Cheese Weasels Get Dirty In Utah

[Stichill]

Well, the Northern Kentucky Cheese Weasels "Got Rocky Mountain High" in 2020, but a severe and extended family illness pulled me away before I could finish the ride report (maybe I will get back to it at some point).

Thankfully, the illness situation has resolved / stabilized now, and I was able to join the crew for a 2021, 4-man ride in Utah. Here's our ride shirt:





Note that the rider silhouettes on the front were taken from this pic of our [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=12371]2018 ride through Big Bend National Park in Texas:


That's me on the far left in red. Still can't believe I rode that behemoth over 1300 miles without dropping it!

Ok, so here's the Utah load-out on a 12' x 6'5" Big Tex 35SA ramped trailer purchased specifically for this trip. $1400 used in great condition and equipped with a wheeled tongue jack and a spare tire. We checked the play in the bearings, installed Bearing Buddies, and added Pit Bull chocks to the trailer floor. Doors on the F-150 slammed at 6:00 am sharp on "D-Day", Sunday 06 June 2021. Most of our luggage and gear was stowed in the truck bed under a tonneau cover. We had loaded bikes and gear the day before, so all we had to do Sunday morning was hook the trailer to my buddy's truck and roll out.


Some of you may recall my posts in "What did you do with your other bike?" where I gave my CBR250R a [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13663&pid=293914#pid293914]Mad Max makeover, complete with Shinko Trail Master 50/50 tires and belly fairing removal. This will be my Utah ride. It's my only bike now, so "ya ride what ya got".


We took I-71 to Louisville and crossed over into Indiana, picking up I-64 to St. Louis, where we took I-70 across Missouri to Kansas City and on to our overnight in Salina, Kansas.


We stopped at a diner in Wentzville, Missouri (far western outskirts of St. Louis) for a late brunch. That's me on the right in the ferret-inspired HONDA vintage cap, and my son-in-law on the left. I have definitely put on the Covid 15 (or 20)...jeesh! Oh well, that didn't stop me from ordering steak and eggs! The diner was hopping busy and the atmosphere, service, staff, and food were fantastic. We loved everything about it.




Eastern Kansas really surprised us. We were expecting flat cornfields, but what we found were beautiful rolling, grassy pastures for mile after mile. Incredibly attractive landscape with few man-made structures to mar the view. Rider magazine did an [url=https://ridermagazine.com/2019/03/28/bluestem-pastures-exploring-the-flint-hills-of-kansas/]article on riding in the Flint Hills of Kansas...now I'm intrigued.




Sunday night we stayed at an Airbnb house in Salina, which turned out to be located "on the wrong side of the tracks" but was really pleasant with two acres completely fenced in. These Airbnb's are a pretty low-cost way to travel and offer a nice break from the monotony of the chain motels. Word to the wise: bring mosquito repellent!


We ate in downtown Salina, which was very fresh-looking, clean, and vibrant although there were some homeless around. We had a little trouble with restaurants and bars being closed on Sunday night, but we did manage to find a trendy pizza place with a large selection of craft beers (sorry we all forgot to take pics...wiped out after the long day's ride in the truck).

Next installment: across the Kansas / Colorado plains and the Rockies to Palisade, Colorado.

 

[the Ferret]

Gotta love a good story about getting down and dirty. Cap looks good on ya

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

I was once told by a Kansas native that the tallest structure in state was an interstate-interchange.

 

[Stichill]

Thanks, Soichiro Ferret-san!

I believe it, GO. We went through some insane spaghetti interchanges around Kansas City.

 

[Stichill]

Monday morning we left Salina, Kansas bright and early, bound for Palisade, Colorado where we would meet up with our buddy who was riding in from Colorado Springs.

We stopped for breakfast in Russell, Kansas, home of the late Senator Bob Dole.

Food and service were excellent. By the way, masks were being worn nowhere we went on this trip, which really made everything so much more enjoyable.

Colorado may be known for its wonderful Rockies, but the eastern plains also cover a vast part of the state and are pretty featureless and boring, at least looking out the window from the interstate. It seemed far more tedious than crossing Kansas. It didn't help that the road condition deteriorated markedly the moment we crossed the border from Kansas. This picture might be from the far western edge of Kansas just before Colorado, judging by the relatively good appearance of the road surface.

