tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45222125174626736122024-02-06T20:38:07.774-08:00Special Agent Nancyspecialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-37412292556628096622022-03-15T05:39:00.003-07:002022-03-15T06:00:23.792-07:00Peruvian Angels <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's start this blog with a meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you've understood by now, it's hard to find food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always wonder, will I get sick?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's confusing to people when I say no rice, potatoes or beans and ask for vegetables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ingrid recommended a restaurant for dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Went inside, or what I thought was inside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Until it started to rain, hard, and then realized there was no inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Photo of open courtyard next to the table. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The rain here is often forecasted as Thunderstorms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Between the hours of 3-6, there is a slot where the sky will just dump.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then it stops as fast as it started. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm in love with all the clouds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggONKX9FSOSbLm_1WbWr2bHJlN8PXj3KMxw6pHQDVbD5ni2Ul07fvyJF5xFyAPW9bEYWHLIlMXqD6lyZMPm6jP1EY_lbZqZFEIRufkPPPHQb84X9nM8deJ0U1dspmy4fl8xbMWWLLtBMSWrTsOnKKK79VtZ7KcVaxKPH2hfkk1Vuz5bl2SOtROUz3I2w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggONKX9FSOSbLm_1WbWr2bHJlN8PXj3KMxw6pHQDVbD5ni2Ul07fvyJF5xFyAPW9bEYWHLIlMXqD6lyZMPm6jP1EY_lbZqZFEIRufkPPPHQb84X9nM8deJ0U1dspmy4fl8xbMWWLLtBMSWrTsOnKKK79VtZ7KcVaxKPH2hfkk1Vuz5bl2SOtROUz3I2w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The restaurant had an added attraction. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A roving German Shepherd who came to check on the table every few minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The menu is the same everywhere. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is chicken Milanese. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If I don't eat chicken for a month, it will be too soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pounded flat as roadkill, and I do mean it sounded like a very large heavy mallet, bang bang bang coming from the kitchen. Breaded and fried. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And what? A whole plate of sautéed vegetables?!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>There is a funny thing that happens at every meal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I take up a lot of time trying to explain what I want and end up ordering two plates of food because they just can't understand that I want meat and veggies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the server walks away, before K.B. can order. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They think I am ordering for two of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No, all that food, it's for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDvuViRkoSXSG_x7E_6iVTX6smgZ9Sv_n8HJJlmdf6asWVt1o-iN_zx-_ITD6Y1U4PxdQ-bR7lTDqZpjuqK8LpktTYqabA4os0jMDiNPAh2nzJq-gliRSvzJdyRwBwwK97jqGJK6IuXHL5zPWMC2nUBBCTVf80CsgVG4modekYKoqGUwGoG4LNGAu_0A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDvuViRkoSXSG_x7E_6iVTX6smgZ9Sv_n8HJJlmdf6asWVt1o-iN_zx-_ITD6Y1U4PxdQ-bR7lTDqZpjuqK8LpktTYqabA4os0jMDiNPAh2nzJq-gliRSvzJdyRwBwwK97jqGJK6IuXHL5zPWMC2nUBBCTVf80CsgVG4modekYKoqGUwGoG4LNGAu_0A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">OK now back to riding.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over dinner in Chavin de Hauntar we discussed the bad combination of rain, at altitude = snow and possibly black ice. There is another road to get to La Union, unpaved, less travelled with more than 1 person saying 'don't go that way'. OK, we won't go that way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be honest, I was happy to ride the same road back out if the weather held up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a couple more locals confirmed, no risk of ice on the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But watch out for big rocks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was not in the road just the day before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the size of a car. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDiPwuN4C-IYUBvHSh9CGR-WfZE_d9P6bB-ORl-jcyKz1zk0CwYGUVCmAFhwmYP515fvSvtVka3NzoqJl7-3fUvZ_bn8zwqxQWBc-TPmsvAv-QRaEpdgItFNv6JZ6YLCp1m7NxokT3hK1by9_ukFP4jpUu6HXSeB32Mj_Ff9GnpOsedXhlwJnk0E545Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDiPwuN4C-IYUBvHSh9CGR-WfZE_d9P6bB-ORl-jcyKz1zk0CwYGUVCmAFhwmYP515fvSvtVka3NzoqJl7-3fUvZ_bn8zwqxQWBc-TPmsvAv-QRaEpdgItFNv6JZ6YLCp1m7NxokT3hK1by9_ukFP4jpUu6HXSeB32Mj_Ff9GnpOsedXhlwJnk0E545Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrived at La Union. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took the main paved road and had vistas of the national park with snow capped mountains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went around a pretty lake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rode a dirt section, again better than the paved road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wish all the roads were wide, dirt roads. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's difficult to research accommodations ahead of time. The phone number never works. Rarely is there a website. Bookings/Hotels.com reservations don't make it through. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out the hotel I had found online was closed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Faced with trying to find a place with secure parking for the bikes, I rode to the town square and looked around and based on how confused I looked, an older man came over to the bike to talk. K.B. was hesitant to engage with him but I've come to understand Peruvian people and thought, he's going to help us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Help us he did, as well as another random stranger who drove his car leading us to a place that could have been good for the bikes but was closed. Then he led us back to the main road and found another place to stay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> As K.B. struggled with the young kid at the hotel on "secure motorcycle parking", a Peruvian family just sitting on the corner came to our aid and offered locked parking down the alley from the hotel. The bikes were going to be as safe as they could be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LuEbMuedmZWLjekFWos0bI9uVIWjFX6WGwAd8Z3uemaVPyo3AFh02dfdx3zsFNcX_J5ZEk1DC4cLRYi86485HtBHEt9I_DMx3eZ9PHYEVLWPT9XlgGHLsg14bs-BIk1ods7SV6T1Di8Wcu_K0t-3zfQFfh2XgsdOZ-DDVikI70lR3xo0BChU1Yf3ag=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LuEbMuedmZWLjekFWos0bI9uVIWjFX6WGwAd8Z3uemaVPyo3AFh02dfdx3zsFNcX_J5ZEk1DC4cLRYi86485HtBHEt9I_DMx3eZ9PHYEVLWPT9XlgGHLsg14bs-BIk1ods7SV6T1Di8Wcu_K0t-3zfQFfh2XgsdOZ-DDVikI70lR3xo0BChU1Yf3ag=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rooms turned out to be pretty clean and comfortable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mattresses are always good quality, it's mind blowing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People are always cleaning. Mopping the dirt away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been impressed with how clean things are....lukewarm or outright cold showers though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a head of cold wet hair I found a salon where Cristian blowed it dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He also pulled on my hair so hard that I had a mild headache when he was done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He also curled it outward which I hate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh and he used a fine tooth comb from the top of my head to rip another amazing amount of hair out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a reminder of why I cut, color and dry my own hair now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXwBQHzYwG4YuMZRX0aU4_cJ2w6CBn-eDyt_lgPLYj4Aikxeu6hvwuhnXRxWh8V8Wa7HgOCX70MB6Y4-CjaMZn7VGE5rSMceg3POGJ6X-G3Y_YzfvnxCh32Zey4CN2kr-EAsnrDQ9pXSeT4StABshSsyKTJGDIkw4STWJgsFkFcMOkuJjgcxZprFp0bg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXwBQHzYwG4YuMZRX0aU4_cJ2w6CBn-eDyt_lgPLYj4Aikxeu6hvwuhnXRxWh8V8Wa7HgOCX70MB6Y4-CjaMZn7VGE5rSMceg3POGJ6X-G3Y_YzfvnxCh32Zey4CN2kr-EAsnrDQ9pXSeT4StABshSsyKTJGDIkw4STWJgsFkFcMOkuJjgcxZprFp0bg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we went to the 'best restaurant' in town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was not what anyone would expect to be the best place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is was, is a place for workers to come at the end of the day for a hot meal and a mug of coffee for $3 bucks. That's right, 20 soles for both our meals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The food was good and she even managed to make me chop suey with my pounded flat chicken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The service so attentive that when we understood they did not have beer, the owner found someone on the street to come to our table and sell a couple cans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK so now the real drama begins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CONSTRUCTION.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Construction in a way that I have never seen before in my life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Road conditions that are hard to even describe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was 90KM of the slickest, rockiest, rutted, hell on earth I have ever seen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took 3 hours to go 45km.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I broke into sobs on 3 occasions facing terrain ahead and losing my nerve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Skipped breakfast, always a bad idea for me but it's difficult to get an early start and eat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhitpe4X3Q4QhO4RozJIO5YVWQ1dYblhKyTsSirGgxnP_3nxYAc7DhuUrvo9oEaSpo5UvskdrYj29gIfCZwvuozSQTeSHmmcPMzgnPnRUvi29w0cq6UfHDOe3gXgCltL1p0uzxCtZcZ82V__5JdyYbMiKrdGJfasSCGsictLksbYCLM0oe_zqn5o03dMA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhitpe4X3Q4QhO4RozJIO5YVWQ1dYblhKyTsSirGgxnP_3nxYAc7DhuUrvo9oEaSpo5UvskdrYj29gIfCZwvuozSQTeSHmmcPMzgnPnRUvi29w0cq6UfHDOe3gXgCltL1p0uzxCtZcZ82V__5JdyYbMiKrdGJfasSCGsictLksbYCLM0oe_zqn5o03dMA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">K.B. asked what I thought of the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what I think of this road of hell muck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh18aiaiOQJccxENoq6RytWGFck0x_uvsiWZww3l0qAgMNcMQY5T4mA_Aedj8tBFIxFC5pJjrGGDs3rint9kcXnq3pK72-svilKQvONVxdse49x12FsRLneCgMKLxW9HCPXSeIPwz8DPWjzTKZ9AIXUp_vM1BnhqTQoFTr1ktWkMZc-Q9OMAKK5pXovyA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh18aiaiOQJccxENoq6RytWGFck0x_uvsiWZww3l0qAgMNcMQY5T4mA_Aedj8tBFIxFC5pJjrGGDs3rint9kcXnq3pK72-svilKQvONVxdse49x12FsRLneCgMKLxW9HCPXSeIPwz8DPWjzTKZ9AIXUp_vM1BnhqTQoFTr1ktWkMZc-Q9OMAKK5pXovyA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pictures just don't do it justice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The really tricky stuff was too dangerous to stop on for a photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sections of road so narrow that barely a car could pass and we have to navigate large trucks full of mud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijAyhkW6D9fo6PYwhjTidFb8n0Pn9YstO6v3GbnfAzRlfKG-jHpjeLkC4flPVDYzBzVw9jSJo3aiNIyyS_VBkdg9GGswljay3nxOOUSipZkhLVsPJdiZp9RfSqpWHP5GDC1TlMLiIqK9-2qccXbDdBh9I464nxsp54fUR-e1XmUSfibd2dsHDjL4FEuA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijAyhkW6D9fo6PYwhjTidFb8n0Pn9YstO6v3GbnfAzRlfKG-jHpjeLkC4flPVDYzBzVw9jSJo3aiNIyyS_VBkdg9GGswljay3nxOOUSipZkhLVsPJdiZp9RfSqpWHP5GDC1TlMLiIqK9-2qccXbDdBh9I464nxsp54fUR-e1XmUSfibd2dsHDjL4FEuA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After 3 hours, I pressed that we had to stop and get towed out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The information that we had was that at least another 50+KM was like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We would never make it. It was already past noon and we can't get caught in this at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took refuge under this structure and contacted our local friend for help. Toby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was clear to me that based on the distance, time of day and other factors, we would be there well into the night and maybe overnight. I was grateful for bringing my tent but that only fits 1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNNHu7vBzPt0nWp5-xpO9WiI6HSpkyvPjfOBOV4I690yKAOC_r-zJkEsR5I6o-9jhq7-m83Jal_XrmlroxerK2dO0lKyJxRjHQC1hI5c9Xm-fEmOdZtaTA162B5v3oxmU_dTUl0mMsTGmC5ZjPwcWWr9C5GJHDB5xjmf1vMPax0oqcOkf47Pkt8P6J3g=s3840" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNNHu7vBzPt0nWp5-xpO9WiI6HSpkyvPjfOBOV4I690yKAOC_r-zJkEsR5I6o-9jhq7-m83Jal_XrmlroxerK2dO0lKyJxRjHQC1hI5c9Xm-fEmOdZtaTA162B5v3oxmU_dTUl0mMsTGmC5ZjPwcWWr9C5GJHDB5xjmf1vMPax0oqcOkf47Pkt8P6J3g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started to flag down every pick up truck that was empty and on my 4th try, found these two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the Peruvian angels. David and Victor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They happened to know Toby, whom I bought my bike from in Huanuco.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In fact, David the driver lives blocks from Toby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are both in the same motorcycle club.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What incredible luck, I think this was more than luck, we had something watching out for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAjtTEu0UPi17eoS-5xqPdNQl22SMkZU8Hl-wXNxFMmrSBrjM3apdaAm1JoEtIwJLtcg24WKHsW5w5_gqjQUyNwZxCgqTVv_w0NSunKe1PBnMZD3qMwIWaubcpw6TGUN28QKFB4vZiohXcSV6k6Q0zc178c-EPVGZXTuejFj5m8YoZ1Dq8-TZYQQXqzg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAjtTEu0UPi17eoS-5xqPdNQl22SMkZU8Hl-wXNxFMmrSBrjM3apdaAm1JoEtIwJLtcg24WKHsW5w5_gqjQUyNwZxCgqTVv_w0NSunKe1PBnMZD3qMwIWaubcpw6TGUN28QKFB4vZiohXcSV6k6Q0zc178c-EPVGZXTuejFj5m8YoZ1Dq8-TZYQQXqzg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Victor is an engineer and helped him back up to a place where the bike might be able to be loaded. This photo, does show the deep ruts we had to ride through and some places were so crisscrossed that we had to walk through. My boots were so heavy from muck and mud, it felt like I had 15lb weights on each foot. Peru crossfit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmS1FljEZcswejbjYyn0VwyKNkPcmI55yst5lqCiUQU1ewFK0whDYMAJyDZgcfx-pmTD4hWx37oS_UDpQX-x3MVRGQ0faCAN4-Tty0V1U3me1JQhIEu4F8sfk_1L3ekk2Xlw5QCloQKUckT92MA7mv_JCzKa3SJEJIMO8fg-iq4I0LvJQNPsivtRLi4Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmS1FljEZcswejbjYyn0VwyKNkPcmI55yst5lqCiUQU1ewFK0whDYMAJyDZgcfx-pmTD4hWx37oS_UDpQX-x3MVRGQ0faCAN4-Tty0V1U3me1JQhIEu4F8sfk_1L3ekk2Xlw5QCloQKUckT92MA7mv_JCzKa3SJEJIMO8fg-iq4I0LvJQNPsivtRLi4Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">K.B. getting in position.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz3Y3ME_CeStSfOss217QB8E38z8IJEsiXSuauz14dLzuhhvmnUQMys39kz-p9hnfhwYR3yqkfid9fXVNszCxEwlvzxSgmLOUcRBwV6ijDEd2j_-r6eKm0qz0zHgccjzx8fEUEy6sQckjk34HTCvVWe8QQQyTlHvAQqZzMUR-h9ANJ3jPDxvfsI7GcEg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">First the three of them tried to lift the front wheel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After three unsuccessful tries, I stopped them and problem solved by showing them a wood ramp I had discovered while checking our surroundings for the night.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMqtB7NTqEA76JQqKAVAj3JdpdhQaWBWQgJa5ooNBoxaRQsEioa88pmzEcH7hKLRuPrw8mrckYzr9En1Zfh9Ow830B9EVDrjayHDOGXN9spHoqBDO9mBJPha3kkIPCiuPmaI4xgh6WDCub4HX3l4ypOKs-8bk0KcmI7tmzkOlTowpx5zfk4U1o2EM_KQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMqtB7NTqEA76JQqKAVAj3JdpdhQaWBWQgJa5ooNBoxaRQsEioa88pmzEcH7hKLRuPrw8mrckYzr9En1Zfh9Ow830B9EVDrjayHDOGXN9spHoqBDO9mBJPha3kkIPCiuPmaI4xgh6WDCub4HX3l4ypOKs-8bk0KcmI7tmzkOlTowpx5zfk4U1o2EM_KQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wood ramp buttressed with rocks and other things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We needed one more person to help.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNdcp8vFOa8CbpyGqLUir9bmAsIzXH4YbZT3yDms5NpP7tsjsAtrwtf0oZtMR5HLKs0s4UR5NsLNT31n9lbQS29vHM4ZloVJXPecQVyKrV34J0vfoAKFypipXBYudfnQ5nPLrQVd_LjDtbBOfDjYacPH4uLuvaVmq-64ae2QeShEuCGbmGqIgtBwCqjw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNdcp8vFOa8CbpyGqLUir9bmAsIzXH4YbZT3yDms5NpP7tsjsAtrwtf0oZtMR5HLKs0s4UR5NsLNT31n9lbQS29vHM4ZloVJXPecQVyKrV34J0vfoAKFypipXBYudfnQ5nPLrQVd_LjDtbBOfDjYacPH4uLuvaVmq-64ae2QeShEuCGbmGqIgtBwCqjw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another rider came by and all 4 of them were able to get the bike on the short truck bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I only prayed the bike didn't tip either way and crush anyone as I photographed the whole scary event.