Countless hours discussing what we wanted to see along the way, plenty of miles on the bikes trying to figure out where to go, hours of stories of trips from the past and time enjoying friends. The trip was worth every moment that we spent planning.
We laid it all out, etched it with pencil in to stone and looked forward to what the road may bring. Departing from Arizona the map program gave us the following information:
If you've ever traveled by motorcycle, and you are over the age of 35 at times it can be a push to put in 120 miles in a single stretch with a "fresh butt". By the end of the day the road has worn on you and your bottom.
500 miles can be a killer day in the saddle even when everything goes as planned. This day, this trip, was not to be "as planned."
Most of our group enjoys 75 mile stretches, then it's time to pull off stretch for a few moments, get a drink and have a quick conversations about what you were thinking about for the last 75 or so miles. Then it's time to saddle back up and head down the road to see what the next 75 brings. We were going to tour the western US; The Northern Arizona canyons, Four Corners, Moab, Canyon Lands, Utah's interior, Spanish Fork.. Jackson, WY, Yellowstone, Chief Joseph Highway, we were packed and ready to roll. The group couldn't wait to get on the road and get out on to the open road.
Departure was a little later than we ideally would have liked but with all of us having kids in school and with the school year just starting we wanted to make sure they got off ok so we ended up leaving around 8:00 a.m., give or take a few minutes.
Finally!! On the road!!! All of the prep work, the discussions, plans, hashing and rehashing, cleaning, packing, tune-ups were all soon to be worth every moment spent! It's time to "Fire 'em up!"
ummmm....So we thought....
Motorcycle traveling
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