Once we hit Denver, we encountered a lot of traffic and construction, but we got through pretty well without any jam-ups. We had one close call with road debris coming into the city. The had been an accident somewhere ahead of us because we had to swerve to miss an entire front fascia and then we saw damaged vehicles along the left shoulder. Speaking of swerving, on the plains of Colorado we were passing a junky little car on a dead-flat, dead-straight section of road with no one around. Suddenly the car quickly drifted left until it was occupying 75% of our lane and was moving us onto the left shoulder. My buddy hit the horn and woke up the errant driver.

The rest of the way across Colorado on I-70 west of Denver was crowded with generally bumpy / potholed / uneven road conditions. Gas mileage of course suffered greatly, which was exacerbated by the ridiculously high fuel prices in Colorado, perhaps $0.50 to $0.80 higher per US gallon than Kansas. Thankfully road conditions improved once we got closer to Glenwood Springs.

Somewhere, maybe west of New Castle, Colorado it really started to take on that southwest character.

When we reached our motel at Palisade, Colorado the temperatures were fairly hot, about 97° F but tolerable in the low humidity.

We got the bikes unloaded, unpacked our gear, and headed off to a craft brewery for some dinner.

Palisade is a nice small town, somewhat trendy with wine / winery culture and known for peaches as well.

That evening we settled into the conversation area built where there once might have been a swimming pool. The motel was popular with groups of women, making us all wish we were 25 and single again!

Next installment: Riding to Mexican Hat, Utah

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Keep 'em comin' Hank.

 

[Stichill]

Keep 'em comin' Hank.

For sure. I'm going to do these day by day.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Keep 'em comin' Hank.

For sure. I'm going to do these day by day.

For sure. I'm going to do these day by day.
Keep the tease level up for sure. Go at the speed of Stichill. Nobody is going to complain. Enjoy!!

 

[the Ferret]

so he's a tease weasel huh?

 

[Stichill]

:rofl:

I figure if we had to endure the grueling two-day drive to get out there, you guys will have to endure the drive "virtually"!
Riding Day 1 - Tuesday Morning - Palisade, CO to Naturita, CO

We set "kickstands up" at 7:00 am, which turned out to be later than it could have been based on the amount of daylight available after 6:00 am. We were lucky to have missed the intense heat that arrived the week after, but it's still a good idea to put down some miles before the sun gets too high in the sky.

Despite the advisability of getting on the road early, we decided to go eat a big breakfast since good meals might get harder to come by as we made our way southwest. We found Randy's Southside Diner in Clifton, CO which was not really out of our way at all.

(Google pic - failed to take any ourselves!):


For the [url=https://goo.gl/maps/RNxMckf5Hgou3seW9]first leg of the day's ride, we headed south on CO 141 toward Naturita, CO. It was a great warm-up with little traffic, a nice road, and comfortable temperatures.















We arrived in Naturita, Co around 10:30 am and it was starting to feel pretty warm. We sought shelter in the shade of a convenience store. It was a little hard to find gasoline in this town, especially premium.

 

[the Ferret]

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

 

[Stichill]

Riding Day 1 - Tuesday Afternoon - Naturita, CO toward Mexican Hat, UT

After the fuel and rest stop in Naturita, CO we headed west on CO 90, which turned into UT 46 at the Utah border. Our aim was to get ourselves further west and into Utah proper, and then work our way south toward Mexican Hat.



CO 90 started out straight but we did hit a nice curvy section closer to the border.






Finally! Utah!


We left our Cheese Weasels MC sticker on the welcome sign.




UT 46 terminates at UT 191, where we turned south for a few miles and then turned west on UT 211 toward the petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock. Unfortunately our progress was halted just short of the historic site by road work. We decided to take a stretch in the shade of a big old tree (cottonwood?) and continue on south.





We doubled back a few miles and turned south on UT 136, which turned out to be an awesome motorcycle road. Zero traffic, great curves, and nice views from the northeast base of Twin Peaks East mountain.






UT 136 became UT 101 and turned east toward Monticello, where we stopped for fuel and refreshment before heading south again on UT 191, destination Mexican Hat.


