My blog has Veered way off course. this is a road blog. Time to get her back on track.
My bike will soon be back. After a lunch trip to mesquite at a reasonable speed, I’m gonna change her oil at around 100 miles. Then I’m gonna take her to vegas and back around the lake, put around the towns and freeways, then drop her oil again.
Then gentlemen, It’s on. I’m a free man. Every day, if not every hour I’ve been thinking about taking a solo ride to texas. This is just gonna be me, my bike, my wits and my random thoughts getting scattered along route 66. It’s getting filled back up with life in a big way. Its gonna be sleeping in a tent at night, riding all day, and looking forward to tomorrow for 4 days. Then looking forward to work on day 5. It’s like a full battery charge for me, and for my bike.
Thursday Morning: Day 1. I’ll leave in the AM and head to holbrook. A decent 500 mile day.
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I play on staying in a tent in the KOA there. If my brother Guy is around, I’d love to buy him a beer or two and shoot the shit. He’s the founder of Arizona B.A.C.A. and a a person that when I met him, I instantly liked. Holbrook I’ve always liked anyway, so if it doesn’t work out then I’ll be happier than a pig in shit there, staring up at the arizona stars.
Friday, Day 2. I’m gonna be up early and start heading to amarillo. Never been to texas, and thats a damn shame.
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All new territory for me after Gallup. Never ridden that far east on a bike. My eyes will be open for things I’ll want to come check out on the way back. It’ll probably haunt me for months if I miss em. Thats the beauty of riding: the ride is always perfect. What you miss is what you want to go back and see. I don’t know of another activity in the world that is that way. It truly is the journey. The destination is a huge bonus, so there is never a let down.
I may stop at the big texan steak house. I may go see my friend brian lovato who lives there. I may just pull in at midnight exhausted from exploring all day. Either way, I’m riding.
Saturday, Day 3: Gonna wake up early again, get some coffee in, and head west again towards new mexico and see an old alignment of route 66, and shit that I’ve probably missed on the way to amarillo. Explore a bit. If I am not on schedule I’m not gonna worry about it too much.
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Santa fe is an old alignment of route 66, and there’s some easy rider destinations in there as well. the parade scene, and a little north of there is the jail scene. I may do both, I may do neither. I’m not going to plan it, its a decision at the intersection. It’s all new to me, so I don’t care.
Sunday, Day 4: Grants New Mexico to St George Utah.
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617 miles my last day. Beautiful. god, I can’t wait.
It all starts next week when I get my bike back. Break her in, then she breaks me in. I’m counting the minutes in my head….
Will try and make the ride with you bro. Don't know if my knee will be all better in 3 weeks or not. If it is I will be there. got to get out of this house and back on the road. Feel like everything is crashing down on me. See you soon I hope. Killswitdch
Have fun. When you get to Amarillo, say "Hi" to Crocodile Lile.