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFnOwuCAgWoLUrQ8rJybgySZt8xLAl-p_8FPSE73bLBZUhj9QzPOvNFwblG6rJH6bqV--R00b1Mb70gFYb38dQ_X1NH6LgtcQEN-vihhSTglPtNWGVLCxOxv4fcWNMT_ZhYtg2YrfqCPZXQLjp1Y_1GnNeWJmBwDHqhwXO0qlwj3aeX9U5JlRdBR997A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFnOwuCAgWoLUrQ8rJybgySZt8xLAl-p_8FPSE73bLBZUhj9QzPOvNFwblG6rJH6bqV--R00b1Mb70gFYb38dQ_X1NH6LgtcQEN-vihhSTglPtNWGVLCxOxv4fcWNMT_ZhYtg2YrfqCPZXQLjp1Y_1GnNeWJmBwDHqhwXO0qlwj3aeX9U5JlRdBR997A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisZdkxlwkUdU-pU2w8wk4XhBXQoRS9ILXpPRhDrcOzd9qp-iNEMK7YeMx59j5ZXpo41JQy1jiU0ke8Mkip0PXaY9kjxioZiLXFVYa0g1KMfKnYrNsdd8M1rIBAXw28wH4tc7RTdmubL7PJIcAsF1JFJ26LVx0NEsr1uGNOTkeLJRnvzdk6uKJHuXaFWQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After about 15 mins of tie down strapping and unloading my bike of gear and luggage I got in the back of the pick up and Bob got on my bike to ride ahead. Remember, tired, no food, very little water and burning daylight. 50KM more of this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjEi-H10Hn5-u3l9eXzTNlxjIInF5GckxTXRYdjtr1MjoRwv-_hVW89oOY6gHYyCIK9d_1bwJiknNhcxpTGcH5qFvgplOZwk3SbzeE1O4CGnZmhPC-YVW2tPSzAZIY2MsW7KApzUtylMdINsciauuOB_77258F5kQBiDrHzuW5iZH9Rltz6G03bYo0iw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjEi-H10Hn5-u3l9eXzTNlxjIInF5GckxTXRYdjtr1MjoRwv-_hVW89oOY6gHYyCIK9d_1bwJiknNhcxpTGcH5qFvgplOZwk3SbzeE1O4CGnZmhPC-YVW2tPSzAZIY2MsW7KApzUtylMdINsciauuOB_77258F5kQBiDrHzuW5iZH9Rltz6G03bYo0iw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of bike from back seat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUghm_HBzzHzZzTR-JzwMw-tWGTsv_tDOvyDbR6YvuIxbJahisPS1Ic2N0tizi1o8pp7tMHa93jDEFnDsG0IvCLa0IrNGT9SBZRBpwq47q6lNngGvJLMzdY4qtb9ByTByyFX1X53ln7eaiclh9rnd3yNAPXpd12Kn8ZzCs25hkSDHZUQ4wCjzw20MCnw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUghm_HBzzHzZzTR-JzwMw-tWGTsv_tDOvyDbR6YvuIxbJahisPS1Ic2N0tizi1o8pp7tMHa93jDEFnDsG0IvCLa0IrNGT9SBZRBpwq47q6lNngGvJLMzdY4qtb9ByTByyFX1X53ln7eaiclh9rnd3yNAPXpd12Kn8ZzCs25hkSDHZUQ4wCjzw20MCnw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see K.B. ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll take a moment here to describe the drive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David is an exceptional driver. Later he shared with me that his dad taught him to drive at 8.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's not to say that I didn't shut my eyes often as we came right along the edge of the road more times than I wish to remember with the knowledge that roads just cave out from underneath, frequently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The truck bounced and jostled with the weight of the bike and I just hoped the bike didn't flip out and drag us all screaming down the hill with it to eventually drown in the fast raging river below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't say I felt safe, at least on a bike, you choose how close you get to the edge with but two way traffic there is no choice but to pull over and let others pass and we seemed to always be on the outside of the mountain road edge. I almost put my helmet on twice. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBYqwsX-PcZqf7sIv2Oy7GgfigH6vO2bkiL31rQs7UjiqCoObKWoq1jn9-z_OaevwBcd00StxcohmLyK1j706yXr-R1sBryhCIvSlTUNfUPC3OXeM7OZPO7mAKPtbgFwF5NIfDKD3Yqu5jZjuyBeeWwO_AB2O_nC5uymLdtHgIBRqAZBt92h0_FWDWqw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBYqwsX-PcZqf7sIv2Oy7GgfigH6vO2bkiL31rQs7UjiqCoObKWoq1jn9-z_OaevwBcd00StxcohmLyK1j706yXr-R1sBryhCIvSlTUNfUPC3OXeM7OZPO7mAKPtbgFwF5NIfDKD3Yqu5jZjuyBeeWwO_AB2O_nC5uymLdtHgIBRqAZBt92h0_FWDWqw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We passed the Crown of the Inka's and came into a town called Punto Union.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvcpPtZV2ybUq2M4v_2GxGdu9MSHYkthFft8teubNKNAN3srKoLpq3SOypUfueH_Hxr-OCKeD4LqOWUWjdeGrcnK_nUNJruQX9XjJnFSjxTpldkaJ6llK6wx0jojLFTYNjJkYlIliqxZrFsQF8vJ4OrGTmSYOk3hQXN_VxJeiKN4RLeHVM2NJ4xmwLfQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvcpPtZV2ybUq2M4v_2GxGdu9MSHYkthFft8teubNKNAN3srKoLpq3SOypUfueH_Hxr-OCKeD4LqOWUWjdeGrcnK_nUNJruQX9XjJnFSjxTpldkaJ6llK6wx0jojLFTYNjJkYlIliqxZrFsQF8vJ4OrGTmSYOk3hQXN_VxJeiKN4RLeHVM2NJ4xmwLfQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The workers were blasting the road ahead and there was a barricade manned by the toughest, take no prisoners, woman I have ever seen in action, holding mobs of angry, yelling, male drivers at bay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Problem is, they let K.B. go ahead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So without cell signal, we only had our satellite trackers to communicate through and because I had more information than him on when the road would open, when it would get dark, how much longer of this road from hell would be, I insisted he come back. To his credit he went along with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have built trust over the rides we've done and know each other well. I don't push the panic button lightly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I reasoned I would rather leave my bike here and come back for it another day than risk his life getting it back. We parked my bike in front of the iron lady's dirt hut and set off. We really needed to have it indoors and as we left, hoped it would still be there the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwaRXaIfH_OGUWOi0x5RdaqSIfzUxzwxTi-Of1m-HEeiRafl8NvM5ygpo0KUK7DI8F7fd_buHxUpIqYR_jmApkwbbpqYDDpela_IifOzjEunS3ugBJhk3Q3AVswtYaV6-m2ewEAiJNUBrlXoFQIjJRghp2B0hobTERwTF2QdQSsIN-1L6zvwXxNoHNSg=s1152" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwaRXaIfH_OGUWOi0x5RdaqSIfzUxzwxTi-Of1m-HEeiRafl8NvM5ygpo0KUK7DI8F7fd_buHxUpIqYR_jmApkwbbpqYDDpela_IifOzjEunS3ugBJhk3Q3AVswtYaV6-m2ewEAiJNUBrlXoFQIjJRghp2B0hobTERwTF2QdQSsIN-1L6zvwXxNoHNSg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fortunately no one stole my Michelin Man but they did steal (cut off) the pouch from my handlebars with generally useless stuff to them. Enjoy the headlamp, extendable magnet, hand wipes, and the reset bolt and allen key for my airbag vest. Very important stuff for me that will end up in the garbage. It was a good reminder that all our efforts to have secured parking for bikes and sleep in terrible places was worth it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll leave out the strange decision by David to take a long short cut around the lake, as it got dark, with little to no visibility in the fog, no other vehicles, and the vague idea of what turns to take. Yeah I'll leave that out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally made it to Huanuco by 9pm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day I went to a clinic to get the X ray to confirm the breaks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib02b3oChDJsfUs08MeTQKDpM5bx4eGgoAjA3IVu20uChvYGobVxq0fsImEbbl99ieOxjmLQFPwFym8PdmHKnDqkHGpGBWjiIr1HscM-3wMw4j0WaMXMER86MkNenbqVHytmxoyG-2cyi4ZFchGaPlG1xenZ9LFEq-SVgdP16zLMAF6Q_nM_1dam3o8Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib02b3oChDJsfUs08MeTQKDpM5bx4eGgoAjA3IVu20uChvYGobVxq0fsImEbbl99ieOxjmLQFPwFym8PdmHKnDqkHGpGBWjiIr1HscM-3wMw4j0WaMXMER86MkNenbqVHytmxoyG-2cyi4ZFchGaPlG1xenZ9LFEq-SVgdP16zLMAF6Q_nM_1dam3o8Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdFtYXB9-ljppyuLDkzQUQpI-LrSzFa9zENiZqJYZiJyXo8XRjbKl97ll0KmkrQ6h6JVKTqdYtQj-U8iloPFNKDAyJvV5gl3ve70pfpbT17Z1rPaWhae7VrNATvK7UMlTL-p-USSoYAynE-0Kx6c5veWv6CdOtSnYjmIcwgzBCfhucB8FvtNE8G3T3hw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdFtYXB9-ljppyuLDkzQUQpI-LrSzFa9zENiZqJYZiJyXo8XRjbKl97ll0KmkrQ6h6JVKTqdYtQj-U8iloPFNKDAyJvV5gl3ve70pfpbT17Z1rPaWhae7VrNATvK7UMlTL-p-USSoYAynE-0Kx6c5veWv6CdOtSnYjmIcwgzBCfhucB8FvtNE8G3T3hw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sitting in my room, resting and sleeping a lot and trying to weigh all options of what to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is adventure riding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is not vacation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know the risks when I set out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been injured before and continued on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was not in any significant pain, at least when I was on the bike. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In bed at night, that is another matter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day, took David and Victor to dinner to the same steakhouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4th time eating here. Had a great time laughing and sharing stories. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started to understand a lot more of what they were saying even though each word was not always clear. Turns out Victor speaks a little French too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We shared photos of families and other things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peruvian angels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaMCD1xRLE1sjHElUHsfEEq3uAWtYug32M5s9tbLhDok-7dj1iWiU74AWGvGDhzDrls_ndQFlE4FdJaOHbDq1eF_86pFkh47ufClufnt8kNFqXYlVITnn0Dn_4XTwBx_vfMA2B-wlre203Q1ejOdK2BVZ5uNJmbiV_YcQ780TmrVHZaUbaRkTDXFhI5A=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaMCD1xRLE1sjHElUHsfEEq3uAWtYug32M5s9tbLhDok-7dj1iWiU74AWGvGDhzDrls_ndQFlE4FdJaOHbDq1eF_86pFkh47ufClufnt8kNFqXYlVITnn0Dn_4XTwBx_vfMA2B-wlre203Q1ejOdK2BVZ5uNJmbiV_YcQ780TmrVHZaUbaRkTDXFhI5A=s320" width="320" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaMCD1xRLE1sjHElUHsfEEq3uAWtYug32M5s9tbLhDok-7dj1iWiU74AWGvGDhzDrls_ndQFlE4FdJaOHbDq1eF_86pFkh47ufClufnt8kNFqXYlVITnn0Dn_4XTwBx_vfMA2B-wlre203Q1ejOdK2BVZ5uNJmbiV_YcQ780TmrVHZaUbaRkTDXFhI5A=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-55807801459872938392022-03-11T12:46:00.003-08:002022-03-12T07:59:25.122-08:00UNESCO, Agave and Snow<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Sara. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She and K.B. spent the day crossing a fast moving river in a hand gondola. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just the video of it makes me shudder. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They trekked up the side of a mountain to caves that once had mummies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me? I stayed in my hotel ill. It's 3 days later as I write this and I'm almost back to normal now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 rounds of antibiotics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin6N2CHAR942U-bitm2Luw_HZZU0O8EuAPRMMf09SMHOKGhOrS_BA1edisg-lx1iTr9jEWlGQUmmndY_1hFSy2jTf3cR9fBcbFHlXwImLCUbUaLQXIfoQCW38f14VBbCGopP56s6kilXeeoVOSUmBkxyPoaMGK9lNB323i8StPFZCPDIpWVZCGgKr-nQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin6N2CHAR942U-bitm2Luw_HZZU0O8EuAPRMMf09SMHOKGhOrS_BA1edisg-lx1iTr9jEWlGQUmmndY_1hFSy2jTf3cR9fBcbFHlXwImLCUbUaLQXIfoQCW38f14VBbCGopP56s6kilXeeoVOSUmBkxyPoaMGK9lNB323i8StPFZCPDIpWVZCGgKr-nQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had to ride 7.5 hours from Nuevo Tingo to Cajamarca the next day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took 9 hours. I was not at optimal and there were some challenging sections.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We burned an extra day at Nuevo Tingo but we do have extra days in the itinerary for just such an emergency. Still the first section had one of the deepest (up to the gas tank) and muddy (no visibility to the bottom) water crossings I had faced. K.B. decided to wait at the edge for someone else to go through it first. After watching 2 tuk tuks ford it successfully with a short deep dip in the middle, we went for it. Unfortunately, no video. The side bags of my bike were fully submerged. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used all the skill I've been taught and kept my eyes looking forward (not down, never down) and light on the throttle, standing, with sheer force of will to not stop, not drown the bike and no matter what, I hit under water, keep going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a very high pass of 12K feet, which was remote, even the villages were spread far apart and only had a few huts. It was treacherous in that it was narrow, twisty, lots of debris from falling rocks and mud and sheer drops into clouds. Oh and whole sections of the road just caved away like pac man was there. There were buses and trucks screaming around corners as well. We got a good look at the eyes of one of the bus drivers and thought, wow, that guy is totally crazy. We made it to our accommodations. I found an Airbnb outside of the city. It's a real crap shoot here to navigate an Airbnb, language barrier, the host insists on using WhatsApp, but this place was amazing and worth the rebooking hassle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Casa De Campo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidBBBeQr7ugHX9WPBw325K_LnBJOsBmeze9UjHrKMVcsUsBD-uwTnEF_VsNFjorcWZzQgGHICrYytfdZGcthtaEU1gF7rg_Njf5RWGKzDxmufwNR2fOixKFpFRqmyOa_E4cch-Pj_4AyFIuO9IKNfsLQli2yaCsA8SI3JD2GwJFMyBlCc682Jj9vRluA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidBBBeQr7ugHX9WPBw325K_LnBJOsBmeze9UjHrKMVcsUsBD-uwTnEF_VsNFjorcWZzQgGHICrYytfdZGcthtaEU1gF7rg_Njf5RWGKzDxmufwNR2fOixKFpFRqmyOa_E4cch-Pj_4AyFIuO9IKNfsLQli2yaCsA8SI3JD2GwJFMyBlCc682Jj9vRluA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of mountains from the front. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yeah, clouds. As always. Remember rainy season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd_QOckEe7IIbkq-aWSn5yjcxlgZyigbX6GNIO4A_KS4pDvIzOA_2kUdv8vKUReb22cQXAktBMt_dDRJnMAFZeQXvDOey8vzrv6wBeRhfmy_VDSULA-pyIE6u6YDC4PVfyvjH-h91NB6rY9k5E6A_XvEZIBQSB_gqCIap_ELAk312R8xN8UaqmEKNunw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd_QOckEe7IIbkq-aWSn5yjcxlgZyigbX6GNIO4A_KS4pDvIzOA_2kUdv8vKUReb22cQXAktBMt_dDRJnMAFZeQXvDOey8vzrv6wBeRhfmy_VDSULA-pyIE6u6YDC4PVfyvjH-h91NB6rY9k5E6A_XvEZIBQSB_gqCIap_ELAk312R8xN8UaqmEKNunw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They call this a garage. At least the bikes were covered and the gate locked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had two roving 4 legged alarms going off all night long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAgVTBGg7bzuQXV5WyntiPsrKiP20N2zcmdwCmVIR46yO-A7gJ3P-83fwxsSdIuk-RnyxKRIolfY810EiegZBIVa1iCGbmXdGUa-ng_Vs01WS9_ExxHDmGIPYLXCuZta5i8OTWxmdfZTAfqhCAqTWoKp0WiAaEy0iXvr9_ZZPOzizv0aVTwZSXbhrd_A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAgVTBGg7bzuQXV5WyntiPsrKiP20N2zcmdwCmVIR46yO-A7gJ3P-83fwxsSdIuk-RnyxKRIolfY810EiegZBIVa1iCGbmXdGUa-ng_Vs01WS9_ExxHDmGIPYLXCuZta5i8OTWxmdfZTAfqhCAqTWoKp0WiAaEy0iXvr9_ZZPOzizv0aVTwZSXbhrd_A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice enough kitchen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warmed up some food and altitude tea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA9As2QjacwDPyR7H8AxRG_u8DUYUQSap-k97XKYM3YyyJ9xjleygcWVWTQQzXwZ8leOJVDs94OIfqZG3gkDwfc8YpbuYaEbablt93Az-ny0jEb74mTNmEi2s_Ovip0dzfGjS7p8jY7QNuXhk4sMQa4hcuITg42IyKiJ6e1-Z5VTeEjPURrgo4dGmQkw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA9As2QjacwDPyR7H8AxRG_u8DUYUQSap-k97XKYM3YyyJ9xjleygcWVWTQQzXwZ8leOJVDs94OIfqZG3gkDwfc8YpbuYaEbablt93Az-ny0jEb74mTNmEi2s_Ovip0dzfGjS7p8jY7QNuXhk4sMQa4hcuITg42IyKiJ6e1-Z5VTeEjPURrgo4dGmQkw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My room. Grindle actually looks happy here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is never heat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But there are very thick, heavy, fake sheep skin blankets that are oh so soft and cozy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had three on top of me, and my thermals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still sleep with my feet sticking out, can't have hot feet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEEUhyBAEuOg8QKifFwAefVdMWBoL9maV1t2mpC-TGdGMOwTmjbBRV28AFGNbNpYgI2ATub-FwFmbiQuKn0sOVEbCKzqRBhttHHQNE8zyeDzJaw-A-gwSVo_d3bHmltrpguogeb87H2tzrxka8ei8yx6DGueLKPd1HP-7Ho48T3WnpD0VeQ139fjsItw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEEUhyBAEuOg8QKifFwAefVdMWBoL9maV1t2mpC-TGdGMOwTmjbBRV28AFGNbNpYgI2ATub-FwFmbiQuKn0sOVEbCKzqRBhttHHQNE8zyeDzJaw-A-gwSVo_d3bHmltrpguogeb87H2tzrxka8ei8yx6DGueLKPd1HP-7Ho48T3WnpD0VeQ139fjsItw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from the back of the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a giant complex tailored to big families with many kids. And another view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0FLzjm1JsIIkSBeF2Qu5KIQsBclLHnkluCZveX959crjc1lBFe5GOAs9gRQRRaIZtF_YfWrv5TUVu_NqsTwc2WTuZMZ_TcVQpj8E1FFe29Ou76i6SFbHMohS2Kd_v8Tb8VLAijt8k2KmlKhWhAf9XTSE-BQSSvjGD6V_GtXYG0zrphvwlMHnqEWtvzA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0FLzjm1JsIIkSBeF2Qu5KIQsBclLHnkluCZveX959crjc1lBFe5GOAs9gRQRRaIZtF_YfWrv5TUVu_NqsTwc2WTuZMZ_TcVQpj8E1FFe29Ou76i6SFbHMohS2Kd_v8Tb8VLAijt8k2KmlKhWhAf9XTSE-BQSSvjGD6V_GtXYG0zrphvwlMHnqEWtvzA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To get here it was a rutted, muddy, potholed, waterlogged road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is normal here and now after 2 weeks are used to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doesn't mean we like it. Just expect it now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glad I have this motorcycle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Honda back home would have been horrible on this stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYcQ9uQUzzGfn0VoXvjSujdHc0XT1UZl4tHddlcrqDfJDUnsdtPqfWrodUY1Dv9nYp0rVOKa20oGzHji7d-Up1Ifi8Eo6u5YIhWk6iQXCO38RyVhVld6eYbw50TCzM_rceTiHzpBTaVoGct8rhJulyusxXL8fI4nTpQ49eym2Eo7vr5E6BoDyuh9ZDCA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYcQ9uQUzzGfn0VoXvjSujdHc0XT1UZl4tHddlcrqDfJDUnsdtPqfWrodUY1Dv9nYp0rVOKa20oGzHji7d-Up1Ifi8Eo6u5YIhWk6iQXCO38RyVhVld6eYbw50TCzM_rceTiHzpBTaVoGct8rhJulyusxXL8fI4nTpQ49eym2Eo7vr5E6BoDyuh9ZDCA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This day was supposed to only be 5 hours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a road that cut it to 4. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Google maps didn't want us to go that way, it wanted us to go back into Cajamarca (opposite direction) then come back in the correct direction using a different road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The whole point of staying here was to avoid the city of Cajamarca.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We wondered, is the road out?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found a perfectly paved road with sweepers (fun, perfectly banked turns that feel like a roller coaster ride when you hit them at just the right speed) for the next 3 hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-J3VE7QYhlzj6mqtMTJzjbmptjKQv7PKKmpHpmKKJabulkkyOnAFocSzdIjjX3RQS87CbvRB8ona4SdV-uNa8z9VpD1NC99U5kngAX30q8QC4LE5BNZjCVO-Kou8r7eTdc0AdZ4Hhd0AWC6O4hrH5JhVbHOL2GMGiJ5rs0EBCKFPh4LT0CDIzomSAjg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-J3VE7QYhlzj6mqtMTJzjbmptjKQv7PKKmpHpmKKJabulkkyOnAFocSzdIjjX3RQS87CbvRB8ona4SdV-uNa8z9VpD1NC99U5kngAX30q8QC4LE5BNZjCVO-Kou8r7eTdc0AdZ4Hhd0AWC6O4hrH5JhVbHOL2GMGiJ5rs0EBCKFPh4LT0CDIzomSAjg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the family picnicking in the background. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I stopped, they all looked, smiled and waved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peruvians are the friendliest people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are kind, generous, affectionate, hard working and mind their own business.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I keep adding to the list of traits as I go back to edit and add photos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caveat: except impatient drivers at a construction delay.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV69YV4F18dmH_xzj4n2TPKeA3I9l93K5jpzoLHTqjVNCBqrIy774mYsfVa2PXD2vv0g-5izIVTYmMhYTPvxEoFSRnXOkHOaBNrZyqtv8KiAzzQRYIp3AxyYqc7K7Gi71I3GaLzGCGHBpTYACTbxRP2zDV1FubtaJwtM8xRpsojdFc0thfU1h3d98AfA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV69YV4F18dmH_xzj4n2TPKeA3I9l93K5jpzoLHTqjVNCBqrIy774mYsfVa2PXD2vv0g-5izIVTYmMhYTPvxEoFSRnXOkHOaBNrZyqtv8KiAzzQRYIp3AxyYqc7K7Gi71I3GaLzGCGHBpTYACTbxRP2zDV1FubtaJwtM8xRpsojdFc0thfU1h3d98AfA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We don't stop often to take photos of the beauty of the vistas we see all day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No camera could ever capture the essence of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This particular section of road, we were told was dirt, we were prepared for the worst.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was paved but in bad condition, I'd take a dirt road over this any day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, Google maps was spot on in terms of our arrival time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Without K.B. side mirror. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifgqTZhEoAfbxR7quYBytsoNbday80r9aGyg4UBOrTnG4xhMkgz86cI16Om9X79kO8ffhGMlt-Tp5qXcJw-sB5r5i2FfhavwNrefTgfpPbyDCkGz_R2P6CLEqqnGgQY66WkdEKiWeyYDTahKlYdqb8NeISjMbJJHu4VEsOGFmZ7XDhPA4cl6UqqvISwg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifgqTZhEoAfbxR7quYBytsoNbday80r9aGyg4UBOrTnG4xhMkgz86cI16Om9X79kO8ffhGMlt-Tp5qXcJw-sB5r5i2FfhavwNrefTgfpPbyDCkGz_R2P6CLEqqnGgQY66WkdEKiWeyYDTahKlYdqb8NeISjMbJJHu4VEsOGFmZ7XDhPA4cl6UqqvISwg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some sheep grazing on the side of the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are very dirty here. The wool is a dark brown.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj02vNJq8QaCrGATnG0lcaqPZ53YIBQ814q2R8dHHlkZB36erx3UcSjdrNMcUVZUUtOeqzUFymKFIw2tQSr3-kgYe_EXvUvqq9MXtnc5nD08goFmM4gKRVeAd9JbTBMdX-7KUNHhir4f3u36dmouF-oPtSI9mIiJwSxZWp7VkT8pSS2mIOLzONaN4GY7A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj02vNJq8QaCrGATnG0lcaqPZ53YIBQ814q2R8dHHlkZB36erx3UcSjdrNMcUVZUUtOeqzUFymKFIw2tQSr3-kgYe_EXvUvqq9MXtnc5nD08goFmM4gKRVeAd9JbTBMdX-7KUNHhir4f3u36dmouF-oPtSI9mIiJwSxZWp7VkT8pSS2mIOLzONaN4GY7A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And one very cute lamb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz3BDkc_OaYu3WxMcu7alZM3HKgV512RgInvA8HR4gQIeyMctrY_uG-MFFP5l16LkeoDYBenfZoTh0uuBJjli53ePT2cd-Gk7P7j4dVXzE6kuQdWW1D_w84G9cA-UuyQwSNAQgMFrIpmX-s7vD5TEjtI1SXPCexf89FoGHoEBxOW-R3jXP20IJXQiHzw=s1535" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1535" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz3BDkc_OaYu3WxMcu7alZM3HKgV512RgInvA8HR4gQIeyMctrY_uG-MFFP5l16LkeoDYBenfZoTh0uuBJjli53ePT2cd-Gk7P7j4dVXzE6kuQdWW1D_w84G9cA-UuyQwSNAQgMFrIpmX-s7vD5TEjtI1SXPCexf89FoGHoEBxOW-R3jXP20IJXQiHzw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again, another pretty valley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kinda like coming around a turn, again, another big rock in the middle of the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy the view, but not for long....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFikM2-jXag5y9qp9yUihHoTcW_FWPYIpNg8l-n3y8mjBpZRZNGz6xpYH8_VSxAQB5_djDXWT3QHylsc794dYWDo15Xmt_FEjcik-7KGyavWFxl5Li6-W6P3J3iZ27si2pCS9pVxUIdUVlTkIjWLRrZtviPF3DsuN0sEzZLQiLXI883Qs5cYNJJJ5xGw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFikM2-jXag5y9qp9yUihHoTcW_FWPYIpNg8l-n3y8mjBpZRZNGz6xpYH8_VSxAQB5_djDXWT3QHylsc794dYWDo15Xmt_FEjcik-7KGyavWFxl5Li6-W6P3J3iZ27si2pCS9pVxUIdUVlTkIjWLRrZtviPF3DsuN0sEzZLQiLXI883Qs5cYNJJJ5xGw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Typical landslide on the side of the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the road happens to be very wide so you can just go around it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out the big earthquake recently, and heavy constant rains trigger them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They clear the debris just enough to pass for trucks, buses or car wheels to get through.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOSiJULOmJIwbnd22q40NYt6dK2UXj_g1Jkbt88GJjQuo9EHZeqp0fCe_QYWs8aJ3Q5JBIhyhR-FMTKUHJ_TfuZ1py7U09GETxMe_qmMtw0tbuhD_TK35SJsokN5RZCzoekWFX0MuMl-V8Kqbab0hBioSjJrBKBo_AcgwsPGtS6Jt8pWPkPkg4De4qOw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOSiJULOmJIwbnd22q40NYt6dK2UXj_g1Jkbt88GJjQuo9EHZeqp0fCe_QYWs8aJ3Q5JBIhyhR-FMTKUHJ_TfuZ1py7U09GETxMe_qmMtw0tbuhD_TK35SJsokN5RZCzoekWFX0MuMl-V8Kqbab0hBioSjJrBKBo_AcgwsPGtS6Jt8pWPkPkg4De4qOw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made it to a special lake where there are many restaurants that serve trout. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fried to hell. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good thing too, you can eat the bones. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With my book of photos, I was able to order a beet salad instead of potatoes and rice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sat under the palapa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some kids came by and were mesmerized by my Michelin Man. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still clean, that was the waterline of the crossing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXlqylhBHTJ7OwWffGHuR9p1qsQDvCXCDD-KvNXwuvr0JavkAU72FBI3zSjNzx4V396NE63MTX6b5QFZcs6EByUX0if9hjpTbiWI32nI84CABJmZvuSIvSaqXHPFinmCpyfa6kqEdt248jvKFmxPAgD8obGdsYu6fsA8ZFyDqT52FmFIm-afAgPljXDw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXlqylhBHTJ7OwWffGHuR9p1qsQDvCXCDD-KvNXwuvr0JavkAU72FBI3zSjNzx4V396NE63MTX6b5QFZcs6EByUX0if9hjpTbiWI32nI84CABJmZvuSIvSaqXHPFinmCpyfa6kqEdt248jvKFmxPAgD8obGdsYu6fsA8ZFyDqT52FmFIm-afAgPljXDw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walkway to the lake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMgTnHWf31hpywSdxtgmMWaCuuYmyLvGFd8o0yHdkz-KJjItwRR3zudbNkh2yOELIkbKFJh9WGq5KqUB6dDOPs4u5Q4wjJMkI8W3H6cLPJLyBSToICfo6DIbhiERUR4uwyRgE7SrRIFiImnRapB9jrLaWSef55FDYgGiiN6iAA54Cq2l9Ph9nqU9btCQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMgTnHWf31hpywSdxtgmMWaCuuYmyLvGFd8o0yHdkz-KJjItwRR3zudbNkh2yOELIkbKFJh9WGq5KqUB6dDOPs4u5Q4wjJMkI8W3H6cLPJLyBSToICfo6DIbhiERUR4uwyRgE7SrRIFiImnRapB9jrLaWSef55FDYgGiiN6iAA54Cq2l9Ph9nqU9btCQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many things are broken here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most things are partially built. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was told that you only start paying taxes once construction is completed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Toilet's usually don't flush. There is <b>never </b>toilet paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a whole list of things I could name and it makes me itch in places I can't scratch that I can't stop to fix them. Submerged pier.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitY2LLFmN3kYCsR8IT0uDyS0xlxMeG-6fvrZDE7XA4wMbRVkLDbmeuaHX5Dvf5EvXGoIJ16x7jliQEb7y6f6AEv7sirF56fRUCJE4vUiVVkuFxXV-FR05YcxwXqWnszBeMBG5vCmG7iBxwbjv7I3G-dPxMy6swjT8l7EU-ehi_ofVrhY2fD3KgH3WY8Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitY2LLFmN3kYCsR8IT0uDyS0xlxMeG-6fvrZDE7XA4wMbRVkLDbmeuaHX5Dvf5EvXGoIJ16x7jliQEb7y6f6AEv7sirF56fRUCJE4vUiVVkuFxXV-FR05YcxwXqWnszBeMBG5vCmG7iBxwbjv7I3G-dPxMy6swjT8l7EU-ehi_ofVrhY2fD3KgH3WY8Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8PVb7brjzFEBZkpzCPlkP8Q0nPbIgyYe-KtkxFX_Thrx-eUWxux0Lh5yk4hoDue-K8l9kI4g-oGmi6HgQO3dC02M5K-VN0DylClAFj3yo7peLA4flwHkmbw7cNIzHarqCqTb5paoQAyopaXVcjkvft7ps2bhLyIHNbpyR7LtqW8yXXUlIIpZCbBWLjg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8PVb7brjzFEBZkpzCPlkP8Q0nPbIgyYe-KtkxFX_Thrx-eUWxux0Lh5yk4hoDue-K8l9kI4g-oGmi6HgQO3dC02M5K-VN0DylClAFj3yo7peLA4flwHkmbw7cNIzHarqCqTb5paoQAyopaXVcjkvft7ps2bhLyIHNbpyR7LtqW8yXXUlIIpZCbBWLjg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the local corn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember that tasteless, starchy stuff the size of horses teeth?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, put it in an oven and bake it with some salt and oil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Voila, a very delicious snack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh132pjf5St30-Mb-mUOTtWzYewuCybJuNKl4nCKcQMCZ-Mwkp3jAWeKYo8cBK2al0eETaBrw9PRxmPzLYSfiDDjgYtCX2rNJf-GUcA_x4ZUMb1A-nrchz6A0fuXykfJLo2LyZwOwXOH4phLDr11Hzcpi1GI21D39zj9PqRO2LA4fWujSYDA5_z6j0C1w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh132pjf5St30-Mb-mUOTtWzYewuCybJuNKl4nCKcQMCZ-Mwkp3jAWeKYo8cBK2al0eETaBrw9PRxmPzLYSfiDDjgYtCX2rNJf-GUcA_x4ZUMb1A-nrchz6A0fuXykfJLo2LyZwOwXOH4phLDr11Hzcpi1GI21D39zj9PqRO2LA4fWujSYDA5_z6j0C1w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrived in Huamachuco, just in time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The radar was thunderstorms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We looked up, clear blue sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We checked in, after going down a steep, dark ramp to the basement, heard loud rumblings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2 flights of stairs to the room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Huffing and puffing I go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am taking altitude pills. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We average around 8K feet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3sjt1FI4qPxt_WvJn2Z4W8_6MXp9A630X3i_shr7OrzUmLFG4EjL2TBPVhSNiDG9IjbRUCPwmBXUbbIGX8ix6tJLl4c0FrDze0n5YbZK5H9U2HlK56pIpWVFEGrupGaQAUx5Oo9VEQkeipLteXdKSltxrsk5jYhaPkFte75NbT-2E3xwepmjs0t9Eqg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heavy rain started and didn't let up until dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was the nicest hotel and restaurant in town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4fMHd6r-iyURuGsafKMN--oOww9IdAbIV9sN6DY01V-Lvg77r-kYNFYJT1TYa9trV8k6IK_AiyOXXqxT7LR0nUuBmvPAtdHSF96hYbJqoZbG8l_iXAdT4cUfGTh-mhi8QmWaxQ5gxEG7h_jQU-gQbLLRKlcChFMZ-iHbmc_jRKEO7szqWkV4Ml5Hzgw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4fMHd6r-iyURuGsafKMN--oOww9IdAbIV9sN6DY01V-Lvg77r-kYNFYJT1TYa9trV8k6IK_AiyOXXqxT7LR0nUuBmvPAtdHSF96hYbJqoZbG8l_iXAdT4cUfGTh-mhi8QmWaxQ5gxEG7h_jQU-gQbLLRKlcChFMZ-iHbmc_jRKEO7szqWkV4Ml5Hzgw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We gave the front desk clerk our stinky laundry and headed out to find a bank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have to have to be vaccinated to do just about anything here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go to the bank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go to the grocery store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go to any tourist site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creepy room but on the inside courtyard so quiet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quiet until the unhappy baby arrived...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Duck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKn1givFWfpFJ4BT5PMxgJqvDwshR7J4-2DWAuM-PvNhAhyN3n2BWhMRZ4xgPgvlT_vPtU3C4jOLZr97-bgLAvQpU_FrjRwFAnUM_7T33XTFw1aUgxIJjjgM781UAtq8_P9fUqg3ubVnUy9zPoFU4WhDRJnHEJqHKAPUp2a1EShpHTugttkMFgbA9-9A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKn1givFWfpFJ4BT5PMxgJqvDwshR7J4-2DWAuM-PvNhAhyN3n2BWhMRZ4xgPgvlT_vPtU3C4jOLZr97-bgLAvQpU_FrjRwFAnUM_7T33XTFw1aUgxIJjjgM781UAtq8_P9fUqg3ubVnUy9zPoFU4WhDRJnHEJqHKAPUp2a1EShpHTugttkMFgbA9-9A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Butterfly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx5-IcIuQQfwUu76Mff1N5QKqC1TLwgYOedzYQS3P8yRAjRIvuU3o5m1vhylNAlB8xjXoStq5GYzR1ZkXIXV01ZbmFM0PLQcPhOVvDT_VlU6f5ul5ORUAcwOBcKNZ15NSqtIq_8v3gHPP_7w-h8Sk8nMUR29BtgUhhc_HZjwayra_ACWeiqLnqUt7xtQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hen?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWFvQYHgGy4YJQCW379OhTcz4h5Oy_ojvh8UOCvjAgwQCF4ljE3RXEqS8hdVVjxCPVEZ4c9XuTMlDfwiR--Is1SHS5LFp5-fr_Vfd198DHaezyspQXe8WE8SzCJL1xoOMCjf2lnZJcmlJ43G2zBrVVBsJG3_luFYxPOivQrb398JNdN0BK-zVrZIWFEQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWFvQYHgGy4YJQCW379OhTcz4h5Oy_ojvh8UOCvjAgwQCF4ljE3RXEqS8hdVVjxCPVEZ4c9XuTMlDfwiR--Is1SHS5LFp5-fr_Vfd198DHaezyspQXe8WE8SzCJL1xoOMCjf2lnZJcmlJ43G2zBrVVBsJG3_luFYxPOivQrb398JNdN0BK-zVrZIWFEQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Electricity was out city wide but restaurants are still open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Went to Ole Beef. Eventually.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Flagged down a tuk tuk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">She said she knew where we were going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As we started to leave town, going in the opposite direction, we finally made her stop and then used our limited Spanish (derecho, izquierdo) to get to the right place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Went to wash my hands, no running water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then they brought the ice cold water from the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Not the lukewarm water from the thermos they used to make my lukewarm tea that I refused to drink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The next morning we spent 40 minutes arguing with the new staff on where our laundry was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went from, "what laundry?" to "in a few hours" to "here is your soaking wet, unspun, but clean laundry". Laundry is the biggest hassle. No dryers and high humidity is a bad combo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ride was taking us back to the starting point of Huanuco.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We knew we had a dirt section so decided to stop halfway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Half dirt today, half tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot can go wrong here so it's never good to time it too close.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the sun sets, it's pitch black.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We rode for a couple hours on a wide dirt road with minimal traffic and potholes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was the most fun I've had on a road yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so high up, we were riding in the clouds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People live here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZDOenrJQrjMyN6Wfq0QdMLfzBJY2HkMVyReakq-z4Qnf8us_VBFjxLpkLo4QJ3lsu5ecvcdktlguVbqq7JHedBW8HHOQZX4N3T3XKL9ghBHpqwLf2sVQooSr-BteI8y6KBE7bWzTAFs4AuyG2YUbB8LXaoOMAgRl4eyDtq0a8QpvoLF0VF-NcWTJIIw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZDOenrJQrjMyN6Wfq0QdMLfzBJY2HkMVyReakq-z4Qnf8us_VBFjxLpkLo4QJ3lsu5ecvcdktlguVbqq7JHedBW8HHOQZX4N3T3XKL9ghBHpqwLf2sVQooSr-BteI8y6KBE7bWzTAFs4AuyG2YUbB8LXaoOMAgRl4eyDtq0a8QpvoLF0VF-NcWTJIIw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAGjQwbdyJbSIDY44AhAQx9Wx3963uShD_l37j8GhhCfeWkfjHH_N0H-cF3_WDN_X7pW_f8ZNF40vdv2-IVTpypCsIFRcBCqP5fELa-7B6vp71tPfrAuEVW1BhEp5_FsqSZ4ntpEkVC_MZdiZbrBBJPEe9hzdhOSVvOw__251No7lE4Hzm9B0ZPOd7cw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAGjQwbdyJbSIDY44AhAQx9Wx3963uShD_l37j8GhhCfeWkfjHH_N0H-cF3_WDN_X7pW_f8ZNF40vdv2-IVTpypCsIFRcBCqP5fELa-7B6vp71tPfrAuEVW1BhEp5_FsqSZ4ntpEkVC_MZdiZbrBBJPEe9hzdhOSVvOw__251No7lE4Hzm9B0ZPOd7cw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trucks pack it down all day. This mud gets everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On me, on the bike, in my gear. Everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have no doubt, this is a 3rd world country, after a while I look at some things I've packed like mascara and a hair brush and think, I have absolutely no need for that anymore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First aid kit, yes. Satellite tracker, yes. Tools, yes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiskzf7Dc2LCKfgQPqRqU9yGpAYCUGtim4AwjjluyvrnNcfTaKQXx1UjBk8EIQCrN54VOO9XxlZE8tOWdzlf2G1wT3ruF0c7_ynpPqi-7HJrN0pIIpJNGO3JEc-_rxBurBpX48lEeZgAnc0Hj_1gJvZv3Klv-MbPIZ1NofekvCO9r2w9M5B9wjjEFos0g=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiskzf7Dc2LCKfgQPqRqU9yGpAYCUGtim4AwjjluyvrnNcfTaKQXx1UjBk8EIQCrN54VOO9XxlZE8tOWdzlf2G1wT3ruF0c7_ynpPqi-7HJrN0pIIpJNGO3JEc-_rxBurBpX48lEeZgAnc0Hj_1gJvZv3Klv-MbPIZ1NofekvCO9r2w9M5B9wjjEFos0g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped in a town known for it's thermal hot springs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That little hut on the right had a couple who made fried guinea pig. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully after making it clear, no guinea pig, they offered boiled eggs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll take that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was an incident between their family dog, protecting their young daughter and a stray. I have a loud horn for this and as a last resort pepper spray. I stood there watching and also telling myself to not get involved. You just don't know....btw the family dog was a pit bull mix protecting the child.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxwI7Fx4Kr8PaBI36T96yVLQkAl7kReIVQ5TItKMvv9k2AIz-97szCspam0jyWJEfeARqaz0gU14MV2kCz1zHaRO3Nbynedw3tQPHXhcic4gk7DtmsarniUp5XaCVfS17KiJ70-zYGB8ZoxO_jcDqYwqG_D-Hus6Yf9BREf_aeIvVs_N4LIlcHO5VJkQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxwI7Fx4Kr8PaBI36T96yVLQkAl7kReIVQ5TItKMvv9k2AIz-97szCspam0jyWJEfeARqaz0gU14MV2kCz1zHaRO3Nbynedw3tQPHXhcic4gk7DtmsarniUp5XaCVfS17KiJ70-zYGB8ZoxO_jcDqYwqG_D-Hus6Yf9BREf_aeIvVs_N4LIlcHO5VJkQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stone work was amazing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the sign? 80 degrees. Celsius. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Normally a tourist might see that and pull out a bathing suit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvu5wGn7awnMKsHunji-IU9sdmZki3MvSIcYFDytt56H1tmLFLuvz7Hm0sCmteYUO-HZnspycFTelwsH2wgUEKGoeLMg83_mBBLuf-vm26Ch-HK0N0UMk5ZfOznfPJG9an9OCyp5VUSrBsBm0gAi1qww2vQNmReGIGSB-4fari4_rG39fVfaJ6mAoZuQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvu5wGn7awnMKsHunji-IU9sdmZki3MvSIcYFDytt56H1tmLFLuvz7Hm0sCmteYUO-HZnspycFTelwsH2wgUEKGoeLMg83_mBBLuf-vm26Ch-HK0N0UMk5ZfOznfPJG9an9OCyp5VUSrBsBm0gAi1qww2vQNmReGIGSB-4fari4_rG39fVfaJ6mAoZuQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLEE-w3bKxevEQ0Ln4jwyOv_FHbznZCSLkdbU1DPcCOJ50jSTaU8GxiU-4TyzP6DuS6BZHrjSyve80vpiaxoqDv_jSbo1-S5jjssCSWkB_BuAXs8c0JOslChw-vj7i99qfkfKFgvPi7wLw2_yFT753D-2CcwSxDQu0rm7DpS-Vw1dKUu-5M1q7TQE6-Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLEE-w3bKxevEQ0Ln4jwyOv_FHbznZCSLkdbU1DPcCOJ50jSTaU8GxiU-4TyzP6DuS6BZHrjSyve80vpiaxoqDv_jSbo1-S5jjssCSWkB_BuAXs8c0JOslChw-vj7i99qfkfKFgvPi7wLw2_yFT753D-2CcwSxDQu0rm7DpS-Vw1dKUu-5M1q7TQE6-Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Statue of some goddess of hot water?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK92QOVIggZzxjawqDYMcwbudTl_VfMW4jyh1LXArBNRz7gaM_unWKKn9wl3NEqDMvjHD0BCmPsfd9q74OKJRixAm8y4dWIwSSD6usZFspb9f9E173gq49tYuJsyH-DW2_nb_8u5mGH-FcJS067fR9UNB2dk7TZUWMmlvzwVWqjvJCfPdnE_cPGw9x4Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK92QOVIggZzxjawqDYMcwbudTl_VfMW4jyh1LXArBNRz7gaM_unWKKn9wl3NEqDMvjHD0BCmPsfd9q74OKJRixAm8y4dWIwSSD6usZFspb9f9E173gq49tYuJsyH-DW2_nb_8u5mGH-FcJS067fR9UNB2dk7TZUWMmlvzwVWqjvJCfPdnE_cPGw9x4Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy_gXaWyTaprvBgJKdVkLzFQuNxTeh_SKfZRBm0f2BWYhjHMEU9KeDzICDTWXnIjhaTc6VT4T5P_-Ct0lOruaXIDbaQZ7RrWxQtwgaBj-Uzkihs5rEV4Rt-JMjPlUP56yrmSYSxIUzGLI0HMYrsu5a7N6-a-AiCSa4VeaaNRZutEZje2qdPMQ5rBolHQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got to Angasmarca. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the halfway point to Pallasca. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn't want to commit to a full day of dirt yet, the roads here are very challenging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we found the "best" hotel in town. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not much more than a flea motel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we learned it was the only place in town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However there was a locked garage for the bikes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that's what really mattered.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmH8uT3UPXZdqGzm_sBdqY6YPGfAG7zuo8M1OyQa4N8eAzWV19zUKzMV28Y-dBRKVAIomNDwAfC2skhJC2dpqsIhNSAv4rUpvT3V7VUdGd53y-Eh6o9loTIEHnF8uwW8WD7fu7u825F0hY4bq6wVH2cdtOp_RDMl_q0on2RJv-_nGzPlKLdWBvnF8BWA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmH8uT3UPXZdqGzm_sBdqY6YPGfAG7zuo8M1OyQa4N8eAzWV19zUKzMV28Y-dBRKVAIomNDwAfC2skhJC2dpqsIhNSAv4rUpvT3V7VUdGd53y-Eh6o9loTIEHnF8uwW8WD7fu7u825F0hY4bq6wVH2cdtOp_RDMl_q0on2RJv-_nGzPlKLdWBvnF8BWA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After you ride over this trench.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZYmHIvMCFDbRGHgcCS8zhyjCAvsnD1ojpNKxgt_0FZbGZ5BiheQhl98oteOxhtRg8SLLsG0MIAS3pCN3pHnbiY-ZnLakFz-RT4gBvoJG8VlZ63LzKqzOpduBxRpKi2afU8GkPboknE_QvZJev6aSSmcP3jptOizoql12_Obcg4B-Jj5EV3_GYJbv3AA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZYmHIvMCFDbRGHgcCS8zhyjCAvsnD1ojpNKxgt_0FZbGZ5BiheQhl98oteOxhtRg8SLLsG0MIAS3pCN3pHnbiY-ZnLakFz-RT4gBvoJG8VlZ63LzKqzOpduBxRpKi2afU8GkPboknE_QvZJev6aSSmcP3jptOizoql12_Obcg4B-Jj5EV3_GYJbv3AA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiew13Cddb-5vJV_QSqG9W8lHSDnLw_upXTO7F_E3KHwCbTbVoTgRotRlNgTBYJgvZuQD7edstUUPkSScNvtdDkHoAVGQqU7oTJrGDKg6aHJ23gkeXTkBxLqw2aKMvhs_V-kqADj-ApWPseSLm_zwd3_OCke6wuSxKEw7IxMtQGx-aJur9l1c2rbwBWTA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiew13Cddb-5vJV_QSqG9W8lHSDnLw_upXTO7F_E3KHwCbTbVoTgRotRlNgTBYJgvZuQD7edstUUPkSScNvtdDkHoAVGQqU7oTJrGDKg6aHJ23gkeXTkBxLqw2aKMvhs_V-kqADj-ApWPseSLm_zwd3_OCke6wuSxKEw7IxMtQGx-aJur9l1c2rbwBWTA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks bad from the outside too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we gritted our teeth, joked about Cat House (Scandinavia blog) and went out for roasted chicken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really wanted to eat the salad, but I've been so sick from the food. Then I saw the short, curly dark hair on top of the cucumber. Yep, I'll skip the salad.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinVDbo4DUJx5wwD18E78d8ASFHjTExskG0rLTzT-qa4Gkllu3ggAE3hZTkBWqWexQ1VD-mRM8VqtroaCe0sB2hGsWvZt323regzxx1wNqE1Zsnq0HbWYLu60vE6QhywzpDkp2fWV5tH0Esf7TvgvZNbbMDvoadmSKGfjUqdTa2PGGO7c9jGAQgY7J0tA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinVDbo4DUJx5wwD18E78d8ASFHjTExskG0rLTzT-qa4Gkllu3ggAE3hZTkBWqWexQ1VD-mRM8VqtroaCe0sB2hGsWvZt323regzxx1wNqE1Zsnq0HbWYLu60vE6QhywzpDkp2fWV5tH0Esf7TvgvZNbbMDvoadmSKGfjUqdTa2PGGO7c9jGAQgY7J0tA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I smelled the pillow and decided to pull out my sleeping bag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grindle approved. I did not take him out of his special pink bag (Nu) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">until it was safe to do so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I slept very well, until that is there was some loud banging at the front at 2am, so I grabbed my stun gun and went downstairs to check on the bikes. Bikes OK. Just a drunk.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTlljgJE5HSbXEdYSPoCmt-JzFqq1-6rQJlwdqaFIJLJI7-ueubtEtD_2crjJ6f5Oh0lT4MbfY037bNY8uZfNp5HFC32Pzuer8SjrR48X94XefFEGADYrB97SrGTU4FP6MVx7CypZF8VU2_ob0i2xA82IAn3UNhS0--r3LW7OGGpWRHsFvChBPKqYBFg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTlljgJE5HSbXEdYSPoCmt-JzFqq1-6rQJlwdqaFIJLJI7-ueubtEtD_2crjJ6f5Oh0lT4MbfY037bNY8uZfNp5HFC32Pzuer8SjrR48X94XefFEGADYrB97SrGTU4FP6MVx7CypZF8VU2_ob0i2xA82IAn3UNhS0--r3LW7OGGpWRHsFvChBPKqYBFg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes you have to focus on the good things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like these amazing hooks. Given how the railing on the stairs is not bolted down and nearly went cascading to the first floor when I touched it, I was surprised this didn't rip out of the wall. All my combined gear is over 30 lbs. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG6zGtNZU8wMysJYwa4TjxaAMLfebchk1snKSixNwu87LlswvqyuEmFcYcHVsuyle6GPfVHVF9wKFb66hqBIiC0BRO96wkP7QcCinIaJNyOTpDvJFRTcU59iIL662T_Bt4qGLWVsLU2ycmesH6HdcLHP77Sk1RCJ6kWqA-g-dvbj_2jhXO5lOETsggeA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG6zGtNZU8wMysJYwa4TjxaAMLfebchk1snKSixNwu87LlswvqyuEmFcYcHVsuyle6GPfVHVF9wKFb66hqBIiC0BRO96wkP7QcCinIaJNyOTpDvJFRTcU59iIL662T_Bt4qGLWVsLU2ycmesH6HdcLHP77Sk1RCJ6kWqA-g-dvbj_2jhXO5lOETsggeA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shower had hot water at 5. Not before and stopped shortly after.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a 'wear your flip flops in the shower' kind of place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn't get a roll of toilet paper, just a short strip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At least I got a toilet seat, K.B. wasn't so lucky. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I need it more than him anyway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipxUKxpRYqUuG4IP680oz8JmJXZSCXuz4Y69--8UBBYXJL5K0dawP6cp1yqXnlsmvA96wmJK-5yYdFV59EY6DuQBUX-damB5sR5t4JZdv6_xUGeM-Vd8b1kCT9AZN112e111v_uwEkW9slbZRPr0MNNiGP1Sn4_UDkji82QQQCHCB96HQRtHiapQeFkQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipxUKxpRYqUuG4IP680oz8JmJXZSCXuz4Y69--8UBBYXJL5K0dawP6cp1yqXnlsmvA96wmJK-5yYdFV59EY6DuQBUX-damB5sR5t4JZdv6_xUGeM-Vd8b1kCT9AZN112e111v_uwEkW9slbZRPr0MNNiGP1Sn4_UDkji82QQQCHCB96HQRtHiapQeFkQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Local shop, usually called bodega, making the wonderful spicy sauces</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> that usually come with meat at restaurants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Probably one of the things that has made me ill, no saran wrap on these. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Course the outside temp is so cold, it's about refrigerator temp.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1VhedZAaeGkApasj8A4f54dbgUE2g7bYuwETNYxJ1EzdbyfLRqqJvpy_E4mHGHWpqS9x69KI7D82s0_hLMv67zqxfOTbLYJUv1c-xVLtr_YwQMVKcQn9eodfqqFqIn47gUWvusAhHN6ikPr_2683ue9IsYY-B8Z21hd71FcDciTw5SixU8qFgUCGdQg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1VhedZAaeGkApasj8A4f54dbgUE2g7bYuwETNYxJ1EzdbyfLRqqJvpy_E4mHGHWpqS9x69KI7D82s0_hLMv67zqxfOTbLYJUv1c-xVLtr_YwQMVKcQn9eodfqqFqIn47gUWvusAhHN6ikPr_2683ue9IsYY-B8Z21hd71FcDciTw5SixU8qFgUCGdQg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started the next day and on a steep uphill, remember we are on dirt now, I didn't have enough RPMs and stalled mid-hill and tipped over, fell off the bike just far enough to deploy my airbag vest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's what it feels like. Ouch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a vice grip, I could barely breathe before I realized why.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took it off as K.B. came down the hill to help lift the bike up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later I would find that I cracked rib 6 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and fractured rib 5. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Impact? Crushing vice grip of the vest? Both? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boy was I glad for this extra safety gear. I've tipped bikes over many times but never with an airbag vest. I felt like a turtle turned upside down on it's shell. I was so cushioned on all sides, and fortunately, my second back up compressed air cartridge made it through TSA so we put it in and went on with our day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we arrived at where they were doing construction for new roads. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have never seen turns with so much loose mud, muck, rocks, ruts, you name it, in my life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I thought I was a competent rider before, after this country, I will be at the top of my game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We only had 20 minutes of this....soon I will post on a day from La Union to Huanuco that had 6+ hours of this. Quite a bit happened on that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-SXhsuyCOKclLFZvA2Lw3_Th2SUN1KcouEvgQzA79it_38X1fZtXhIFynofSgKuiX24KQKBJlAHOgY0o93isnDDZVBGCF-dueZqvEHGW5EVMnpeQQKiiifEfBTnm2Mz7O16vKNHrdwBBVDYeyLBCshQkaS1lqgcipKKsj4xpUQIIGYkUrfxrDfU-8vg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-SXhsuyCOKclLFZvA2Lw3_Th2SUN1KcouEvgQzA79it_38X1fZtXhIFynofSgKuiX24KQKBJlAHOgY0o93isnDDZVBGCF-dueZqvEHGW5EVMnpeQQKiiifEfBTnm2Mz7O16vKNHrdwBBVDYeyLBCshQkaS1lqgcipKKsj4xpUQIIGYkUrfxrDfU-8vg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next stop, Pallasca for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was a nasty little town, much dirtier than usual, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">with no options to eat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was one lady selling what she makes in her kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We smelled the fish from 10 feet away. No thanks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This little girl really wanted to talk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2G meant no translation possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That didn't stop her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">She loved my horns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Peruvian children are all cute. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">By my standards, that's super cute to the average person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW3q1PxJKMvhPlMzB1zAd8tqiYqCPDw_InLuogRxoc1MsA3caN8wPYpEkDD2IQeTPbk0KVi9YCIH5e5a1zS8cQNsP6JBHa82t0ntBEuauS5_a6tgFH9RrnGN0oa9RlbOSwPRKFMUd9XxP2rnlkOqMY6dPkF5QssQ8fIQW__S416az7OXBP-0zmdjOHng=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW3q1PxJKMvhPlMzB1zAd8tqiYqCPDw_InLuogRxoc1MsA3caN8wPYpEkDD2IQeTPbk0KVi9YCIH5e5a1zS8cQNsP6JBHa82t0ntBEuauS5_a6tgFH9RrnGN0oa9RlbOSwPRKFMUd9XxP2rnlkOqMY6dPkF5QssQ8fIQW__S416az7OXBP-0zmdjOHng=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next and final stop that day, Caraz. </div><div>We were told the road south of Pallasca was paved. </div><div>We double confirmed the route with a local. </div><div>We took route 100 south. </div><div>That was <b>not </b>the right road. </div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was not that different than some roads I've done in California.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">High altitude. Very narrow. Large berm of gravel in the middle of the road. Sections of road caved downhill. Steep, don't see the bottom, steep. Oh, and oncoming cars, trucks and at the end of it a motorcycle who appropriately blasted me for being on their side of the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just could not ride on the right, it was almost dizzying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sheer concentration needed just to keep steady. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyone with a fear of heights could not do this goat trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to stop calling it a road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do training rides, not to build up physical stamina so much as mental.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Motorcycle riding is something like meditation, you just cannot think of anything else. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Focusing on a single thing for the whole day is not something that anyone does naturally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glad I invest the time before each ride. I needed it today. No food. Long road ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was at the lower part next to the river. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was 'safe' to take a photo here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje9z51X_ov1RbxyRXor1_ki_pbG1gvnDkZTHeSDEEuXvhzLtmmT-lgTVIyPUWJPFYKHDZGMsSwp9ES-c8j_JCRGID5QrjVxCqYt_OtsgLDy80trTm58KNSks1UVzb8LxGoZOuYklgtkYy1MYIj-VPC_FbVTs4038sDWtJeXtSG4zznWDmMreY-wuUveg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje9z51X_ov1RbxyRXor1_ki_pbG1gvnDkZTHeSDEEuXvhzLtmmT-lgTVIyPUWJPFYKHDZGMsSwp9ES-c8j_JCRGID5QrjVxCqYt_OtsgLDy80trTm58KNSks1UVzb8LxGoZOuYklgtkYy1MYIj-VPC_FbVTs4038sDWtJeXtSG4zznWDmMreY-wuUveg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally made it to the road we should have taken, 3N. Wide, paved, new. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But wait, there were some very scary tunnels...glad Paul took me to the Reno train tunnels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good experience gained there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOGYgAxE_Vx5gfWsEmVrWcxn_aVw_lsm_5suuoWRvraK-r2gm5-dytHf3kWfVwjipHvm-Sx8FGPxrJMuy4uhOhtpuD0VSDJI2HApl3aCgPt_TFboQpei4AJ9L_KYd2sZwuW8iIfbtGQf28qeOnGlEj7azB3Y2JzOdyuHgbqs7_sJPaHkPYShHq-T56pg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOGYgAxE_Vx5gfWsEmVrWcxn_aVw_lsm_5suuoWRvraK-r2gm5-dytHf3kWfVwjipHvm-Sx8FGPxrJMuy4uhOhtpuD0VSDJI2HApl3aCgPt_TFboQpei4AJ9L_KYd2sZwuW8iIfbtGQf28qeOnGlEj7azB3Y2JzOdyuHgbqs7_sJPaHkPYShHq-T56pg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Super arid and dry. Hardly any vegetation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rivers are always muddy and raging. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the vast change between one side of a mountain range and the other.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwpciMU1NuVDIwz5rdpVM9wu8iNsQuDNH6Qt-QW5vu-r1wm6IWMGJqReYRsg-Bj_8WrOXClP67W2wjA40ryDQRZgJ4JkCWOfzEvixcCZKh137sxPw7znRstZQIXIOg5t_Zx-C1t-4sk5AGCoH4c5E9Cfg-MH-NmlDcYz40wM6gzh608AiNbSpT6XDthw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwpciMU1NuVDIwz5rdpVM9wu8iNsQuDNH6Qt-QW5vu-r1wm6IWMGJqReYRsg-Bj_8WrOXClP67W2wjA40ryDQRZgJ4JkCWOfzEvixcCZKh137sxPw7znRstZQIXIOg5t_Zx-C1t-4sk5AGCoH4c5E9Cfg-MH-NmlDcYz40wM6gzh608AiNbSpT6XDthw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I type this, I'm looking at this room thinking where was this again?