[url=https://goo.gl/maps/41AxYp8K1K4o9mTcA]South of Monticello, the Cheese Weasels finally started getting dirty. We turned off UT 191 onto UT 187 Montezuma Canyon Road. Shortly after taking it, the road descended steeply into the canyon.




The road was gravel, dirt, and just a bit of sand here and there. It really wasn't too difficult to ride on. It was kind of a ranch road, and we saw livestock and irrigation ditches, as well as some modern "cave dwellings" where people built structures or parked camper trailers inside recesses in the canyon walls. We weren't really sure if the "caves" were natural or man-made out of the sandstone.








We encountered a nice big puddle across the whole road. My son-in-law daringly rode across it on one side, and here is me following after him and one of the other guys.






At the south end of UT 186 Montezuma Canyon Road, we turned west on county road 5099 Hovenweep Road. The road was well-graded but was paved in fairly deep gravel. The front wheels of the bikes started ploughing and we had to slow down to avoid taking a nasty spill. We had been running maybe 30 mph on the canyon road but now we had to white-knuckle this deep gravel at no more than 20 mph. At the end of it, we had to stop and relax a minute. Everybody said they almost "ate it" at least once or twice, but thankfully nobody went down.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

Me too! We have the curves back East, but we don't have the fascinating geology / geography and expansive views.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

The Yamaha FJ-09 and the BMW R1200GS seemed to need it. The guy on the V-Strom 650 and me on the CBR250R were burning 85 octane (R+M/2) no problem.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Riding Day 1 - Tuesday Afternoon - Naturita, CO toward Mexican Hat, UT

After the fuel and rest stop in Naturita, CO we headed west on CO 90, which turned into UT 46 at the Utah border. Our aim was to get ourselves further west and into Utah proper, and then work our way south toward Mexican Hat.



CO 90 started out straight but we did hit a nice curvy section closer to the border.






Finally! Utah!


We left our Cheese Weasels MC sticker on the welcome sign.




UT 46 terminates at UT 191, where we turned south for a few miles and then turned west on UT 211 toward the petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock. Unfortunately our progress was halted just short of the historic site by road work. We decided to take a stretch in the shade of a big old tree (cottonwood?) and continue on south.





We doubled back a few miles and turned south on UT 136, which turned out to be an awesome motorcycle road. Zero traffic, great curves, and nice views from the northeast base of Twin Peaks East mountain.






UT 136 became UT 101 and turned east toward Monticello, where we stopped for fuel and refreshment before heading south again on UT 191, destination Mexican Hat.


[url=https://goo.gl/maps/41AxYp8K1K4o9mTcA]South of Monticello, the Cheese Weasels finally started getting dirty. We turned off UT 191 onto UT 187 Montezuma Canyon Road. Shortly after taking it, the road descended steeply into the canyon.




The road was gravel, dirt, and just a bit of sand here and there. It really wasn't too difficult to ride on. It was kind of a ranch road, and we saw livestock and irrigation ditches, as well as some modern "cave dwellings" where people built structures or parked camper trailers inside recesses in the canyon walls. We weren't really sure if the "caves" were natural or man-made out of the sandstone.








We encountered a nice big puddle across the whole road. My son-in-law daringly rode across it on one side, and here is me following after him and one of the other guys.






At the south end of UT 186 Montezuma Canyon Road, we turned west on county road 5099 Hovenweep Road. The road was well-graded but was paved in fairly deep gravel. The front wheels of the bikes started ploughing and we had to slow down to avoid taking a nasty spill. We had been running maybe 30 mph on the canyon road but now we had to white-knuckle this deep gravel at no more than 20 mph. At the end of it, we had to stop and relax a minute. Everybody said they almost "ate it" at least once or twice, but thankfully nobody went down.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

Me too! We have the curves back East, but we don't have the fascinating geology / geography and expansive views.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

The Yamaha FJ-09 and the BMW R1200GS seemed to need it. The guy on the V-Strom 650 and me on the CBR250R were burning 85 octane (R+M/2) no problem.

Folks over at the Africa Twin forum would refer "ate it" as "napping".

" ... yeah, my FJ-09 decided to nap, in the mud ... " ¯\(°_o)/¯

Really nice following this travel log.

