Michael K (Az.)
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"You have to admire a healthy tomatillo!"
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« on: May 22, 2012, 03:34:52 PM » |
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Phoenix, Vegas, Hurricane, Ut., N. Rim, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, Eclipse Watch, Teeth adventures and all with a revolving cast of characters! https://picasaweb.google.com/108913941249965138010/UtAndBeyond#Please use the "slideshow" and slow it down to 6 sec. so as to read my pithy comments. |
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« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2012, 04:49:10 PM » |
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Great report !!! Some of those roads were familiar, due to my trip last year down to Peoria. Looks like you did better in that you took some time to peruse and take some cool pics. Would have loved to have gone along.
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« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2012, 04:52:42 PM » |
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I have a laptop at home, I had to get my glasses out to see that you weren't going to ButtHead City...  If your riding buddies are like mine, everyone is blowing their BigBF quad horns and revving up Cobra pipes right now...  -Mike |
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Michael K (Az.)
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"You have to admire a healthy tomatillo!"
Glendale, AZ
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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2012, 05:13:15 PM » |
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"If your riding buddies are like mine, everyone is blowing their BigBF quad horns and revving up Cobra pipes right now..." Ha ha ha! That's EXACTLY what I was doing!!  Except I wuz revving my 2 bros! |
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« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2012, 05:26:31 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2012, 05:29:35 PM » |
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Great report!! Thanks!
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RiderNJ
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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2012, 05:35:30 PM » |
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Outstanding!
A ride like that through that part of the country is definitely on the bucket list.
RiderNJ
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iliveforcurves
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« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2012, 05:41:06 PM » |
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Excellent! Thanks for sharing. |
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Live to ride, ride to...uh, what was the question again?
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2012, 05:46:10 PM » |
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Mike thanks that was a great report
and the pics brought back lotsa nice memories
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there
George Harrison
When you come to the fork in the road, take it
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JDW365
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« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2012, 06:05:56 PM » |
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Great report Michael! I really enjoyed it hope to make it out that away sometime.
JDW
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« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2012, 06:08:46 PM » |
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i love az. thanks for sharing
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« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2012, 06:27:56 PM » |
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Nice ride and pic's Michael, thanks. Oh yeah, please keep them triple digits to yourownself.  |
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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2012, 06:47:40 PM » |
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that was fun ... thanks |
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2012, 06:50:15 PM » |
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Good job Micheal. I can relate to a bunch of those pics. We camped in Hurricane 2 years ago for a week or so. First time I have seen you with the flip up in the down position.
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2012, 07:17:22 PM » |
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Mike, excellent ride, pictures and comments. I have been on a few of those roads, but not on the bike. Never been up near Zion. If that's where you were that road looked great.
Tom
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« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2012, 07:37:43 PM » |
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« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2012, 07:53:25 PM » |
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Nice pics Michael. Thanks for sharing the ride.
-RP
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Michael K (Az.)
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"You have to admire a healthy tomatillo!"
Glendale, AZ
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« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2012, 08:00:19 PM » |
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Yeah, I know, I'm a hoot! |
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« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2012, 08:06:14 PM » |
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Can't tell me you don't enjoy yourself in life, great report.
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 If you are riding and it is a must that you keep your eyes on the road, you are riding too fast. |
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« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2012, 08:46:53 PM » |
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Thanks for the ride!!!!!!
We will be taking some of those roads this summer!!!! Looking forwarsd to it!!!!!
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« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2012, 09:33:04 PM » |
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Thanks Mike! Great report and Pics! Many good memories of the trips I took through the region during the 16 years I visited my Mother while she lived out in Sun City, AZ. Her best friend lives in Payson, so we went there a lot. Love it up there! It would be my choice of where to live if I were in Arizona. Love Flagstaff as well, but too much snow for too long! |
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The key thing is to wake up breathing! All the rest can be fixed. (Except Stupid - You can't fix that)
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Michael K (Az.)
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"You have to admire a healthy tomatillo!"
Glendale, AZ
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« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2012, 09:41:01 PM » |
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I appreciate all the responses to my ride report, and yes, I certainly tend to have a good time! If I'm not ridin, I'm pickin!!  |
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« Reply #22 on: May 23, 2012, 04:47:07 AM » |
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Michael K (Az.) That was way cool!
Really made me laugh whith teeth trip.
Looked like a wonderful time.
Good to see ya Bro.
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« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2012, 05:49:51 AM » |
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excellent ride report, i used to live in phoenix, page, concho, then onto hurricane ut, and worked in colorado city.. really enjoyed the return trip thanks to your pictures,,
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« Reply #24 on: May 23, 2012, 06:15:59 AM » |
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How "GREAT" was that ! Thanks. |
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« Reply #25 on: May 23, 2012, 06:21:52 AM » |
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Excellant! I've been to most of those places,, just not on the bike. Gonna hafta do it one of these days.
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T-Bird
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« Reply #26 on: May 23, 2012, 06:38:04 AM » |
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Thanks for posting! I hope to make that trip one day.
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« Reply #27 on: May 23, 2012, 12:16:31 PM » |
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« Reply #28 on: May 25, 2012, 09:02:37 AM » |
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Really enjoyed your report--just rode 89A a few weeks ago and liked the scenery so much I'm going back.
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« Reply #29 on: May 25, 2012, 09:28:05 AM » |
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Nice report, and one of the best DAM pictures I've ever seen! |
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Smooth is where it's at. (o_0)
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