Day 7
Sorry about being a little behind on posting. Tuesday was an off-bike day. Eric and I hung out for a bit, then he dropped me off at a movie theater while he went to work at the airport. I didn't feel like sightseeing around Phoenix, so I decided to relax and watch a movie since I haven't had much time for that lately.
Later in the afternoon, we went to a go-cart race track and raced go-carts that went 45 mph! It was a blast even though Eric beat me by a lap!!
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Yesterday I pulled out of Phoenix and started for Las Vegas. Eric's son, Elias, is a little over a year old and didn't know what to think about my Harley when I cranked it off. I assured Eric that if his boy was anything like my brother's kids, he'll be begging for a ride on it in a couple of years!
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It was only 300 miles from Phoenix to Las Vegas, but it took pretty much the whole day to get here, since it was smaller roads than interstate. There was a section where I started seeing more and more of some strange looking trees. After a while there was a whole forest of them and then I saw the sign for Joshua Tree National Forest. I had only heard of "Joshua Tree" in the context of rock climbing, I didn't realize it was a real tree!
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As I was rumbling down the road towards Vegas, I looked up and saw a sing that said "Next services 75 miles". Wow, even though I had just tanked up and knew I can get close to 200 miles out of a tank, I got an eerie feeling as I gazed up miles and miles of desert for as far as the eye could see. For the first few miles I kept listening for strange noises coming from the engine. About 15 miles into it though, I relaxed with the thought that I take good care of my bike and that I had just checked the oil at the last stop. Besides, how could I not feel calm with an 87 degree breeze rushing over my knees?! I was riding in jeans and a t-shirt as opposed to the 4 layers I was forced to where for much of this trip. I had to chuckle to myself as I spyed huge cactus along the road that looked like they were waving at me. You know the huge ones in the Road Runner cartoons that stand tall like a person with big sausage shaped arms bending up towards the sky?! I felt like stopping and putting a cowboy hat and bandanna on one just so us motorists would feel like there was actually someone out there!
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One of the coolest sights of the day was the Hoover Dam. It didn't look like I had expected for some reason. It's huge and it was pretty cool to get to drive over it. I couldn't believe how blue the water of Lake Meade was! It's pretty impressive to see such a huge, gorgeous body of water in the middle of the desert.
Sorry about being a little behind on posting. Tuesday was an off-bike day. Eric and I hung out for a bit, then he dropped me off at a movie theater while he went to work at the airport. I didn't feel like sightseeing around Phoenix, so I decided to relax and watch a movie since I haven't had much time for that lately.
Later in the afternoon, we went to a go-cart race track and raced go-carts that went 45 mph! It was a blast even though Eric beat me by a lap!!
+Eric+and+Elias.jpg)
Yesterday I pulled out of Phoenix and started for Las Vegas. Eric's son, Elias, is a little over a year old and didn't know what to think about my Harley when I cranked it off. I assured Eric that if his boy was anything like my brother's kids, he'll be begging for a ride on it in a couple of years!+Joshua+tree.jpg)
It was only 300 miles from Phoenix to Las Vegas, but it took pretty much the whole day to get here, since it was smaller roads than interstate. There was a section where I started seeing more and more of some strange looking trees. After a while there was a whole forest of them and then I saw the sign for Joshua Tree National Forest. I had only heard of "Joshua Tree" in the context of rock climbing, I didn't realize it was a real tree!+cactus.jpg)
As I was rumbling down the road towards Vegas, I looked up and saw a sing that said "Next services 75 miles". Wow, even though I had just tanked up and knew I can get close to 200 miles out of a tank, I got an eerie feeling as I gazed up miles and miles of desert for as far as the eye could see. For the first few miles I kept listening for strange noises coming from the engine. About 15 miles into it though, I relaxed with the thought that I take good care of my bike and that I had just checked the oil at the last stop. Besides, how could I not feel calm with an 87 degree breeze rushing over my knees?! I was riding in jeans and a t-shirt as opposed to the 4 layers I was forced to where for much of this trip. I had to chuckle to myself as I spyed huge cactus along the road that looked like they were waving at me. You know the huge ones in the Road Runner cartoons that stand tall like a person with big sausage shaped arms bending up towards the sky?! I felt like stopping and putting a cowboy hat and bandanna on one just so us motorists would feel like there was actually someone out there!+Hoover+dam.jpg)
One of the coolest sights of the day was the Hoover Dam. It didn't look like I had expected for some reason. It's huge and it was pretty cool to get to drive over it. I couldn't believe how blue the water of Lake Meade was! It's pretty impressive to see such a huge, gorgeous body of water in the middle of the desert.+Karen+by+bike+&+Nevada+sign.jpg)
Right on the other side of the dam is the border between Arizona and Nevada. The "Welcome to Nevada" sign quickly followed by a casino set the feel of this gambling state right off the bat!+Vegas+sign.jpg)
This morning I'm waking up to a beautiful day here on the strip in Las Vegas. Since I'm not much of a gambler, I don't know that I would ever come back here for vacation, so I figured I'd splurge a little and stay right in the middle of the sights and lights so I can just walk to everything. The traffic here was pretty bad when I rolled in last night, so I'm hoping to keep the bike parked for the day and get a little exercise. I'm keeping my eye on the California fires and will decide when to keep heading west based on the advice of my friends in San Diego.
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