 

[Stichill]

Tuesday Night - Mexican Hat, Utah

We pulled into Mexican Hat, well-satisfied with the first day's ride. I made reservations at the Mexican Hat Lodge, which was co-located with the Swingin' Steaks restaurant. I think both have unfortunately seen better times. The Lodge was pretty run-down and the grounds were unkempt, and the woman working the front office seemed alone with no help. She told us the outdoor steak restaurant wasn't open due to lack of staff, which was a massive buzz kill.










We got checked in and discussed what to do. The only other restaurant in town was at the Olde Bridge Grille at the San Juan Inn, on the banks of the San Juan river. It was a short ride on a road with no traffic, so we didn't gear up except for helmets and just putt-putted down the road to the restaurant.


There, we all agreed, we had perhaps the worst dining experience any of us could recall. The waiter was a young Gen Z kid, very green and very wimpy. He was not really organized and seemed awkward and flustered the whole time. We put in our order and we waited. And waited. And waited. We drank a beer and maybe three glasses of water while we waited. I think about an hour and a half went by.

Finally one of the guys called the waiter back to the table and asked, "Are we going to get any food?" The kid said, "Sorry, there was such a rush, the cook couldn't handle it and had an emotional melt-down." We asked him to go check again on our orders. He came back and said, "Your orders aren't even started yet, but the cook seems to be better now and your orders should be out pretty soon." It took maybe another 30 minutes and out came two burritos that a couple of the guys ordered. Really bland, not made very well. Then my burger came out, then the last guy's burger came out. The burgers were sloppy but not too bad, making the burrito guys regret their choice. The two of us gobbled our burgers while the other two guys looked on hungrily.

We went back to the lodge and sat down to pour a bourbon in the messy back courtyard full of litter, garden hoses, children's toys, abandoned furniture, etc. and a noisy ice maker that was leaking water everywhere. At least the ice maker was welcome for our glasses of bourbon. My son-in-law eschewed the bourbon and got back on his bike to head out to Monument Valley for some photos in the sunset.


When he returned, we all said good-night and turned in fairly early, probably 10:00 pm.

Next Installment: Mexican Hat, Utah to Escalante, Utah

Riding Day 1 - Tuesday Afternoon - Naturita, CO toward Mexican Hat, UT

After the fuel and rest stop in Naturita, CO [url=https://goo.gl/maps/mVux7PE3NGyef8cHA]we headed west on CO 90, which turned into UT 46 at the Utah border. Our aim was to get ourselves further west and into Utah proper, and then work our way south toward Mexican Hat.



CO 90 started out straight but we did hit a nice curvy section closer to the border.






Finally! Utah!


We left our Cheese Weasels MC sticker on the welcome sign.




UT 46 terminates at UT 191, where we turned south for a few miles and then turned west on UT 211 toward the petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock. Unfortunately our progress was halted just short of the historic site by road work. We decided to take a stretch in the shade of a big old tree (cottonwood?) and continue on south.





We doubled back a few miles and turned south on UT 136, which turned out to be an awesome motorcycle road. Zero traffic, great curves, and nice views from the northeast base of Twin Peaks East mountain.






UT 136 became UT 101 and turned east toward Monticello, where we stopped for fuel and refreshment before heading south again on UT 191, destination Mexican Hat.


[url=https://goo.gl/maps/41AxYp8K1K4o9mTcA]South of Monticello, the Cheese Weasels finally started getting dirty. We turned off UT 191 onto UT 187 Montezuma Canyon Road. Shortly after taking it, the road descended steeply into the canyon.




The road was gravel, dirt, and just a bit of sand here and there. It really wasn't too difficult to ride on. It was kind of a ranch road, and we saw livestock and irrigation ditches, as well as some modern "cave dwellings" where people built structures or parked camper trailers inside recesses in the canyon walls. We weren't really sure if the "caves" were natural or man-made out of the sandstone.








We encountered a nice big puddle across the whole road. My son-in-law daringly rode across it on one side, and here is me following after him and one of the other guys.