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right, Caraz. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">El Pino Lodge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Agave Brewery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the best hospitality I've had in a very long time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjF2rbA9kKzOPSNXosrSqDSObCjtHm-z8kRjvLzq9PIL4hNU1xkbJW0nthgGvRxP_A3oesMSfbNcSEm6NH47b7zRUt58__JfeVkeupbrZ4BIwKqmz_HZLJ355Puk_Ygivua5sYxgyzK0jGT-Mf1HJbtP7qzP0SoDOIzMQFV9mXFlD04xnzlA0QTWH7CDQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjF2rbA9kKzOPSNXosrSqDSObCjtHm-z8kRjvLzq9PIL4hNU1xkbJW0nthgGvRxP_A3oesMSfbNcSEm6NH47b7zRUt58__JfeVkeupbrZ4BIwKqmz_HZLJ355Puk_Ygivua5sYxgyzK0jGT-Mf1HJbtP7qzP0SoDOIzMQFV9mXFlD04xnzlA0QTWH7CDQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My living room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Already trashed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu8csTMocPGxm1-arPBgztRYfzU_IoVpV8IAG5670_JgJrzUpqrvdUKyX9pwQZLENftiLtkGJOnemYmSNqufsgHStmi5TnpetwruxAbAgf95QXut0PZN8RXytWErOvrZhmE-B8WqTf2xCTbn3tgu2Y5lCLiJRL2KZgmk1rb9XB2MdT9VWlXR7xDwfjQQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu8csTMocPGxm1-arPBgztRYfzU_IoVpV8IAG5670_JgJrzUpqrvdUKyX9pwQZLENftiLtkGJOnemYmSNqufsgHStmi5TnpetwruxAbAgf95QXut0PZN8RXytWErOvrZhmE-B8WqTf2xCTbn3tgu2Y5lCLiJRL2KZgmk1rb9XB2MdT9VWlXR7xDwfjQQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cook was a young man named Lenin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's right, his parents are Communist so they named him Lenin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He kept the cleanest kitchen I have ever seen that rivals even my Mom's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And he was an excellent cook.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRlluZqo5kdtTOD2ZBZVHx_JYFQcWjYrky4kvAkPocFBkW3yayRljXPWtnFIwIpqaz89I9yR5GdkPstoAlVdTyHnusw8VRV0C2g6CEDq4A_SUCHqB3lHw4P5H3cvE1Hu5X_NaO9dgiMDEUxtzyjnGy_Sah0JmmYGmQYbZTqrSePXvHuYeqpmrHWSxg2w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRlluZqo5kdtTOD2ZBZVHx_JYFQcWjYrky4kvAkPocFBkW3yayRljXPWtnFIwIpqaz89I9yR5GdkPstoAlVdTyHnusw8VRV0C2g6CEDq4A_SUCHqB3lHw4P5H3cvE1Hu5X_NaO9dgiMDEUxtzyjnGy_Sah0JmmYGmQYbZTqrSePXvHuYeqpmrHWSxg2w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Homemade tamale. Avocado. Omelet with veggies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BACON!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crispy. Tasty. Salty. Bacon. I almost cried. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKZmSM5h6etYgsZD8kzL2uEyD8-OasGXRnakrvD6-9pHDBG8DdoVTFVDMwUYXNTm62WqT7dsgwpF9cUBF5bpjCXDl2VZvZ4GXD-LfpNJjZe7C_wybYyoTEfnW4QiOt9BAD5sqYKnNky9lB1s3VEQJ2dkDhFsdOnfVLsvFl2Wr7iSDhIXzGm3fg8BCrQw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKZmSM5h6etYgsZD8kzL2uEyD8-OasGXRnakrvD6-9pHDBG8DdoVTFVDMwUYXNTm62WqT7dsgwpF9cUBF5bpjCXDl2VZvZ4GXD-LfpNJjZe7C_wybYyoTEfnW4QiOt9BAD5sqYKnNky9lB1s3VEQJ2dkDhFsdOnfVLsvFl2Wr7iSDhIXzGm3fg8BCrQw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful rooms and presentation of food that rivals my visit to the Grindelwald where I adopted Grindle. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPem9dcLFvFQJRpwFqhpbyZFGqkLViwU_56_n9sR6JFH89h7qrJQEgkSDt8gxkNbHcHnY8jmo4JcESHIE7IZOq0VfiXTxvdr9kXjhMrwx8ITTzixldioo2GKYtUPs0c0sBup3hmbNEgwp9400DTjTlvFckB0gq8axZMwoEftcNgnPu-pv9uWTFQRJTVw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPem9dcLFvFQJRpwFqhpbyZFGqkLViwU_56_n9sR6JFH89h7qrJQEgkSDt8gxkNbHcHnY8jmo4JcESHIE7IZOq0VfiXTxvdr9kXjhMrwx8ITTzixldioo2GKYtUPs0c0sBup3hmbNEgwp9400DTjTlvFckB0gq8axZMwoEftcNgnPu-pv9uWTFQRJTVw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I washed the bikes, this guy swung this fierce sharp special axe at agave roots all day long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thunk, thunk, thunk!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">K.B. took 5 photos of me washing my bike.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every time, my eyes were shut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjccdHlKn6Zvea-nsq2NXPaMVjP2ELmEGMInIBKsYB5Pt0J8PNkkH-xT90w3EepjXWJYr2Cvv32Az9BMVSpopFSePBDl0ticuIBjkteFMxLJt1_uk4v4LDLWHioltf7JkkJkEUcp6tjS8RJ9tYN6xnbjEhcSKXZg0-__0eHhyTsuW4vB-KbfQ6Y6ETZMw=s3369" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="3369" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjccdHlKn6Zvea-nsq2NXPaMVjP2ELmEGMInIBKsYB5Pt0J8PNkkH-xT90w3EepjXWJYr2Cvv32Az9BMVSpopFSePBDl0ticuIBjkteFMxLJt1_uk4v4LDLWHioltf7JkkJkEUcp6tjS8RJ9tYN6xnbjEhcSKXZg0-__0eHhyTsuW4vB-KbfQ6Y6ETZMw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took a nap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was happy hour here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Full outdoor bar with such things as Cynar, Punt Y Mes, Vermouth, Cream of Coconut. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even bitters and all kinds of dried fruits for garnish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could have whipped up some very good cocktails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrxCgVxyad8ix6sXYY-bI3NAnGA1JKf94LAoza0lh5Xf082EEJ1T_Qiu7e6l0hyQyYpsx3eqpOLdLTA0ZwTAl9wGBT7_wP_D9gJSfKHFCPz96dPRxF5HU-Tva5BSTd-3i43dafF8AOIlcVDr2HOKGC4quaAYybR-Szbp-kfpRsnAGwGY2wHm5n8UTZHg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrxCgVxyad8ix6sXYY-bI3NAnGA1JKf94LAoza0lh5Xf082EEJ1T_Qiu7e6l0hyQyYpsx3eqpOLdLTA0ZwTAl9wGBT7_wP_D9gJSfKHFCPz96dPRxF5HU-Tva5BSTd-3i43dafF8AOIlcVDr2HOKGC4quaAYybR-Szbp-kfpRsnAGwGY2wHm5n8UTZHg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like this photo even more with the clean bikes in the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim5oolNFsJGSlqb_XTrVWq7WK5XJeOlvEdxBgv6ob0RiPrDa3VPxyaYR4SQJZBldw_eNq5CIxCMwcg4aaHR_4kI2k2FxAbg7i71UriKUeRxmaZaNcYmMFTHqfE0RsUDq7u5aSvtPmEbUXQRDPduPtnzn6928RXkSf6HuDMVquVOeMS7fJ_k11I30P4Sw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim5oolNFsJGSlqb_XTrVWq7WK5XJeOlvEdxBgv6ob0RiPrDa3VPxyaYR4SQJZBldw_eNq5CIxCMwcg4aaHR_4kI2k2FxAbg7i71UriKUeRxmaZaNcYmMFTHqfE0RsUDq7u5aSvtPmEbUXQRDPduPtnzn6928RXkSf6HuDMVquVOeMS7fJ_k11I30P4Sw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYpViWkZklZJ8ZYPeyAKuLQ5hEtsHmRCfj8BYEI6VQeTWRQK29RyAblk8h19CipUnpwJQYv4oxW4un0fy8KSUkxhqa8qiHBIFKMdy_NyZserc8do8V8GBUdvII-rfZwxYi-R6d-AXba39lTGk7zbX6ptD_D1wk6gSE4y0--pQocNLr5DMeTNhT4Vul4g=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Wait for it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXjHwZJ7iljO3EH6bB7mU6KPHCOb0p5OBvxaSxtHqDGj8dSMLv4n_hvawpoEPWGaZeWKvFr0iruF6D3OUe6UoFWWCbBwXjuXXaXD2vu6psRjafCkiN_zxZuq_obi42FAjEh1FTrUDad_RbhgpRbFHLSp5hMwpDwFbq-3769jojhbXMfu-sCrC-dH3yEA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXjHwZJ7iljO3EH6bB7mU6KPHCOb0p5OBvxaSxtHqDGj8dSMLv4n_hvawpoEPWGaZeWKvFr0iruF6D3OUe6UoFWWCbBwXjuXXaXD2vu6psRjafCkiN_zxZuq_obi42FAjEh1FTrUDad_RbhgpRbFHLSp5hMwpDwFbq-3769jojhbXMfu-sCrC-dH3yEA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsLzhr3fyMI0kPaN5QZMdArtjLOY1lSovzZy4cg5tBbGQiTYRu4t9EyRIZynQkN-PS89KVJfJdJs5ghr6uJphCXVk5e3TvOmz4Eaafk8TGBy7KhZNuhkUSbXni5xMzbnFKpxI4NC5hCSK8-e7gACV1IdiezoszDjKHXOnOo2PDWYRCxCOst6vyXf4tXg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went to the main plaza. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is where you'll find mostly anything you need and most of the restaurants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The restaurant we went to find was closed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I saw a Chinese place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kind of place I would avoid in the US.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I thought, they cook with a lot of vegetables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chinese it was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brown gravy was gross but the veggies were perfectly al dent and plentiful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPXXwqt8INxFK4gMuCeOIa9fLa7qf3yLVqlLb8_3E-It6eFdBSCBPfbCfekjjNqwrN-XjzfQYR4UMZSve0hvIivkghpfz0HZ85Bk-vgdOu97dqUhrBOrG6HIkS95qbbfjE7MRSyUPIT-2QB7PzQ4otPe8AV210qeEMVVZ-Xvye-zOyOGrm4J1yQbKu6w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPXXwqt8INxFK4gMuCeOIa9fLa7qf3yLVqlLb8_3E-It6eFdBSCBPfbCfekjjNqwrN-XjzfQYR4UMZSve0hvIivkghpfz0HZ85Bk-vgdOu97dqUhrBOrG6HIkS95qbbfjE7MRSyUPIT-2QB7PzQ4otPe8AV210qeEMVVZ-Xvye-zOyOGrm4J1yQbKu6w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was time to leave the protection and comfort, albeit I had a cold shower here, of El Pino lodge in Caraz but before we go, meet this feisty, energetic, beautiful soul. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scarlett.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She loaned me her hair dryer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did ton's of my dirty laundry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me wash the bikes and leave a ridiculous amount of mud everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This whole place does hospitality to another level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7W6AB4JEquaGOw7rZeaLbdhk6GJ_-TJzv_cxFL3bvQzyVfaemXzAsHyW107hIX0ePmVSYNecrobZQFNU5rLNXwMweuAWSu2_SmCbF7VOOTKavOrMvriyavMa0TtdVoS-vgg-kkN3xE-9f0OqgrK5hxqzg76gb0-88YIHP73l-woDRDpQBx88JyEenHA=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7W6AB4JEquaGOw7rZeaLbdhk6GJ_-TJzv_cxFL3bvQzyVfaemXzAsHyW107hIX0ePmVSYNecrobZQFNU5rLNXwMweuAWSu2_SmCbF7VOOTKavOrMvriyavMa0TtdVoS-vgg-kkN3xE-9f0OqgrK5hxqzg76gb0-88YIHP73l-woDRDpQBx88JyEenHA=s320" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back on the main road south. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually rode at the front for a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usually K.B. goes first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a good enough road we could enjoy the scenery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful town on the mountainside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdcB1KWyr8xL1FjET4vAzu841Jt3gW75bBVNkefoCQ3-DAEtHWXznGfAWvhVicurGGj3gDOyaOW5IHizc4gxy9KP_tUDMUY88apIXq6nOghwSGYfseffpFrqE83fUOFvrzuFNS0q1S2g6NqRQJaB5tL1jUuk9janhh8n99dZoAJ33ENUKIG1W12ltF9w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdcB1KWyr8xL1FjET4vAzu841Jt3gW75bBVNkefoCQ3-DAEtHWXznGfAWvhVicurGGj3gDOyaOW5IHizc4gxy9KP_tUDMUY88apIXq6nOghwSGYfseffpFrqE83fUOFvrzuFNS0q1S2g6NqRQJaB5tL1jUuk9janhh8n99dZoAJ33ENUKIG1W12ltF9w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zoomed in. Gorgeous colonial twin tower church in dazzling white </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some other large building in a mint green next to it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1lDO6jLKsrMDGoWXJB95rdIBcF7HDdPLCxN4Zx4-cOvMln-9t-SecX6wVJSc9sK2eM7BvDjoLBKlihgJS2U9PRjoZEW1fCnl__grpZUUcr-4M4eCc0a4h9G3VNsfMj572qVSVQ5I6yW5Bk5q4YXY7ULW9M-NO-mfQD_Tmsx6vLBSYbupgEXvxJthamg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1lDO6jLKsrMDGoWXJB95rdIBcF7HDdPLCxN4Zx4-cOvMln-9t-SecX6wVJSc9sK2eM7BvDjoLBKlihgJS2U9PRjoZEW1fCnl__grpZUUcr-4M4eCc0a4h9G3VNsfMj572qVSVQ5I6yW5Bk5q4YXY7ULW9M-NO-mfQD_Tmsx6vLBSYbupgEXvxJthamg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chavin de Hauntar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">UNESCO world heritage site. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we had to ride to 14K+ feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go through a tunnel...and it's close to freezing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We rode into this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAZ6VVg4OHjUlRlZtbG7t4Gb9YrrTWOwfI-AY-AhB0lyaKZvRQ7HyY0uz7yWTS9vcNxYsXbITegb600IEsQ2N0ydn0aYnBxklqAr7NNwQwm7_VJXhazYvLic6Dhq50bt7YbqTWsbSiKkeMOI31E-bdKhvx_0xXYQp4Y-GrEW6kNrocKDrRoJ2ir18alw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our humble accommodations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same, same; no heat. 3 massive blankets (I type this in my sleeping bag under all 3 blankets and I'm just warm), it's freezing here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scalding hot water thank goodness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWQOKd1sFyoRp6xQNx5MImG6z7elMFFFcHq5-wt5zUMxaIX5fJPkpA9BC5Oafm_WYAxL0HgYSsFdsIMKVxU2mBA9WYPn8QMx6Iw4hgAUmntEHg8zEJtLyEDpAzjrwciVtGiS6VPK0tpAukl6Pc3AJxPALvokbkNxm-W0exSz2E8dlItA67MUx4sRLOkg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWQOKd1sFyoRp6xQNx5MImG6z7elMFFFcHq5-wt5zUMxaIX5fJPkpA9BC5Oafm_WYAxL0HgYSsFdsIMKVxU2mBA9WYPn8QMx6Iw4hgAUmntEHg8zEJtLyEDpAzjrwciVtGiS6VPK0tpAukl6Pc3AJxPALvokbkNxm-W0exSz2E8dlItA67MUx4sRLOkg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I started unloading the bike, I heard "Olah" and looked around but didn't see anyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I saw this heckler. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMlEAvPbgeJvvgHdoRUHvHll7s9KBt3qa32wVZvv5nAlv6QfS2biOX2-UwMBzJm5hsGW4GWeFI_C2ONmbaOt8F3wZS2NgF_xX40SjXkvRDpJqjdc0KVe4UXEflorbicKt2FlMqW8LmEQYxytDfnLzDnWGjQMcak1E9HJLBBvN57j5VvO2wHsAEC44xcw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMlEAvPbgeJvvgHdoRUHvHll7s9KBt3qa32wVZvv5nAlv6QfS2biOX2-UwMBzJm5hsGW4GWeFI_C2ONmbaOt8F3wZS2NgF_xX40SjXkvRDpJqjdc0KVe4UXEflorbicKt2FlMqW8LmEQYxytDfnLzDnWGjQMcak1E9HJLBBvN57j5VvO2wHsAEC44xcw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bikes safely tucked away behind a locked gate and within sight of my room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWdTos9ERjO2JT9etSlK7IcfiwnLeQxon4rD_6mpw1Y_Y29vkab2w0r8KLS7h9NNetBxUvlKb902G2cfkdpqcwrs0iKxpe0f5pgV7ZW3ZTqA83L3DflX3nn5Wffw4_NY6Jva3YlBuMPiQK10xNZ5vDfBSIAIH4bg6OHv0PcDJ3SmwfqRBQibNPg9j6bA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWdTos9ERjO2JT9etSlK7IcfiwnLeQxon4rD_6mpw1Y_Y29vkab2w0r8KLS7h9NNetBxUvlKb902G2cfkdpqcwrs0iKxpe0f5pgV7ZW3ZTqA83L3DflX3nn5Wffw4_NY6Jva3YlBuMPiQK10xNZ5vDfBSIAIH4bg6OHv0PcDJ3SmwfqRBQibNPg9j6bA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tidy and clean room with ice cold floors. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilFNHxoOtTc_XFaBu0mnUpre10gvko-dmikAm8Foj6duQ8htqQr_H_l4yNq47VftA4lgCOQcssQ74TFMoTJ9vZ0yl78Ja_P78cuqhbjTTnSgIe0CyD49zzIYN_6n7AxXTvxSalQUjTHV18K0KvC-NpfPoZZHhaF_T9H0xRzhNz4zkXR162wuczBuvqfQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilFNHxoOtTc_XFaBu0mnUpre10gvko-dmikAm8Foj6duQ8htqQr_H_l4yNq47VftA4lgCOQcssQ74TFMoTJ9vZ0yl78Ja_P78cuqhbjTTnSgIe0CyD49zzIYN_6n7AxXTvxSalQUjTHV18K0KvC-NpfPoZZHhaF_T9H0xRzhNz4zkXR162wuczBuvqfQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chavin de Huantar.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ruins here were impressive.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeAXz5rnKAa8HghuCJt19ZtaUvDVZfboycWDur_fGOSe_eF3Jnw_vid8IUepXD9WytIcbWWskYYB84Iud0blKUffh-x5bjAPeEDxz2-sEwXzYPMzjjjaUzODJB8GProwhSIxslOzwriFSlKxv_97C6wQN_poerBTsP9RBpaDM2_RsqbUaQGgwLyYB6UQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeAXz5rnKAa8HghuCJt19ZtaUvDVZfboycWDur_fGOSe_eF3Jnw_vid8IUepXD9WytIcbWWskYYB84Iud0blKUffh-x5bjAPeEDxz2-sEwXzYPMzjjjaUzODJB8GProwhSIxslOzwriFSlKxv_97C6wQN_poerBTsP9RBpaDM2_RsqbUaQGgwLyYB6UQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Would not want to be under that slab. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtz-UOciFbtTN7Ib-8RL7LjChY_bp6QTOekavHMCzYwzkbdesEC_GkNiCELeakOYJRo0JlOMCdiE8DBKmQ1dFtt338FJaGB3GrtXEI3Pi5kyySOle9h11JHa0FArW2hPg3_KINz4dgyURvY3SeYaMp93YnUcsfJ1Uq3b806_OY6CiyWHFzu8lMI-hQFQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtz-UOciFbtTN7Ib-8RL7LjChY_bp6QTOekavHMCzYwzkbdesEC_GkNiCELeakOYJRo0JlOMCdiE8DBKmQ1dFtt338FJaGB3GrtXEI3Pi5kyySOle9h11JHa0FArW2hPg3_KINz4dgyURvY3SeYaMp93YnUcsfJ1Uq3b806_OY6CiyWHFzu8lMI-hQFQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the snake? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Similar detail to Kuelap.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAXPw7yWkZGzIl2YJ7vG_oasmyiKnTB31FeKu25ghldXS6N7uermLns9YOYzl7HPRljM4uosHdUwZdVUaiiQQ9ovI0OyCtIHaSrk5EnltPvRaGE9j4Qd8X0YtU237qxeJhEDFaDc1fOMHbEEBew8q18yQ9-KIVe_wBbyokyxV9pKvi_VxZApQU4fSAug=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAXPw7yWkZGzIl2YJ7vG_oasmyiKnTB31FeKu25ghldXS6N7uermLns9YOYzl7HPRljM4uosHdUwZdVUaiiQQ9ovI0OyCtIHaSrk5EnltPvRaGE9j4Qd8X0YtU237qxeJhEDFaDc1fOMHbEEBew8q18yQ9-KIVe_wBbyokyxV9pKvi_VxZApQU4fSAug=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Two of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSwgrDzEvtgMDS8dOB1m9ul-5ZTD8x8tW1UsmH_wlvkAjk9lIerB92d1ceaACmL415_2Nf-14dZJyO56WwlqDiMdfiptWeDmbpaC0oYWAcUvIp_7P1ZbRGd82UOZBmqhndP6OFai9fs4oa2GBb6LeRGaupcrhwV9kdlEX8eb5y1fGVy9BfmmI0Mtfn_Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSwgrDzEvtgMDS8dOB1m9ul-5ZTD8x8tW1UsmH_wlvkAjk9lIerB92d1ceaACmL415_2Nf-14dZJyO56WwlqDiMdfiptWeDmbpaC0oYWAcUvIp_7P1ZbRGd82UOZBmqhndP6OFai9fs4oa2GBb6LeRGaupcrhwV9kdlEX8eb5y1fGVy9BfmmI0Mtfn_Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghBwEVFPcFYUf9oUUo6B7DFlK0EAKvIZdbzZ8G3abTlsL-Uate015_7BAQkBiEUX-pQ10Z0eyLTZKZzh68tmeOKNxqtOZwSuLAHBKB5vt-v-LGh8qU0iKYjJ-ghWnm3XSCtAekQ3A2d6KdxU3nIDk1DM6gmRNHDh0DUqKdKiWH1qLilEayvi1LxDokXA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghBwEVFPcFYUf9oUUo6B7DFlK0EAKvIZdbzZ8G3abTlsL-Uate015_7BAQkBiEUX-pQ10Z0eyLTZKZzh68tmeOKNxqtOZwSuLAHBKB5vt-v-LGh8qU0iKYjJ-ghWnm3XSCtAekQ3A2d6KdxU3nIDk1DM6gmRNHDh0DUqKdKiWH1qLilEayvi1LxDokXA=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc9gy5LjIdsAwOavQhX7pkOtP7MrgyE1wXbxvdTPcmcINTl2vixr4eFLd2ZovzPAchCcF1pezEoczMstw4rMm7x3DFhbyAlHxtr7CqHcxjmujRScj9yma7Exhbd7iK89t3OMyU6mzxX3nB9J_jiJNq_cdg6ar38AcdZPMscRQMmkjBgoOCIMGBU4B7kA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc9gy5LjIdsAwOavQhX7pkOtP7MrgyE1wXbxvdTPcmcINTl2vixr4eFLd2ZovzPAchCcF1pezEoczMstw4rMm7x3DFhbyAlHxtr7CqHcxjmujRScj9yma7Exhbd7iK89t3OMyU6mzxX3nB9J_jiJNq_cdg6ar38AcdZPMscRQMmkjBgoOCIMGBU4B7kA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I could not photograph the one thing I saw here that made the whole effort to get here worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, let me be fair and say that the road here was one of the most beautiful I've seen after the Grindelwald and Glencoe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a wikipedia link for the Lanzon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanz%C3%B3n</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's deep in the central most part of the under ground labyrinth of the complex. