Prequel: Little America, Wyoming

20180721_12142820180721_1212571I always loved Bonneville Salt flats. I’ve said it before but it does make you want to go fast. Last time I was here, I was on a Motorcycle trip about five years ago to Pueblo West with Chris, Dickie and Paul. I remember pinning the speedometer on my Dyna only to have Dickie smoke past me on his Road Glide. Great times. It’s a bit different visit when your towing said Motorcycle because it’s broken. I saw a few people take their Minivans out on the salt. Kind of an insult if you ask me. Furi was not impressed.

I ditched my plans of going to Moab, I’ve been there twice and I love it but I have no desire to do a quick drive by either. So I headed a different way, Wyoming. I stopped in a Hotel called Little America . It’s a throwback hotel from the 50’s, kinda cool in a kitchy way. I’m about 6 hours away from Dickie and Jodi’s place in Aurora, I’m kinda itching to getting the Dyna back up working.

Prequel: South Fork Recreation area, Spring Creek, Nevada

20180720_0850321It’s not easy sightseeing with the trailer full of stuff. Don’t even ask if it has brakes, it doesn’t. I can travel great but you can’t rapidly stop and u-turn, by the time you find a place to turn around, you’re five to ten miles away. Another thing, Town gas stations can be a bit of a tight maneuver. Eventually, I might store both the trailer and motorcycles. I can’t ride with Furi unless she’s puppysat. I’m mostly just transporting one so I can fix it with Chris and then head up to Sturgis. Chris’s wife Jodi will watch the Furious one while we are up there. Lastly, navigating around the East Coast would be an utter nightmare, we’ll see. Another additional issue with the setup is when you set the tent up, your stationary unless you fold it back up. I’d like to eventually get the Smittybilt Scout trailer. It would be much easier to get around once you set up camp.

wp-15321285178711Anyway, South Fork State Recreation Area is a cool campground that’s $15 bucks a night and has showers.It’s 95 (dry) degrees out and windy but not that bad. It would be great if you had a boat! I set up camp with a shrieking Furi. Filled up the water. I let Furi swim for a bit in the lake. I then fed a damp but cool and content Furi. I cooked a Cheeseburger and took the pup for a walk. Texted Dickie, talked to James for a little bit.

Trying to figure out where I’ll make it next. I’d like to avoid Salt Lake City. Maybe I’ll hit up Moab for the third time…

 

Prequel:Burns, Oregon

I’ve been kicking around the idea that when I retired, I’d travel and visit people and places for a bit. This is going to be a site where people can see what I’m doing and also may participate in this project. I have a vague idea how I want to go forth with it and  would also welcome any advice. Right now I’m heading for Colorado to do some repairs on my Motorcycle. Then I’m going to head up to Sturgis, South Dakota for the Motorcycle Rally. After that I want to explore New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. I’ll eventually make my way to Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Then I’ll make my way up the East Coast to New Jersey and then Maine. Nothing is written in stone and the timeline is very open since I’m retired. Who’s interested?