At the south end of UT 186 Montezuma Canyon Road, we turned west on county road 5099 Hovenweep Road. The road was well-graded but was paved in fairly deep gravel. The front wheels of the bikes started ploughing and we had to slow down to avoid taking a nasty spill. We had been running maybe 30 mph on the canyon road but now we had to white-knuckle this deep gravel at no more than 20 mph. At the end of it, we had to stop and relax a minute. Everybody said they almost "ate it" at least once or twice, but thankfully nobody went down.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

Me too! We have the curves back East, but we don't have the fascinating geology / geography and expansive views.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

The Yamaha FJ-09 and the BMW R1200GS seemed to need it. The guy on the V-Strom 650 and me on the CBR250R were burning 85 octane (R+M/2) no problem.

Folks over at the Africa Twin forum would refer "ate it" as "napping".

" ... yeah, my FJ-09 decided to nap, in the mud ... " ¯\(°_o)/¯

Really nice following this travel log.

Ate "it" is a bit of a euphemism.

Motorcycles really don't like it when the front wheel won't roll as fast as the rear wheel is trying to push it.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Tuesday Night - Mexican Hat, Utah

We pulled into Mexican Hat, well-satisfied with the first day's ride. I made reservations at the Mexican Hat Lodge, which was co-located with the Swingin' Steaks restaurant. I think both have unfortunately seen better times. The Lodge was pretty run-down and the grounds were unkempt, and the woman working the front office seemed alone with no help. She told us the outdoor steak restaurant wasn't open due to lack of staff, which was a massive buzz kill.










We got checked in and discussed what to do. The only other restaurant in town was at the Olde Bridge Grille at the San Juan Inn, on the banks of the San Juan river. It was a short ride on a road with no traffic, so we didn't gear up except for helmets and just putt-putted down the road to the restaurant.


There, we all agreed, we had perhaps the worst dining experience any of us could recall. The waiter was a young Gen Z kid, very green and very wimpy. He was not really organized and seemed awkward and flustered the whole time. We put in our order and we waited. And waited. And waited. We drank a beer and maybe three glasses of water while we waited. I think about an hour and a half went by.

Finally one of the guys called the waiter back to the table and asked, "Are we going to get any food?" The kid said, "Sorry, there was such a rush, the cook couldn't handle it and had an emotional melt-down." We asked him to go check again on our orders. He came back and said, "Your orders aren't even started yet, but the cook seems to be better now and your orders should be out pretty soon." It took maybe another 30 minutes and out came two burritos that a couple of the guys ordered. Really bland, not made very well. Then my burger came out, then the last guy's burger came out. The burgers were sloppy but not too bad, making the burrito guys regret their choice. The two of us gobbled our burgers while the other two guys looked on hungrily.

We went back to the lodge and sat down to pour a bourbon in the messy back courtyard full of litter, garden hoses, children's toys, abandoned furniture, etc. and a noisy ice maker that was leaking water everywhere. At least the ice maker was welcome for our glasses of bourbon. My son-in-law eschewed the bourbon and got back on his bike to head out to Monument Valley for some photos in the sunset.


When he returned, we all said good-night and turned in fairly early, probably 10:00 pm.

Next Installment: Mexican Hat, Utah to Escalante, Utah

Riding Day 1 - Tuesday Afternoon - Naturita, CO toward Mexican Hat, UT

After the fuel and rest stop in Naturita, CO [url=https://goo.gl/maps/mVux7PE3NGyef8cHA]we headed west on CO 90, which turned into UT 46 at the Utah border. Our aim was to get ourselves further west and into Utah proper, and then work our way south toward Mexican Hat.



CO 90 started out straight but we did hit a nice curvy section closer to the border.






Finally! Utah!


We left our Cheese Weasels MC sticker on the welcome sign.




UT 46 terminates at UT 191, where we turned south for a few miles and then turned west on UT 211 toward the petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock. Unfortunately our progress was halted just short of the historic site by road work. We decided to take a stretch in the shade of a big old tree (cottonwood?) and continue on south.





We doubled back a few miles and turned south on UT 136, which turned out to be an awesome motorcycle road. Zero traffic, great curves, and nice views from the northeast base of Twin Peaks East mountain.






UT 136 became UT 101 and turned east toward Monticello, where we stopped for fuel and refreshment before heading south again on UT 191, destination Mexican Hat.