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's behind glass. You walk down a scary, narrow, dark, damp corridor to see it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It just stilled my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No photos allowed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way out, I saw a group of men with small hand held scythes preparing bamboo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All day long. Like I said before, hardworking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_roXiSRfJ3ZqmjNSyyLJR6d3K_O2HKk3wOItkYCdcjimvrXYU5E8H8i6WItzQ9yruBILCG-e0STzlpwcLRu1G4XvtXhoDqHtYSY0vZVHTD4AFMuFIAW0r2r_Ag7YawsnlgX-KCq0m8g0j0ZAAzvIugpp03_HyJOlBWsVvewo-4XKSxP6a_hFzwjEjw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_roXiSRfJ3ZqmjNSyyLJR6d3K_O2HKk3wOItkYCdcjimvrXYU5E8H8i6WItzQ9yruBILCG-e0STzlpwcLRu1G4XvtXhoDqHtYSY0vZVHTD4AFMuFIAW0r2r_Ag7YawsnlgX-KCq0m8g0j0ZAAzvIugpp03_HyJOlBWsVvewo-4XKSxP6a_hFzwjEjw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful scrolling and stonework. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of snakes and swirls, similar to Art Deco.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZhKqYZM28hp03ZHYLTOU4gWQvaCiZ19uq0dgJhA3wqvz4krdusNPTIsHgMtbhEzkndyEsmVqUEvTwc5ytA4Oh2wfD-YHtfZTN7IyqBh0Kw1YF-h6SgozVKBmI7QGypcG3VwS_NGONBLq/s320/PXL_20220308_163907378.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trucks are painted and decorated so well here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWopiyNTSaDxI2yamKPRjFhlglQNMR7Iazk_PIT86lrhrBXhQmIrGpZA7JHsKZnW02ettpbV2MTPJnkJ-_bZZ3o1FKvSh_dkJw_getrLP0iY-62JS1F2MMLGWA-RTFygw5rkR5MzE4fdJ5CWsTPgCASFmFirpeHdNtYV_RpTXVczhdLBL4ow6kQiWQ3Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWopiyNTSaDxI2yamKPRjFhlglQNMR7Iazk_PIT86lrhrBXhQmIrGpZA7JHsKZnW02ettpbV2MTPJnkJ-_bZZ3o1FKvSh_dkJw_getrLP0iY-62JS1F2MMLGWA-RTFygw5rkR5MzE4fdJ5CWsTPgCASFmFirpeHdNtYV_RpTXVczhdLBL4ow6kQiWQ3Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking back, I found a lifestyle shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part nick nacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part cafe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part specialty foods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The woman who owned it spoke very good English and lived in Michigan for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ingrid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peruvian women are so affectionate and friendly and tuck nicely under my chin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUQmo3aYxFszBMJobvqiXtdBuAPCcC0-iP0BW4vYd-GUmMdNh_Y3e54qtZVnAPmkQj8lNMZh_-oXSkffafveasg9EPtZqNQJLt05Oaj06txKRvYlw3ibESGhTjqicCmZhj63-3k1_t5NL21eT8xkR08Cs6zTyZcNQUy5AOUTXgKtNWljwZOXvkcB_2Tg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUQmo3aYxFszBMJobvqiXtdBuAPCcC0-iP0BW4vYd-GUmMdNh_Y3e54qtZVnAPmkQj8lNMZh_-oXSkffafveasg9EPtZqNQJLt05Oaj06txKRvYlw3ibESGhTjqicCmZhj63-3k1_t5NL21eT8xkR08Cs6zTyZcNQUy5AOUTXgKtNWljwZOXvkcB_2Tg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">34F outside as I type this and rain forecasted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Might have to stay 2 nights...snow is not fun on motorcycles.</div>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-62140843341409181352022-03-01T12:14:00.001-08:002022-03-01T12:14:36.003-08:00Peru 2022. The adventure ride begins.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peru. The adventure begins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bought a 300 cc dirt bike. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rainy season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8,000+ miles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elevation changes between sea level to 15,000+ feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a long time since I had an adventure ride. This will make up for that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scandinavia. Baltics. UK...well those were paved roads with tight police monitoring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Except New Zealand, Trevor helped organize a mostly dirt ride through all the passes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also did a solo western US national parks ride in 2020 and blogged on that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After not enough planning and researching the day to leave came suddenly. Bags and I waiting for Arka to drive me to the airport. LAX. That's right, we moved in together to a great duplex in Melrose Hill and I couldn't be happier. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvKhi02-t_jbsSO7pq520CNS3tJzqs3cf9sLVVuKKxqN5CoMJ8NCFZsRCc_QCAH1Nqub5OyE9CYkZj_8GJlz1HzK5MMIiSWxc5jEUSgsOHKBxaTRHyuLAaEbSsV0a8IeJav8Y0f9cYk47DZfLQObW1z8HQYUdx5D-sBSZHhZWW_SiH1mrMREuAqLMY3w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvKhi02-t_jbsSO7pq520CNS3tJzqs3cf9sLVVuKKxqN5CoMJ8NCFZsRCc_QCAH1Nqub5OyE9CYkZj_8GJlz1HzK5MMIiSWxc5jEUSgsOHKBxaTRHyuLAaEbSsV0a8IeJav8Y0f9cYk47DZfLQObW1z8HQYUdx5D-sBSZHhZWW_SiH1mrMREuAqLMY3w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But not before Dave's Hot Chicken. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This chicken is delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I ordered a second portion and ate it up to 4 days later in Peru.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I always pack food. Skipping a meal is bad for me but even worse for anyone around me.</div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8qwaEGE_bGVvajebyrN1HhJTx8LOA7TpkGwtE1BfoNXF-8UwQg1kJPJZp_D3R8gOdMU6HQLwmMPHAzFwVqd4XLx8tgdzzYHR_NTVH7pgi5PmX0logFeZiy9mNbaNQG3H1-rNeHG368bl1WZ18iPc1BSIdCJWb5_5Pjvjv5NTCojvplOmSZhPV2515qA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8qwaEGE_bGVvajebyrN1HhJTx8LOA7TpkGwtE1BfoNXF-8UwQg1kJPJZp_D3R8gOdMU6HQLwmMPHAzFwVqd4XLx8tgdzzYHR_NTVH7pgi5PmX0logFeZiy9mNbaNQG3H1-rNeHG368bl1WZ18iPc1BSIdCJWb5_5Pjvjv5NTCojvplOmSZhPV2515qA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Overnight flight. Arrived in Lima at 7am. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then sat on the runway for an hour waiting for a gate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Peru.</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had to take a taxi to the bus station to ship my enormous heavy bags by bus. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was chaos. Hot. Dusty. Scary. I was glad to go back to the airport to fly the last leg to Huanuco.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My 3 star hotel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The swan towel was positively scaring Grindle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a quiet place though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI8apRPf2auUL13LUIAfP_ItARPCUmk13hwMDIv-XEfrDgABDRx3sn_gNn7acM3ofZETjrA5QjLt9kLH9U0rxWf2gkmr7fLbLsvT8RXjKWIOs1juvkkGWtTK2Xgoo-DSgS9qZ0RZiPRWLKA8zoe7GmDq40YyYFsyNFvegnMwsgzqouQ5dXj91mMM1LZA=s3840" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI8apRPf2auUL13LUIAfP_ItARPCUmk13hwMDIv-XEfrDgABDRx3sn_gNn7acM3ofZETjrA5QjLt9kLH9U0rxWf2gkmr7fLbLsvT8RXjKWIOs1juvkkGWtTK2Xgoo-DSgS9qZ0RZiPRWLKA8zoe7GmDq40YyYFsyNFvegnMwsgzqouQ5dXj91mMM1LZA=s320" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqEvTboHFEdAuSkbRYqBVNj5fakYLPuszB_Rma4Ojlr3vfrzBZR1kd43xKBK9pm0BTHxt7Vm9fxDDgmi77YR5H3v83kaxGC4rsyov6Z-lqHXa6SRhfkJF0pGSZgdTCy5L8JX3G2f6D129gaqohxMaiC3O-h24wnum77b3lhOCWW7163iIsY71RMGK8_w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqEvTboHFEdAuSkbRYqBVNj5fakYLPuszB_Rma4Ojlr3vfrzBZR1kd43xKBK9pm0BTHxt7Vm9fxDDgmi77YR5H3v83kaxGC4rsyov6Z-lqHXa6SRhfkJF0pGSZgdTCy5L8JX3G2f6D129gaqohxMaiC3O-h24wnum77b3lhOCWW7163iIsY71RMGK8_w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Normally I would ship my motorcycle but given the state of travel these days and the extremely high cost of air cargo, this led me to find a company here in Peru that does a buy-back program.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bike has been outfitted to my needs, including the mounting of my michelin man. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also found a cute guinea pig toy to mount to the handlebars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPT_u4JoSEr9EQPcPVVbFOmWdth3ilyNqLkmfcuS80A3TxU2myRuq3PYRTrNehMevBqUq2g8Y3lzFgc9A6W8vCUgV7AU5htzlYGFyT6taczj3bijnZcTGf6Buiq6OBcKQYRaa7EeQUdcSxhUi8tJN_Bl15V006nDYQptZ5WgEKZVpPj62wj_CgCE1jPg=s3840" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPT_u4JoSEr9EQPcPVVbFOmWdth3ilyNqLkmfcuS80A3TxU2myRuq3PYRTrNehMevBqUq2g8Y3lzFgc9A6W8vCUgV7AU5htzlYGFyT6taczj3bijnZcTGf6Buiq6OBcKQYRaa7EeQUdcSxhUi8tJN_Bl15V006nDYQptZ5WgEKZVpPj62wj_CgCE1jPg=s320" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the shop where the bike was worked on. </div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgbLrm3rigZZ_zWXHphvx_AvOQaFXj4fONeydVj2-UkXOjbyjlwGtIYjQLWUYSY-EGZPD319gU-2-Cp8f2TR6Zoijh3dFrt3dnZ-y2mT_U0PcJ7ncJigVEU5Ofuhv3fjbIDRgs_mCdLKeOjhf_ZkapsAxpiJpUzxU2mvN9ZKPVLlAc3Q8YscrXV8nuAQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgbLrm3rigZZ_zWXHphvx_AvOQaFXj4fONeydVj2-UkXOjbyjlwGtIYjQLWUYSY-EGZPD319gU-2-Cp8f2TR6Zoijh3dFrt3dnZ-y2mT_U0PcJ7ncJigVEU5Ofuhv3fjbIDRgs_mCdLKeOjhf_ZkapsAxpiJpUzxU2mvN9ZKPVLlAc3Q8YscrXV8nuAQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a first look over, decided it was time to eat. Treated Toby, the person who arranged for the motorcycle purchase, at a steakhouse. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When my steak arrived, it seemed perfectly medium rare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until I bit into it. It was ice cold on the inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We asked why. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They cook their steaks from frozen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sent it back twice, still cold on the inside, much like the hotel room I am in now. No heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally on the third try it was lukewarm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc8fKX6w5VR0SWSXGKCQrz84hN49LqcNi3w1XbhZigRr655v06843xzhlvg93uNrqxMqsxXlx7RMO0PfiCTiuhJP5BpDbOmPtUikcDxtJwXnXfPb6ZC65pJgbtn-i723s5tencnpOBW8ykG950clXgEdKXuPyIz4g3DOHCAUIfNUa03QCicSXPInen1A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc8fKX6w5VR0SWSXGKCQrz84hN49LqcNi3w1XbhZigRr655v06843xzhlvg93uNrqxMqsxXlx7RMO0PfiCTiuhJP5BpDbOmPtUikcDxtJwXnXfPb6ZC65pJgbtn-i723s5tencnpOBW8ykG950clXgEdKXuPyIz4g3DOHCAUIfNUa03QCicSXPInen1A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cool lights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioc_acvtFma8TsPRVesd1CwXRpYNqCH1qHEn_I4F4kZqWYKlRAZqy-NdAzQYIvIBsZoTGZuZxqsy8h6TQVHuyeXlaadvmCxve1Vs1rO3LD4rWFuJ8c7zEcmduNBVDLr8YoKM-hPzzGQHgo-ChdCHUnYRmeAsu_21UiFS6z3ipU-GbVEiAfyxw1oVvo5w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioc_acvtFma8TsPRVesd1CwXRpYNqCH1qHEn_I4F4kZqWYKlRAZqy-NdAzQYIvIBsZoTGZuZxqsy8h6TQVHuyeXlaadvmCxve1Vs1rO3LD4rWFuJ8c7zEcmduNBVDLr8YoKM-hPzzGQHgo-ChdCHUnYRmeAsu_21UiFS6z3ipU-GbVEiAfyxw1oVvo5w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's Toby on the left. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Bob on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmk3Z8Z4Ho6k53hIpH-IggbW37-RbsUa8dgoiEzutDFurTXD0BlUWMgdT2pKM4m7Nljw4xN2hP101exZusB2LHJLnT8NVvGaXefU8xcw_zr3_mZLbiFgAgZuE0ojyFZqqsMLlVcqlcif3mXo0xADaYhEEwL6jOSeEDdIUwd25ojcYLiUgHwjt2XMAVLw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmk3Z8Z4Ho6k53hIpH-IggbW37-RbsUa8dgoiEzutDFurTXD0BlUWMgdT2pKM4m7Nljw4xN2hP101exZusB2LHJLnT8NVvGaXefU8xcw_zr3_mZLbiFgAgZuE0ojyFZqqsMLlVcqlcif3mXo0xADaYhEEwL6jOSeEDdIUwd25ojcYLiUgHwjt2XMAVLw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who is King Bob? </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well there is King Bob minion who is pretty cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you don't know who this King Bob is then you've not read any of my blogs for quite some time. We officially met on the road in southern Sweden in 2018, and then shared the ride together for the remaining weeks through the Baltics, Finland, Norway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We pared up again in the UK the following year and then again in New Zealand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We ride similarly, safe speeds, no drinking at lunch, prefer paved routes to dirt if we have a choice. Neither one of us want to end up in a hospital halfway across the world. We both love riding all day long, and I do mean a full day. I tell people to never underestimate our love of riding. </div><div><br /></div><div>We like the same food. We both love meat, in any form, cooked in any way and lots of it. Lamb is at the top of the list. We both enjoy a strong coffee so I bring a jetboil and coffee and he packs the mini moos. We like to eat often, well, I like to eat often and he goes along with it. </div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We avoid cities and enjoy "ride by" sightseeing. In 20+ lbs of motorcycle gear, walking around is not fun. We aren't here to visit churches and museums. We are here to see scenery and enjoy the challenge of the road, which I am assured here is quite challenging. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitn9OIB6Hi7X_RP3ScqyHYEtgkhJJv78GwmgNaTBD7A_mYt6Dr-CU95J8XORDM9qjuljVjU4KTeqHYdizbBS5jUy8R2YePG_Q0_b_l2MXPNj3zdman3Zha6K6z4yjfLGWu7B_TH6-GVBx0dc5tPHL6RteQ_5QjyXeW_onehM6v7f98r8zBm8dsl3-k8w=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitn9OIB6Hi7X_RP3ScqyHYEtgkhJJv78GwmgNaTBD7A_mYt6Dr-CU95J8XORDM9qjuljVjU4KTeqHYdizbBS5jUy8R2YePG_Q0_b_l2MXPNj3zdman3Zha6K6z4yjfLGWu7B_TH6-GVBx0dc5tPHL6RteQ_5QjyXeW_onehM6v7f98r8zBm8dsl3-k8w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We liked this place so we came here two nights in a row. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we find something we like, we stick with it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSJ2AlMY1iOg5a_kfxbfgFvp8A3Z2u-PdKQI8FOmoqzGGGlVej15zGl9KIvzUge9QzOkE6WRDTAGW6RFEAASxyPRS4QBNCPV1l7boVV-s3cSu2QFZ-XKqYKK9auGZajC-73qmpvyZTsYgXjwKqyifMT7TSGDTCUWOtWDyJ7RhwID1_ElH3pQLvqk2hBg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSJ2AlMY1iOg5a_kfxbfgFvp8A3Z2u-PdKQI8FOmoqzGGGlVej15zGl9KIvzUge9QzOkE6WRDTAGW6RFEAASxyPRS4QBNCPV1l7boVV-s3cSu2QFZ-XKqYKK9auGZajC-73qmpvyZTsYgXjwKqyifMT7TSGDTCUWOtWDyJ7RhwID1_ElH3pQLvqk2hBg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I look terrible in this photo but it's the best of the 4 the waitress took.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a real camera. People get confused when you hand them a camera these days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhl6Xw2vfFy6wmv4DXe2BPNrEXmU3GrmYMqEbX-LVOAJR2-Z7JD94QVdHlja39pdpVgY6IpbMbM2ML6gVmI2wPgWCbcj35hSICQuobasO5GcuKiXDigxrpcza1qg1KiS4ii_9XmEhaXy1PVi16-CuqbdntKOW_pnnK6MDXI__udiN9Qj5wlJdfngPhVyg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhl6Xw2vfFy6wmv4DXe2BPNrEXmU3GrmYMqEbX-LVOAJR2-Z7JD94QVdHlja39pdpVgY6IpbMbM2ML6gVmI2wPgWCbcj35hSICQuobasO5GcuKiXDigxrpcza1qg1KiS4ii_9XmEhaXy1PVi16-CuqbdntKOW_pnnK6MDXI__udiN9Qj5wlJdfngPhVyg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hotel we stayed at had these regional garb dolls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upon closer inspection, I noticed the eyes were blue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's right, Barbie and Ken dolls dressed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihB77wQ_2B93zdNAaKQnaF87X0ngtnkW_2AEiS1iVrEFN98mglVrwHrQSaq_FXHqbnxk0C7k_eJtFFc5MGqlvWw_OZMpz_Jyg5G-Ke50L_bqZAEGRCeOmDvfk2pLemf4w2AbqM1W2CAixg97jM-G3MEt0vibfiOj_ubWbmVfewL84ejxBFBHRUZTq8jw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihB77wQ_2B93zdNAaKQnaF87X0ngtnkW_2AEiS1iVrEFN98mglVrwHrQSaq_FXHqbnxk0C7k_eJtFFc5MGqlvWw_OZMpz_Jyg5G-Ke50L_bqZAEGRCeOmDvfk2pLemf4w2AbqM1W2CAixg97jM-G3MEt0vibfiOj_ubWbmVfewL84ejxBFBHRUZTq8jw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ9RlDK8mjE9trHpvN53E7kIkirNhZSM8oLoU_my-w6IXNhfKRn3XRm6An2KsvThavMmfeSZYkr-CExUb9YGnni6jz-cf0m7FrtsEJEq2KEM9gygxxFUH4EIWVa9fdznaGckofH2T9JZgzQE51gBqi79f53vyXHVLNnbRm1nCnvZWP61jKEgg9_9dQBw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ9RlDK8mjE9trHpvN53E7kIkirNhZSM8oLoU_my-w6IXNhfKRn3XRm6An2KsvThavMmfeSZYkr-CExUb9YGnni6jz-cf0m7FrtsEJEq2KEM9gygxxFUH4EIWVa9fdznaGckofH2T9JZgzQE51gBqi79f53vyXHVLNnbRm1nCnvZWP61jKEgg9_9dQBw=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSrCY1Iv8qqK31PdJUqsJp5-zpVyy1H2o9phwf6sZPJgxil6emtjQ-stxAdIDm5miKSVij2SFStPV4hhmN2QmBwMafad5qSSLyfDsKEmps7mkpE9ckQS8QDfpNHH1JME3LmrXSZwE1655SLpd_RK-P98Qx5Ra-k0r_TQf3ayGsd9zTtjPapM6ZJXAYGA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSrCY1Iv8qqK31PdJUqsJp5-zpVyy1H2o9phwf6sZPJgxil6emtjQ-stxAdIDm5miKSVij2SFStPV4hhmN2QmBwMafad5qSSLyfDsKEmps7mkpE9ckQS8QDfpNHH1JME3LmrXSZwE1655SLpd_RK-P98Qx5Ra-k0r_TQf3ayGsd9zTtjPapM6ZJXAYGA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw-0JBPL49wpLzKRjZgVXHdWKblBF1SgV0gTSAswXqH4whPOZ5Rc7TLJx-sjDk2lDvvxhgJZ-2wBTUT_3gSHkPRlxwVkKGXb_sONeO3frtBBY_uChJWNpyRJdRnUMek_lyXOpcH-Xi1Wwja-4-rXVRKFxhsRfIbNb1NLiB7Wkz4XZZnKrB6viHgutjMg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw-0JBPL49wpLzKRjZgVXHdWKblBF1SgV0gTSAswXqH4whPOZ5Rc7TLJx-sjDk2lDvvxhgJZ-2wBTUT_3gSHkPRlxwVkKGXb_sONeO3frtBBY_uChJWNpyRJdRnUMek_lyXOpcH-Xi1Wwja-4-rXVRKFxhsRfIbNb1NLiB7Wkz4XZZnKrB6viHgutjMg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TukTuk into town. Only here they are called Bajaj. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They make things easier for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the end of a challenging day riding, we don't want to put our gear back on and ride anywhere to eat, shop or do anything we need to do once we've showered. