Apocalypse Lite?
The No Good Reason Overnight
But before we go...a neighbor is selling this oh-so-cute grey market Subaru van.
I'll guarantee you'll be the only one... 😎
Roosevelt Lake and across the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge.
See the bathtub ring? Very low water levels.
The middle section of this route is the "interesting" part. Scenic, low traffic. The northern section is more open, straighter...still low traffic and scenic though.
A little "returning customer" gift. 😎
A fortunately avoided "oops"...it is downhill into the garage, with this drainage ditch covered by 2 steel grates for car tires. Glad I saw that...
Gina made me get the Italian style Pils. 😂. Actually very good! Definitely worth at least a bronze.
There was a high wind warning...gusts to 75 mph, blowing dust...yada, yada. How bad could it be? 😅
Here's what the apocalypse looks like: brown skies, limited to no visibility, swirling dust everywhere, no visible signs of life anywhere. Ugly, just ugly. With $6.00 gas.
Which is normally a fairly nice ride...Vulture Mine Road is fun, and Historic Route 80 pretty. Not today.
So...an ok trip. Gina was flawless and handled the wind better than most. Probably helped by not traveling with the top box. She's a really fun bike, with gobs of power and instant torque. An apex predator in 2018 when we rode one in Tuscany, and a stunning dance partner today. About 7500 miles on her now; she had 3000 when I bought her in February. Zero issues. It was a good decision.
I now know what the apocalypse looks like. But we'll get to that later...
The Motor Lodge in Prescott is a semi-frequent "go to" for a quick overnight trip. It's quirky, cute, walkable to a brewery and restaurants, and located so that an eastern and western route bypasses Phoenix on the way up and back.
Gina says let's go; she's got new Road 6 shoes to show off.
The eastern route up:
But before we go...a neighbor is selling this oh-so-cute grey market Subaru van.
I'll guarantee you'll be the only one... 😎
Roosevelt Lake and across the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge.
See the bathtub ring? Very low water levels.
The middle section of this route is the "interesting" part. Scenic, low traffic. The northern section is more open, straighter...still low traffic and scenic though.
Quick stop in Globe for a late breakfast.
Roll into the Motor Lodge, after filling up with $5.90 Shell premium. Which would not be the highest...
A little "returning customer" gift. 😎
Gina gets her own garage.
A fortunately avoided "oops"...it is downhill into the garage, with this drainage ditch covered by 2 steel grates for car tires. Glad I saw that...
Time for a beer and some food at the Lazy G Brewhouse, all decorated for Halloween.
Gina made me get the Italian style Pils. 😂. Actually very good! Definitely worth at least a bronze.
The return westside route:
There was a high wind warning...gusts to 75 mph, blowing dust...yada, yada. How bad could it be? 😅
The most interesting section of this 320 mile route is the north...nice and twisty coming down the mountain.
Here's what the apocalypse looks like: brown skies, limited to no visibility, swirling dust everywhere, no visible signs of life anywhere. Ugly, just ugly. With $6.00 gas.
This was the worst, by far:
Which is normally a fairly nice ride...Vulture Mine Road is fun, and Historic Route 80 pretty. Not today.
Required fuel stop photo.
So...an ok trip. Gina was flawless and handled the wind better than most. Probably helped by not traveling with the top box. She's a really fun bike, with gobs of power and instant torque. An apex predator in 2018 when we rode one in Tuscany, and a stunning dance partner today. About 7500 miles on her now; she had 3000 when I bought her in February. Zero issues. It was a good decision.
This is going to sound like a privileged whine, but so be it. Man, traveling by moto in the US compared to the Alps is...boring. I mean, "it's fine," but that's it. I'm spoiled, no question. That doesn't change the reality. At least Gina has cruise control for the straight, flat and boring.
I can't wait to go back to the Alps. 😎
But maybe, just maybe, I need to learn to be still.
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