[url=https://goo.gl/maps/41AxYp8K1K4o9mTcA]South of Monticello, the Cheese Weasels finally started getting dirty. We turned off UT 191 onto UT 187 Montezuma Canyon Road. Shortly after taking it, the road descended steeply into the canyon.




The road was gravel, dirt, and just a bit of sand here and there. It really wasn't too difficult to ride on. It was kind of a ranch road, and we saw livestock and irrigation ditches, as well as some modern "cave dwellings" where people built structures or parked camper trailers inside recesses in the canyon walls. We weren't really sure if the "caves" were natural or man-made out of the sandstone.








We encountered a nice big puddle across the whole road. My son-in-law daringly rode across it on one side, and here is me following after him and one of the other guys.






At the south end of UT 186 Montezuma Canyon Road, we turned west on county road 5099 Hovenweep Road. The road was well-graded but was paved in fairly deep gravel. The front wheels of the bikes started ploughing and we had to slow down to avoid taking a nasty spill. We had been running maybe 30 mph on the canyon road but now we had to white-knuckle this deep gravel at no more than 20 mph. At the end of it, we had to stop and relax a minute. Everybody said they almost "ate it" at least once or twice, but thankfully nobody went down.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

Me too! We have the curves back East, but we don't have the fascinating geology / geography and expansive views.

I love riding in the west. This is going to be so cool.

And what mfg would build a bike that required premium these days?

The Yamaha FJ-09 and the BMW R1200GS seemed to need it. The guy on the V-Strom 650 and me on the CBR250R were burning 85 octane (R+M/2) no problem.

Folks over at the Africa Twin forum would refer "ate it" as "napping".

" ... yeah, my FJ-09 decided to nap, in the mud ... " ¯\(°_o)/¯

Really nice following this travel log.

Ate "it" is a bit of a euphemism.

Motorcycles really don't like it when the front wheel won't roll as fast as the rear wheel is trying to push it.

Oh my.

These are fundamental experiences of the times. It makes some of us appreciate things during the better times.

What a unique share.

 

[Stichill]

Riding Day 2 - Wednesday Morning - Mexican Hat to Monument Valley and North Around Lake Powell

Dawn breaks over Mexican Hat.

A moment of dirt appreciation and check of the Tutoro chain oiler.

We all agreed that the planned breakfast at the Olde Bridge Grille was now a total non-starter. Instead, we grabbed a breakfast of microwaved sausage & egg biscuits at the gas station / convenience store across the road. We also stocked up on bottled water and some non-perishable food items like beef jerky, tuna kits, protein bars, and trail mix for a field lunch out on the road.

The ride plan for the morning was to ride south into Monument Valley, then turn around and ride back through Mexican Hat and through the Valley of the Gods, then ascend the Moki Dugway, detour out to Muley Point, and continue north around Lake Powell.


Monument Valley, Utah










The Cheese Weasels

 

[emptysea]

Cool... I've been there in a car, but not on bikes. That last photo is great (well they all are, but that one struck me)

 

[Vic_imp]

awesome trip report and beautiful pictures landscapes. ride safe and enjoy

 

[Stichill]

Riding Day 2 - Wednesday Morning - Valley of the Gods

Riding through Valley of the Gods turned out to be one of the trip highlights. Not only was it sublimely beautiful, but it was also challenging riding...probably as challenging as any of us were looking for on these bikes. None of us expected the undulating terrain or the areas of pretty deep sand.

Me, intentionally assuming the ADV rider "standing on the pegs" pose for no reason.

There was sand at the bottom of dips like this one just ahead. Picking the right line was essential. I felt pretty good being the only guy who didn't have to put a leg down through this stuff - not that my short legs would help much anyway!

Gettin' good 'n dirty now!

Taking a break at the end of Valley of the Gods road, preparing to ascend the Moki Dugway.

Cool... I've been there in a car, but not on bikes. That last photo is great (well they all are, but that one struck me)

Thanks, MTC. Are you referring to the group photo?

awesome trip report and beautiful pictures landscapes. ride safe and enjoy

Thank you, glad you're enjoying!

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

"The Cheese Weasels"

Still much enjoying the journey. Thanks!