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are so cheap, it's a no brainer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHKKnE_khscDtToA6b7c3G9Q9f_SIr7LrQbKqw7vVluf1QX8E2za2-eC0hP93kJWezS3_r1U1Pd5f-Ic2Gu5sRPTix7j0jmDOWz3i69iQVFWcIVunmAwutrwfR6xzGJohftkjSwqI67J4qqXG3kfIBfvt36pJDNpWUm4u64iZQbe2CIFYJNqWZOk0wWw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHKKnE_khscDtToA6b7c3G9Q9f_SIr7LrQbKqw7vVluf1QX8E2za2-eC0hP93kJWezS3_r1U1Pd5f-Ic2Gu5sRPTix7j0jmDOWz3i69iQVFWcIVunmAwutrwfR6xzGJohftkjSwqI67J4qqXG3kfIBfvt36pJDNpWUm4u64iZQbe2CIFYJNqWZOk0wWw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I needed some off road gloves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out Peru is a lot warmer than I packed for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we went to a shop and they had this helmet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely love this helmet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why doesn't the US have anything cool like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BTW 2 days after I took this photo, I came close to running over a rooster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No joke. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYCffpnw4FKmRKWBxLQC01ZxWtYEtG95EHcmRbTG9X5UHdrnoAkt2idwOF5pF0RDF9W5kNNyvHpZPESKxhqKjxMI6gy2YVZKxeIpXLKX8a8cpwDAIQKx5FeS0R2ZlRl_xnEPAzs_qqTvScdsyjPDL1HZfYpZ3i019vKpTn-h_y0farjGCeoNs4lPEAAA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYCffpnw4FKmRKWBxLQC01ZxWtYEtG95EHcmRbTG9X5UHdrnoAkt2idwOF5pF0RDF9W5kNNyvHpZPESKxhqKjxMI6gy2YVZKxeIpXLKX8a8cpwDAIQKx5FeS0R2ZlRl_xnEPAzs_qqTvScdsyjPDL1HZfYpZ3i019vKpTn-h_y0farjGCeoNs4lPEAAA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Street vendors with fresh fruits. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcxJwhevVHkioqF9qqcHS92rG5avRS9Df0qgdB6vb90o9R0IdnxCVpcDpOmiBZCfqs7NxeGNTP5J1CyeTxFB3uVrd7Un_5CshfYt_5vIHOFLQx3LqBQg2XlZEBfRPeFxQ43p3zMgWHOAAxQBiukZx3M43zJVzlruHB5_cnLpCwtW1IYlx0ojKGO7rFCQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcxJwhevVHkioqF9qqcHS92rG5avRS9Df0qgdB6vb90o9R0IdnxCVpcDpOmiBZCfqs7NxeGNTP5J1CyeTxFB3uVrd7Un_5CshfYt_5vIHOFLQx3LqBQg2XlZEBfRPeFxQ43p3zMgWHOAAxQBiukZx3M43zJVzlruHB5_cnLpCwtW1IYlx0ojKGO7rFCQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me doing some last minute installations to get my bike ready.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSrz18_cTlvzJUmJZ-l3Y5tDkfexo-ctqvw_527thoX_BbJark0w_I8LTd6bJLrJvjM6fMhBhCRPKQFGfmUn0VtHDGSnZw-PlcVeyj1FYMCFZoSecRp8ZBu8uROcPEGf6ED-4xHlxiIWF0RW3vanIXFLyX8uFhRncluORFpl-E4F52tFPp_x4CAR_5ug=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSrz18_cTlvzJUmJZ-l3Y5tDkfexo-ctqvw_527thoX_BbJark0w_I8LTd6bJLrJvjM6fMhBhCRPKQFGfmUn0VtHDGSnZw-PlcVeyj1FYMCFZoSecRp8ZBu8uROcPEGf6ED-4xHlxiIWF0RW3vanIXFLyX8uFhRncluORFpl-E4F52tFPp_x4CAR_5ug=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our second night at the same steakhouse and I wanted to show the delicious sauces that always come with the steak. The one in front makes me think of a mustard, the white one olio and the salsa is <b>spicy.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAU0X-JAZLwSQCjm8U4vpeS_9d_SAvgtW-dRyFR3F8mEHe7KEjzEAJaGF1-vjkv2vlJaL5Do2hjBxapFpBFrzJmyeMzeqW4EM7J1Y3AHeJqxxnD4jPG9RjZ20rp7AK9MrPClB267GPtZ0-kUO0XPuiaf893Ztc77vmHbRYU5TJBagdSvZr2QOiCurujg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAU0X-JAZLwSQCjm8U4vpeS_9d_SAvgtW-dRyFR3F8mEHe7KEjzEAJaGF1-vjkv2vlJaL5Do2hjBxapFpBFrzJmyeMzeqW4EM7J1Y3AHeJqxxnD4jPG9RjZ20rp7AK9MrPClB267GPtZ0-kUO0XPuiaf893Ztc77vmHbRYU5TJBagdSvZr2QOiCurujg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Peruvian corn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has no flavor whatsoever. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the kernels are as big as horses teeth.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGUlsXJlUO-QZYxVUOYqo8IBH4L9il7cuYDwHTWd_7OMpZJQ9bVjQcRuqdB3tQD478e2WWpncVAbjdAvGglib4tV-rmoy1dQGZdCcSE9Uy9xtIFTmtFevhNYu5z7ml3cqiRQqkoNXujxEQsbyhIl6-jCTrcHhc9NJZ2C3F1alNJuTv6hqHHIKZrQIKgQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGUlsXJlUO-QZYxVUOYqo8IBH4L9il7cuYDwHTWd_7OMpZJQ9bVjQcRuqdB3tQD478e2WWpncVAbjdAvGglib4tV-rmoy1dQGZdCcSE9Uy9xtIFTmtFevhNYu5z7ml3cqiRQqkoNXujxEQsbyhIl6-jCTrcHhc9NJZ2C3F1alNJuTv6hqHHIKZrQIKgQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a bit hard to tell but there was a massive protest of hundreds of motorcycles and scooters including riot police in the main square. There is a new law that you cannot ride double. Seems there is a tremendous amount of petty theft that happens when two people sit together on a bike. It makes me mad even typing this. For most people here, two wheels is all they can afford and to say that you can't have a passenger is completely unfair. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghlGhuqp0N74YpAgFlb1QQunlH8lInYdxj9nOWbm7kvMTrFthqVFrqX9UzV9lTesN75uAJT2uHYyZDuA7jisTIIm1wjqjVzEgQn1yB6OXoQczxoADaroIDvIIuhzN2NMWg_ikkkgnOUXxMrs0gVbf9ycGWnBPq5s1-5zAUQ3FsWVWwilh4cWWazQRMoQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghlGhuqp0N74YpAgFlb1QQunlH8lInYdxj9nOWbm7kvMTrFthqVFrqX9UzV9lTesN75uAJT2uHYyZDuA7jisTIIm1wjqjVzEgQn1yB6OXoQczxoADaroIDvIIuhzN2NMWg_ikkkgnOUXxMrs0gVbf9ycGWnBPq5s1-5zAUQ3FsWVWwilh4cWWazQRMoQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tingo Maria. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A short ride from Huanuco and that's a good thing too, we had to wait an extra 4 hours for the windshield to be finished on my new bike. It was worth the wait though, I didn't have to put on rain gear for a few hours after it started it kept the water off of me so well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped for fried trout. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have fisheries here and it's about as fresh as you can get and of course, the plate is packed with rice, potatoes and beans. No matter how many times I say, no rice, no beans, no potatoes, the plate comes with an Andes size mound of all three. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqHPZm-1N4Mi5wq5PDpb8le8L7a8rOtE960TgqRDAVc5a7jZ1DNH9PwgYN8XtBhgrDxmg9ZwxFN78LIpSPZfcL5A0_AQ81FpyBbi19w6NKb37qFQMlU_evYq5yRZ9XTdahVz3weNEhdjv-I45o4ktG-3srbQZGpiQN6MBdlKw9OLZfBRNMlUd9M5E5Mg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqHPZm-1N4Mi5wq5PDpb8le8L7a8rOtE960TgqRDAVc5a7jZ1DNH9PwgYN8XtBhgrDxmg9ZwxFN78LIpSPZfcL5A0_AQ81FpyBbi19w6NKb37qFQMlU_evYq5yRZ9XTdahVz3weNEhdjv-I45o4ktG-3srbQZGpiQN6MBdlKw9OLZfBRNMlUd9M5E5Mg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4j3LDQsjz2MniqFLcH4wbY0Po3mwxMFmhDAvmrHH7fyjMC3GMGV6OV19t-85MtRD8qg_dTTr4oH85GUmoJwbcD6pRjpmx9vwC2TYrpYMkl3gNY_Vlh6xvXU8ZJgTR1WTRiGb-nziB-V9QPDmnvT0w-oxhGO6asr9KX-AyaHa-EacxIPNYYov3aRv-7Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4j3LDQsjz2MniqFLcH4wbY0Po3mwxMFmhDAvmrHH7fyjMC3GMGV6OV19t-85MtRD8qg_dTTr4oH85GUmoJwbcD6pRjpmx9vwC2TYrpYMkl3gNY_Vlh6xvXU8ZJgTR1WTRiGb-nziB-V9QPDmnvT0w-oxhGO6asr9KX-AyaHa-EacxIPNYYov3aRv-7Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the fish in the tank.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9C9LbnDvRdhz3_pWylgy35SUhoueOl5JHDnP4FZMv_7AKp3-54gBHrRsn7EvWebTq1xcFVJWw3VtvZxB8sxF0I-bISKHNd3x54OB0Jx5lWOL54y4EQU_zXY6cUn2oapfQoHdU2F_b981EB7TmllI_xGmo6csIzbcXSK5u2gsBpYMjlyforgumByyz4Q=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9C9LbnDvRdhz3_pWylgy35SUhoueOl5JHDnP4FZMv_7AKp3-54gBHrRsn7EvWebTq1xcFVJWw3VtvZxB8sxF0I-bISKHNd3x54OB0Jx5lWOL54y4EQU_zXY6cUn2oapfQoHdU2F_b981EB7TmllI_xGmo6csIzbcXSK5u2gsBpYMjlyforgumByyz4Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked myself up to getting a whole fish, with the skin and head still attached and hoped they weren't using old oil. It was delicious, not a lot of meat, just a snack for me. It was so over-fried, pretty sure I ate the bones that were fused to the meat. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7DoywTs9DBitjtOKR7xXI3X-bENoogpLQhGc5cFqc_6NpfMU05f9bFXVgiiNlYflULeWzJhHSd7OETJl4bKGX53IYsba6vGkt8vSN2ERC78QM6Xm1QKyjEic3FZEusaLKDJItT9HgBx77yXiSk1W6YTt4W-8cZZGYovTq8AlqRrMC4NZkfX88Dfteeg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7DoywTs9DBitjtOKR7xXI3X-bENoogpLQhGc5cFqc_6NpfMU05f9bFXVgiiNlYflULeWzJhHSd7OETJl4bKGX53IYsba6vGkt8vSN2ERC78QM6Xm1QKyjEic3FZEusaLKDJItT9HgBx77yXiSk1W6YTt4W-8cZZGYovTq8AlqRrMC4NZkfX88Dfteeg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Jungle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we made it to the jungle. Huanuco where I picked up my new bike is at 6,000+ feet. Then there was a tunnel. We heart a lot about this tunnel, the lack of light, beware of trucks hogging the center, potholes etc. I've done 30+ KM long tunnels in Europe. I was expecting the worst. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was short and we could see well enough to swerve around the hole big enough to trap the front end of a motorcycle and send you flying over the handlebars into oncoming traffic, in said dark wet tunnel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6fdd7VkJW_UNFVqrhh_-Q1qT4r0zFbmRzP3IXJUVXrBQHZrblBbdogRzQFCwJLZ4HYxdP5vrFd_RPwtoQpzZP9RVnS3kb6im0h0AL6SqjQJe3MMFISN6tKmRDAv_5qIfjDgdSheR5siTMDZLW2yhPatDccLjd8MHQMd4xQYiG35LsycZnfQ_TbV1IAw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6fdd7VkJW_UNFVqrhh_-Q1qT4r0zFbmRzP3IXJUVXrBQHZrblBbdogRzQFCwJLZ4HYxdP5vrFd_RPwtoQpzZP9RVnS3kb6im0h0AL6SqjQJe3MMFISN6tKmRDAv_5qIfjDgdSheR5siTMDZLW2yhPatDccLjd8MHQMd4xQYiG35LsycZnfQ_TbV1IAw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We encountered light rain and headed to Villa Jennifer based on a rider's recommendation as a safe place to park the bikes. Bike security here is very challenging. You cannot leave it unattended for even a minute. No street or overnight parking outside your hotel. no no no.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked to park under the metal awning and was so glad I did as I heard it thunder and rain heavy all night long. It's been a few days since I stayed there and my legs and arms are a constellation of mosquito bites. They are really tiny here, they don't sting when they bite, they don't make that annoying buzzing sound, but lord does it burn two days later. The room had no AC and was hot as the inside of my boots. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu-5kUeqXY373eIwnsqpDqpt8qwJ0QNEWHyit_B8xyF83gzHYzl93nwuKdZvmQXn1u6awkKFWXV6r5hpPHQX1wgiId31xeVrmLRLlyldIxR_LkIjx66NrJYHLSAnEQvIehNNOE2dQI9DlzHctwoxPZO-W_r0fggAj8_9r1-wLQh11Xg8yB8TyoMhKqpw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu-5kUeqXY373eIwnsqpDqpt8qwJ0QNEWHyit_B8xyF83gzHYzl93nwuKdZvmQXn1u6awkKFWXV6r5hpPHQX1wgiId31xeVrmLRLlyldIxR_LkIjx66NrJYHLSAnEQvIehNNOE2dQI9DlzHctwoxPZO-W_r0fggAj8_9r1-wLQh11Xg8yB8TyoMhKqpw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my room. Across from another room where a group of people arrived late and drank until 4am. On one hand, it was fun hearing people have fun. On the other, I had only ridden 3 hours that day but was exhausted because of many factors I will elaborate on later. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh63Wm9u6avb1zNBXOQbsidElxvKrtN0I2tGP3PHK2h7IIxK-VjE3x_b82Rbatg6ig_nT_96Zzro_SVuxnTUJu4RC361AYNEtq1XezN-Y__ArMlEX10Zd-FKuuY94yfutj8GUJZ-HCGxh1251S1S0E2cjJ8IQAFFF-Hwsf2WRojkO5CVQO6z9oByQI0oA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh63Wm9u6avb1zNBXOQbsidElxvKrtN0I2tGP3PHK2h7IIxK-VjE3x_b82Rbatg6ig_nT_96Zzro_SVuxnTUJu4RC361AYNEtq1XezN-Y__ArMlEX10Zd-FKuuY94yfutj8GUJZ-HCGxh1251S1S0E2cjJ8IQAFFF-Hwsf2WRojkO5CVQO6z9oByQI0oA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Owl Cave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note, there are <b>no owls </b>that live in this cave. There are colorful parrots who lord over the opening of the cave and oilbirds that own the rear of the cave. I took a recording. Creepiest sounds I have ever heard. A cross between the clicking rasping sounds of Ridley Scott Aliens and a really deranged rooster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tourist price is triple the locals price. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrK0CsXgQeKACyL7AxuzEJyCE1f60qgOT2VnencM_WX6MbYIY7yES7SnB_AaUHdpKVDJzFxg5UL6A6bjUkFujD30i_6RVCFb6zNZUMV71NUrPLZMPnJM9aHfUV02ZCTVXpvmSFS7ohTvOzPujY26sLAf86cV9F6PMF3v_y59FyZ6adOC7TbGp4-ucuDg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrK0CsXgQeKACyL7AxuzEJyCE1f60qgOT2VnencM_WX6MbYIY7yES7SnB_AaUHdpKVDJzFxg5UL6A6bjUkFujD30i_6RVCFb6zNZUMV71NUrPLZMPnJM9aHfUV02ZCTVXpvmSFS7ohTvOzPujY26sLAf86cV9F6PMF3v_y59FyZ6adOC7TbGp4-ucuDg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice footpath to get there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got there right before the park closed.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-zJvS000Gie2Lz7z6nj62qEb0mCeudWxkzIY4615rK7cG67EKOinjClz2_GNefXiupS-iaJxHN2nxQBVKp3fDDyHHg2SJOZrzcCoJ1hhkwZ3frABPe0aMjDDc2fKcPzVFz_0VEIiRmFgLKcy6nScaLz19GGAk9of90GejNf0qMfIYFPIQyUVMpso82A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-zJvS000Gie2Lz7z6nj62qEb0mCeudWxkzIY4615rK7cG67EKOinjClz2_GNefXiupS-iaJxHN2nxQBVKp3fDDyHHg2SJOZrzcCoJ1hhkwZ3frABPe0aMjDDc2fKcPzVFz_0VEIiRmFgLKcy6nScaLz19GGAk9of90GejNf0qMfIYFPIQyUVMpso82A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from the back of the cave. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoxQyJJfOf8tyNZQVKbI6kliQgU30UP8v7LzVmICP1PuexbdT_xQe-YwzsUWEnK7P0a-1aGvFUOGpbHJjS4qCrz32N07haN-R-Z_oW5re2wjRU8Cw-vlQBZeL8nrlFjaCzkJYeOk4qqK5Fi5qEnc9l-3eiq4T8RiVsuH4WBf8VGfLHXKBPzdHUE2x1GQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoxQyJJfOf8tyNZQVKbI6kliQgU30UP8v7LzVmICP1PuexbdT_xQe-YwzsUWEnK7P0a-1aGvFUOGpbHJjS4qCrz32N07haN-R-Z_oW5re2wjRU8Cw-vlQBZeL8nrlFjaCzkJYeOk4qqK5Fi5qEnc9l-3eiq4T8RiVsuH4WBf8VGfLHXKBPzdHUE2x1GQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to the hotel for dinner and a dip in the fresh spring water pool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Used google translate to ask the very confused cook to make me a dish without rice, without potatoes and without beans. It was a meat dish with sautéed onions, tomatoes and cilantro with beef. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He added plantains and heckled me later by saying "no rice" with a big smile. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I liked the bar. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2bkxRsziwhGiuB2SrllINzauHEesyvpNyyOtwt-83Vqte9xscXlYcvQsbqPPCIt0BprrgfCkrxcoe1Cagnb2KQuiSu_hEbMyuQhvyY4zZ-y3vfNPk7kp--qLCSvIbyr8cIpNRDxiZqsBklP2y6pstvhb2YI1wUwjPfPqBDz6N4GkqP7Gtk4MCDmAWgg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2bkxRsziwhGiuB2SrllINzauHEesyvpNyyOtwt-83Vqte9xscXlYcvQsbqPPCIt0BprrgfCkrxcoe1Cagnb2KQuiSu_hEbMyuQhvyY4zZ-y3vfNPk7kp--qLCSvIbyr8cIpNRDxiZqsBklP2y6pstvhb2YI1wUwjPfPqBDz6N4GkqP7Gtk4MCDmAWgg=s320" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside of empty restaurant. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsYEs9Efu-NI4wXbzwxwuvjylZHgbTeR68yBoRJPR3FQmioOpzXy_NePUEkxYXjwPyV__dlt9jtjte9O3mrKErRPQcctOgUEfuqfCidSlykh0A1foco_igUJiD5H9IEuQMF6WIZY9cD-8o96_YJgA4wEWTuNMe3zqPwXSeshZ66jaiOpbp9doIEae2ug=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsYEs9Efu-NI4wXbzwxwuvjylZHgbTeR68yBoRJPR3FQmioOpzXy_NePUEkxYXjwPyV__dlt9jtjte9O3mrKErRPQcctOgUEfuqfCidSlykh0A1foco_igUJiD5H9IEuQMF6WIZY9cD-8o96_YJgA4wEWTuNMe3zqPwXSeshZ66jaiOpbp9doIEae2ug=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More dolls dressed in traditional garb. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiir40ndIBrIDAsmRoTnGFuDmON7olz8PqMwVFLlHS_auyv4IqqnDdHs29aAMKVSABmC1xKdqNLkfRdi89rIK0zys4CXp9S2w37mK1klXkam59g8tlKB3FWnb0OV0usgFGyq374cxPPTSLH6IYKGIABVipCgkJ6dVtf5T6Gem7OZTR3tQFvbWQDxvr8jg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiir40ndIBrIDAsmRoTnGFuDmON7olz8PqMwVFLlHS_auyv4IqqnDdHs29aAMKVSABmC1xKdqNLkfRdi89rIK0zys4CXp9S2w37mK1klXkam59g8tlKB3FWnb0OV0usgFGyq374cxPPTSLH6IYKGIABVipCgkJ6dVtf5T6Gem7OZTR3tQFvbWQDxvr8jg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a yummy meal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifVQPVSjxCwxF5p1JdtTJq8n-nEj1W998HVmwCPBo4na53KguuZuhN8GVpN8fFFYk77feUeUHmNHP5Hi3do-ohX_4avoZMHXNc9dRrcDEUCxJS9Coy7IAWtSzhPxyCmqbHsZt9MT8Ayvd3cXnO-CD8-au0czDBtJCgX1hcq0iZXLy28kqLIMqE2iBkxQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifVQPVSjxCwxF5p1JdtTJq8n-nEj1W998HVmwCPBo4na53KguuZuhN8GVpN8fFFYk77feUeUHmNHP5Hi3do-ohX_4avoZMHXNc9dRrcDEUCxJS9Coy7IAWtSzhPxyCmqbHsZt9MT8Ayvd3cXnO-CD8-au0czDBtJCgX1hcq0iZXLy28kqLIMqE2iBkxQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather forecast for the next day was 100% chance of thunderstorms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Given how much I've seen of the road, that means mud. Oh goody. Slick mud on roads where passing vehicles is a necessity. Glad I brought my rain gear. Turns out the rain was warm, non-stop and with car wax on my face shield, tolerable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take a close look at the sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice anything unusual?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbMl1SFRh9d5HVB-5-YZnfIP7Z8vXrF27NwxlaaL_A3OoyvVi0K5ku8NUYiiES9MkBkH6Vck8_Bl8NuilYB-t6gV4C_SGWs1IdNfJHocozcyE8Agx4JQmEsZr1eMemvCzlAWXMYzCrxCqb6qDvQhp8outm5UAq0jwDEFiBN7B0zNSRb9SQN7A1PVLhrw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbMl1SFRh9d5HVB-5-YZnfIP7Z8vXrF27NwxlaaL_A3OoyvVi0K5ku8NUYiiES9MkBkH6Vck8_Bl8NuilYB-t6gV4C_SGWs1IdNfJHocozcyE8Agx4JQmEsZr1eMemvCzlAWXMYzCrxCqb6qDvQhp8outm5UAq0jwDEFiBN7B0zNSRb9SQN7A1PVLhrw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peru loves Groot. As I write this, I've seen two others since. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGSbhB9cSAmGr4w4rCX5XZ4OXHkPzTEfTaeMaeyf1AbzEwvQRET8ONWxdAszinQ6PXpbtkP24q27gfH8vMzU9g92sagi0UDeqMlEU5ZGWJ_vUFGwsJMfWfYDZRIoVcqDmo4VbQh-3y2OXnXGF_-bFu3BzcD7-HeawwsQptcp73HzL_6rA0D0dZS_2pJA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGSbhB9cSAmGr4w4rCX5XZ4OXHkPzTEfTaeMaeyf1AbzEwvQRET8ONWxdAszinQ6PXpbtkP24q27gfH8vMzU9g92sagi0UDeqMlEU5ZGWJ_vUFGwsJMfWfYDZRIoVcqDmo4VbQh-3y2OXnXGF_-bFu3BzcD7-HeawwsQptcp73HzL_6rA0D0dZS_2pJA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Juanjui.