricey there too, but I didn't relish the thought of spending the night on the road or under a tree someplace... Alas, price is commensurate with and in-step with supply and demand... a three-way dynamic, and right now the 'favor needle' is pointing towards vendors... Of course, it might be a Russian conspiracy...
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In the end, however, we stayed in Durango...
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« Reply #25 on: June 06, 2019, 06:33:25 PM » |
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I'm at Durango now... I rode down 149 today, best road so far  ... I stopped at one of the little gas stops in lake city, Town Square Cabins and they had cabins available... I kind of wish I'd stayed there...  They are worried about flooding there... -Mike |
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« Reply #32 on: June 07, 2019, 06:06:28 AM » |
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« Reply #33 on: June 07, 2019, 11:38:00 AM » |
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Dang, you went up 149 and down 550 that day! -Mike When the weather gods are smiling it's time to ride. First time in the MDH when it didn't rain or there was low cloud. |
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« Reply #34 on: June 07, 2019, 01:55:10 PM » |
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Man, I'm getting jealous of ya'll wandering around! I start packing the bike Friday, tie up some loose ends, and head out Saturday morning, planning on Tucumcari Saturday night, then a leisurely stroll into Taos Sunday..... Will the eldest spawn be joining you? Will she be 'Winging it or on the other Valk? |
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« Reply #35 on: June 08, 2019, 08:10:45 AM » |
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Oh joy. A drooping kickstand.
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Oh joy. A drooping kickstand.
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DO NOT GO RIDE PAST THE BRIDGE ON HWY 507 south of Taos. It turns into a Moki Dugway dirt road. More bumps than a Turkish bellydancer. AND STEEP IN PLACES.
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