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MaryJane said it just perfect over text phonetically. She and her 3 lovely, feisty (Daisy), friendly (Haley) and smart (Lula), daughters are following my satellite tracks. If you want to watch a little red dot moving through Peru, you can find the link on my website. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, it is another city, and the roads are the worst in the city. It's traffic, dusty, muddy, potholed, confusing, stop and go madness. Google maps get's it wrong half the time. One ways that are marked the wrong way. (the wall shows a one way sign, pointing the opposite direction and the newer, less faded one way sign pointing the other way are really fun)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ8l-ilX7ON5gW9T5oteb46k12S0GtsjeRWAP5jKkthdY8a5KMxpHy3QBv4Olequ2xWagyMQEXJmDOvmle594DKe3rFtYz8udndQ92gzI2NH2SKsTOwXegLPvgRiF_baDOyNEwFWz3slL1xrxafRigDtI10hqxeztdEB3ogln6l5v9Y3F_otocA9Uayg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ8l-ilX7ON5gW9T5oteb46k12S0GtsjeRWAP5jKkthdY8a5KMxpHy3QBv4Olequ2xWagyMQEXJmDOvmle594DKe3rFtYz8udndQ92gzI2NH2SKsTOwXegLPvgRiF_baDOyNEwFWz3slL1xrxafRigDtI10hqxeztdEB3ogln6l5v9Y3F_otocA9Uayg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrived and took a dip in the pool. A freshwater spring fed pool with no detectible chlorine. It was heaven and cooled my body temperature down. Glad I brought a swim suit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the view from my room, you can just see the bikes in the back behind the white umbrella.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0HhhXjxIFanz8SIUldq_u9Eq06ebjidS2ACffbC7SsovurqaeedtajhUGUe5bXJNmIKJ4EiSxxqF3pW_gs4Dx3vErk7-4dCngmYe7jRIZ-IkkdstUNwkLO-12CfY8914J5QRCiaIzy56YZxjjY6c_-WjXwhG9dyj4DOCecWsdDFoteS0nBOKtks93Jg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0HhhXjxIFanz8SIUldq_u9Eq06ebjidS2ACffbC7SsovurqaeedtajhUGUe5bXJNmIKJ4EiSxxqF3pW_gs4Dx3vErk7-4dCngmYe7jRIZ-IkkdstUNwkLO-12CfY8914J5QRCiaIzy56YZxjjY6c_-WjXwhG9dyj4DOCecWsdDFoteS0nBOKtks93Jg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are enormous!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizUH9B1XwPxHrNPRIxlt63eYzkvTvTj-K900cTMR8AzDO94mJvjXd8mXg5w33QP1aTNUL_ltfNagaHNC1NW8dnDvKT0C225Y9l68R3U8BQHLLeBrFG6NQpk6mhi4lGQoAJIKUU2moJFFIcpIk-P-d81BOzpvZ7ZID9quwz1grSo_ET_baN8aNN9CcSzg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizUH9B1XwPxHrNPRIxlt63eYzkvTvTj-K900cTMR8AzDO94mJvjXd8mXg5w33QP1aTNUL_ltfNagaHNC1NW8dnDvKT0C225Y9l68R3U8BQHLLeBrFG6NQpk6mhi4lGQoAJIKUU2moJFFIcpIk-P-d81BOzpvZ7ZID9quwz1grSo_ET_baN8aNN9CcSzg=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The best restaurant in town was an "American Steakhouse", 4 scary on-foot blocks away from our hotel. It was overcooked meat with too much salt and oh yeah, only potatoes to go with. The waitress was very patient with us struggling to choose the largest meat plate options and special order plantains. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No vegetables. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They even came over and took a photo of the "Americans" for their FB page. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the jetboil. No breakfast at this place, not even coffee. Fine. I got this. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOBQFkqUwNekP0DDs3ZWkbXuvvfNFRBVl9ZAlszAGdDTVOpYAiqLqQvABjcgON1VdvnejrYmnBvnYrIsuxRI3Ra0YjkuhvglFXysbYuNSk0TsIXjTmcSQFhCK8MlCruDFYggf7KZqxhpnMlidEJ2FmzQnNy82X0Mbgaui9MCzvmv5ckMzJJZSgy_VALw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOBQFkqUwNekP0DDs3ZWkbXuvvfNFRBVl9ZAlszAGdDTVOpYAiqLqQvABjcgON1VdvnejrYmnBvnYrIsuxRI3Ra0YjkuhvglFXysbYuNSk0TsIXjTmcSQFhCK8MlCruDFYggf7KZqxhpnMlidEJ2FmzQnNy82X0Mbgaui9MCzvmv5ckMzJJZSgy_VALw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a hose to wash off all the mud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a lot of mud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MEEP. MEEP. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's the sound you hear a lot. If you are wondering what that sounds like, you are not watching Looney Tunes enough. Yes, I meant that in the present tense. Every normal child knows the road runner but healthy adults still watch it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To pass anyone, and there are plenty of vehicles to pass and we must pass often, it's two short beeps just like the road runner. Come to think of it, the actual passing part is also like the road runner, as quick as possible because you are on a twisty mountain road with no visibility and a high probability of debris in the road, landslide, water, other vehicles, animals. Pass quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had some strange things with the bike the second day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Bob checking the front sprocket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Learned soon after I had 10 PSI in the rear tire (and water) and 38 PSI in the front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For non motorcycle people, it's supposed to be around 25 on both. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsstWH6IU4ulGKxpm5YUjKJ8ZzSH4WjyMn7fO-e1_HtZyfXGjB8lhpdoZeQUKwXvEWJEKeij37hyzJBMfbx9RnDvkYqOCRe-iBgbOAaFRCP23_gzhQhf9VfyFPdktUz-lvsDK0CC6r4ep8OOneKLsc2_-51RPgiljBJ0UDwXFBrHYrNRSzFIs_x9e-BA=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsstWH6IU4ulGKxpm5YUjKJ8ZzSH4WjyMn7fO-e1_HtZyfXGjB8lhpdoZeQUKwXvEWJEKeij37hyzJBMfbx9RnDvkYqOCRe-iBgbOAaFRCP23_gzhQhf9VfyFPdktUz-lvsDK0CC6r4ep8OOneKLsc2_-51RPgiljBJ0UDwXFBrHYrNRSzFIs_x9e-BA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The big trucks, of which there are <b>many</b> and the other motorcycles of which there are <b>many </b>and the tuk tuks of which there are way too <b>many, </b>back up in a conga line on the higher passes. Passing is a requirement here...so we communicate with the the helmet comms and given that King Bob has a lot of power, remember I am on a 300 cc, he let's me know when it's clear and I can wind up my tiny engine and lean forward with all the focus and skill I posses to catch up to him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tarapoto. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amazonian city the guide books say is a must see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Difficult to navigate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing like the small town photo in the guidebook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But they did have great ceviche. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They spell it with a b here, cebiche. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A local fish, drowning in lime juice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Corn nuts and fried banana chips. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHb02BN-lQUR-8G8DBduvpTkhMSBYQVeVVOF8V_8hwnFvi47Yi_lKnzcXS1mXcHqAohA1dR89RGOaEUpgd_8pCpYGbrU05-oA1Ipx3mZH1O2kSBPLjbFYuBzdmk3COIPcAPjQe1-5aHnbv3LwtBx9Th-ec42ShrJjpsj2EDir0X9--AP7FbrSAiqnwkw=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHb02BN-lQUR-8G8DBduvpTkhMSBYQVeVVOF8V_8hwnFvi47Yi_lKnzcXS1mXcHqAohA1dR89RGOaEUpgd_8pCpYGbrU05-oA1Ipx3mZH1O2kSBPLjbFYuBzdmk3COIPcAPjQe1-5aHnbv3LwtBx9Th-ec42ShrJjpsj2EDir0X9--AP7FbrSAiqnwkw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moyobamba.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did I say we hate cities? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found an airbnb that was about as rustic as it gets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cold water for shower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No fridge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Completely open to bugs and other fun things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Down a dirt road outside of town. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our host. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was so nice, he went to town and did the shopping for us for food and other essentials. He even did our laundry with is still drying tonight in the room with me nearly 24 hours later. It's very humid here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpu5P6QyHZGTyea4_zvB3sLA9plHWgArPEnOwiET6PIy9HcIt-Y5-KSJOCnoOsE6F5V_g6QQBJ_uLrMbfp-HgSz-bQo8QVQo6PZYRhUgniFixgXOZWY7n_-gazXHfne6gxGJvNoH0IC1vH0It5Sz__YCRSdkIhPhjPsyPHUG75_xayM65tnBzqTYhH9A=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpu5P6QyHZGTyea4_zvB3sLA9plHWgArPEnOwiET6PIy9HcIt-Y5-KSJOCnoOsE6F5V_g6QQBJ_uLrMbfp-HgSz-bQo8QVQo6PZYRhUgniFixgXOZWY7n_-gazXHfne6gxGJvNoH0IC1vH0It5Sz__YCRSdkIhPhjPsyPHUG75_xayM65tnBzqTYhH9A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gindle is exhausted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's crammed into the smallest top box in the world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel bad each day I press him flat with the two other things that kinda fit in this ridiculously small top box. This has upset the whole balance of my packing. Normally I can fit everything. Not with this OH SO SMALL TOP BOX!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgohkN5LA4hiEOfZUeQP98NxgCNQ__7rHwp-jT3Qc2RXnsOf0Y4gbEHVZEqMXvK75ZaeGFg9-TUdnBuE3y68HakHT3qs2LDFnQTXLDVIi2TtiCoAUapiEcNC1ubpmbBlMbbXcM2pwkrWmQKMwdkABYQyJs7O23wYGNUiKHpv2rdL5CbyQpXxTTUh4jXZg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgohkN5LA4hiEOfZUeQP98NxgCNQ__7rHwp-jT3Qc2RXnsOf0Y4gbEHVZEqMXvK75ZaeGFg9-TUdnBuE3y68HakHT3qs2LDFnQTXLDVIi2TtiCoAUapiEcNC1ubpmbBlMbbXcM2pwkrWmQKMwdkABYQyJs7O23wYGNUiKHpv2rdL5CbyQpXxTTUh4jXZg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like I said, traditional Peruvian home. Rustic. No AC either. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEKgj2HiXM6yH-0Iyx8BpYwvtlXQjVHbZ1TQD3HBuKzK0t-cN-z11wK48T0i-1wemkBDvaZJAn6eUM763WImfqlD2kss1EIX3E0zaKRnoT3wVQB06AJa1CayJbVKspSGBxmL08bvv9jHbuoa0vhCnZYO7nDzfUFuIEDDv_qKfCRZx8FdlMRZPPLrEJGQ=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEKgj2HiXM6yH-0Iyx8BpYwvtlXQjVHbZ1TQD3HBuKzK0t-cN-z11wK48T0i-1wemkBDvaZJAn6eUM763WImfqlD2kss1EIX3E0zaKRnoT3wVQB06AJa1CayJbVKspSGBxmL08bvv9jHbuoa0vhCnZYO7nDzfUFuIEDDv_qKfCRZx8FdlMRZPPLrEJGQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In a beautiful jungle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blessedly quiet, except for the loud animal sounds all night long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoTFqTTPwz3blrZMQMNvJ-10AYeDEukYcDuJ35ymNdHyEzdj5flFr6NtdFiUV2lQqAnHp2uTJdQOpWiQmbLQskZ4LrDfA6nREQfzf-OdNAwQc21-9miLz4sYHNVPhh79PFpDBOzTqolBZd3IQpaGV7SX-g-1HI_mE-GDkMo3CXNhHbP5iiDhyo1k_og=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoTFqTTPwz3blrZMQMNvJ-10AYeDEukYcDuJ35ymNdHyEzdj5flFr6NtdFiUV2lQqAnHp2uTJdQOpWiQmbLQskZ4LrDfA6nREQfzf-OdNAwQc21-9miLz4sYHNVPhh79PFpDBOzTqolBZd3IQpaGV7SX-g-1HI_mE-GDkMo3CXNhHbP5iiDhyo1k_og=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take a look at this painting and tell me what's wrong with it?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4w8_uiJmOX0lWj2ruT6UQ64U8HNNQ6DfbCrsfc654k-1UCFqY6nMAuO0YZqMzIxB02vaAHhT-puOY2CjhbGlj2SOLcq_dZz8Ibg4H9oTg6pVip8nXi2ccflQxl2oiCxJcpG7ozyNTLOKgWK7OrE_bv9JqRAxgnbKeDB0rtGwRxgMMD-JELKX4r8YcEg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful mountains and a mosquito breeding ground right outside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkd0frGiXQEsXUoDr0tVg6iSKnD-vQrV97Swvj97rGRQWuZ8sGBmVsSG6rFVTS779xiWgWQiy0PvtYLsUmM7NBwe6hHij8iL72Vs61i5GvH4x_ItFRh5a2evMjypzAMqmqB_FbY8sdov8Xpom9ICskRPNrR_0hf30eYVNgBQO2coqgR6U0RWR84ics0g=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkd0frGiXQEsXUoDr0tVg6iSKnD-vQrV97Swvj97rGRQWuZ8sGBmVsSG6rFVTS779xiWgWQiy0PvtYLsUmM7NBwe6hHij8iL72Vs61i5GvH4x_ItFRh5a2evMjypzAMqmqB_FbY8sdov8Xpom9ICskRPNrR_0hf30eYVNgBQO2coqgR6U0RWR84ics0g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the jungle baby!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZiX-mAvqNb-dfaVED0geUhKuTlAb_9WnPvPPc-EAdfJhc6asknz9WDCuwBhR3tuqBi4Mv0N435BEfcglnTLQI0sBZy_9ckIyQHH98K0KGGqfPWchY1wiFgTxjAGnfgN1figLTHzhIxOB14HBJdMGZrEFZRtVkKkepavHeqNFg2LTp2nXyUfmSBrOYtg=s4592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZiX-mAvqNb-dfaVED0geUhKuTlAb_9WnPvPPc-EAdfJhc6asknz9WDCuwBhR3tuqBi4Mv0N435BEfcglnTLQI0sBZy_9ckIyQHH98K0KGGqfPWchY1wiFgTxjAGnfgN1figLTHzhIxOB14HBJdMGZrEFZRtVkKkepavHeqNFg2LTp2nXyUfmSBrOYtg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped for lunch near a lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVll0FCDfpbtuh8wNcAlsTHAjoolh5jeE_e409Qm035c8dW6obQmmHds9tfKJOMsPsGUYY2_iUEeuRASzx-cQRh1dsWECUKUkwATVAauxam5ZUJb0TgQuEiZQfU_E0UnukYVb1_cK3hc97owMV_r3zCCv84sh9kNHN2Ku643fxLVaxGsyfw9CXnW9W1g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chicken soup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only this was NOT chicken. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so tough, had to be a over boiled rooster or turkey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtwYZqIELhcZvz0L79adErsqadlPOdKgCPxm-3JToM3m1-_UESeK4AVaJzLjEzoARizvQpP3vp8DLLQne-v8O7Csu3XfR_JN-gK6_6onEVRIFSwq_EBlLTGZuhuW-ddxZwoHR7-xpbANOckD76XPSmZEuyObe7syq1_4sejx-cwl6hMs30ZDqhzYaGkQ=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtwYZqIELhcZvz0L79adErsqadlPOdKgCPxm-3JToM3m1-_UESeK4AVaJzLjEzoARizvQpP3vp8DLLQne-v8O7Csu3XfR_JN-gK6_6onEVRIFSwq_EBlLTGZuhuW-ddxZwoHR7-xpbANOckD76XPSmZEuyObe7syq1_4sejx-cwl6hMs30ZDqhzYaGkQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a bit heartbreaking how many strays there are everywhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGqC4EYjU8pGAM-3nKtpnDrJqsxGpVTujjENu_pBCZV4ZsTYrWh5wHqfLoFE297Mxb6NPHGfXZl22BnhmWzHwQuplsLIazblK_mTTEXmXi6t50l0dyRMTVOLxvBMolpJDpGGUAzFheu6griV1hWJW9na_PJ8Nk2K40DiUGn39W8qyMUjXgr6bhgQV3Lg=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGqC4EYjU8pGAM-3nKtpnDrJqsxGpVTujjENu_pBCZV4ZsTYrWh5wHqfLoFE297Mxb6NPHGfXZl22BnhmWzHwQuplsLIazblK_mTTEXmXi6t50l0dyRMTVOLxvBMolpJDpGGUAzFheu6griV1hWJW9na_PJ8Nk2K40DiUGn39W8qyMUjXgr6bhgQV3Lg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Stairs are always involved.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg27nVkf5cIwj1HoRxygjPYCHYGrmGJu02nLKETKTIlXRDE-1q2unlJIXNlv0Mjsi-aGaSqvaS1k7qldxemdNSLihtpEzd8ve6P5ixkfvZG-7PFWV688n_AmcMKVR6h6DMaBJ5gW6OfFePyD9n_5EDsqHanQrm_XR3QON_QStVjCfnbQGtAC4VRXqVa_Q=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg27nVkf5cIwj1HoRxygjPYCHYGrmGJu02nLKETKTIlXRDE-1q2unlJIXNlv0Mjsi-aGaSqvaS1k7qldxemdNSLihtpEzd8ve6P5ixkfvZG-7PFWV688n_AmcMKVR6h6DMaBJ5gW6OfFePyD9n_5EDsqHanQrm_XR3QON_QStVjCfnbQGtAC4VRXqVa_Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clean. Soft bed. Very thick sheets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grindle likes it. Of course, anytime outside of the ridiculously small top box is good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPZbrpKgkg0PFjkp6CHPFXoBt_uRcoDOgpX-YLf84zmB4cA6qbe1zZvMnCELykNbsC8_FuYbx3kltMFekS_WHE0Qcpt0i8_M4Ks660Fh9REQWxR08ssD1t5YgUlb1EaFwYWKPTKdFqPqfeQj-9X3MqXOdnwMIJkwXU0NlQFoN4ZoSe5nIUYvR9lAGJTw=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPZbrpKgkg0PFjkp6CHPFXoBt_uRcoDOgpX-YLf84zmB4cA6qbe1zZvMnCELykNbsC8_FuYbx3kltMFekS_WHE0Qcpt0i8_M4Ks660Fh9REQWxR08ssD1t5YgUlb1EaFwYWKPTKdFqPqfeQj-9X3MqXOdnwMIJkwXU0NlQFoN4ZoSe5nIUYvR9lAGJTw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from my window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kuelap is in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmKxgzKFL7IF4TeEGg-1Xc-b0k8ftBufRXDPTU2MRHXgzudU1YtmnEYSVMk1VRUHcLULzfWcC8tDqix3ZY_gWO4I34IgeoVHPZTcuwio8koCq5T0YEDuLysT3vpUps2ogNvbQ4AL5al_8EKB3Gj5324zEJbhioF8vo2dOsf1eNiAHaqAzn9jx9JLbJDw=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmKxgzKFL7IF4TeEGg-1Xc-b0k8ftBufRXDPTU2MRHXgzudU1YtmnEYSVMk1VRUHcLULzfWcC8tDqix3ZY_gWO4I34IgeoVHPZTcuwio8koCq5T0YEDuLysT3vpUps2ogNvbQ4AL5al_8EKB3Gj5324zEJbhioF8vo2dOsf1eNiAHaqAzn9jx9JLbJDw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A local told us to stay in Nuevo Tingo instead of Chachapoyas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glad we did, very small town. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Packed full of restaurants. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj80tcrbW08nt01ksltK-wfpLIx6TyKgnyTwGThMD4WhcIhjlEaxXIYSRN7hUJaZDWNGi8DkhMTuif-cGCF9EuQFzlVuqDnFCniK6HcdQeHR0zIqNvpGWqrT-hUaFL-qsaNwcSW8JLLVsPRKHEEBvaiW5W3X82zYGF6dvtXPq941cGdxaJir4qII3IhBw=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj80tcrbW08nt01ksltK-wfpLIx6TyKgnyTwGThMD4WhcIhjlEaxXIYSRN7hUJaZDWNGi8DkhMTuif-cGCF9EuQFzlVuqDnFCniK6HcdQeHR0zIqNvpGWqrT-hUaFL-qsaNwcSW8JLLVsPRKHEEBvaiW5W3X82zYGF6dvtXPq941cGdxaJir4qII3IhBw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the place we wanted to stay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Spanish family had this built and a very nice girl studying engineering, Sara, let us hang out on the porch enjoying the view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX8bt-ZaWut4gBppXQQswcDzAnRWXHZ_I6YJIzXuf4Hfws3VaEZ0aG8kBgg6jM0hTgliH3DTQ7uBO1Kad0XBHurhwkxmSOU6PSyvYPUMamqPC3T58_agjLI2A2zoKeoc5gqloXL_PyWXXsM2OzY7Bn-WXq_iCBkEDuTuBRL2b33UXdOhDZJqZJde7vVg=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX8bt-ZaWut4gBppXQQswcDzAnRWXHZ_I6YJIzXuf4Hfws3VaEZ0aG8kBgg6jM0hTgliH3DTQ7uBO1Kad0XBHurhwkxmSOU6PSyvYPUMamqPC3T58_agjLI2A2zoKeoc5gqloXL_PyWXXsM2OzY7Bn-WXq_iCBkEDuTuBRL2b33UXdOhDZJqZJde7vVg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the restaurants are closed Monday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's Monday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No problem, order delivery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoyed dinner with Sara at the nicer place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day we ate breakfast here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was food. Very strong coffee, glad I have mini moos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFQ7Z-17t1VNV4m2PvPtFRuUmLRGHLZ6mEn11kGTPmSYZG2SYwSR5bMpVe-hwp_qw-pRZBHnNkfQE5KZ4C9evb1dcXFfrHpRXsRsT0NgBaJTjh_OSRUf-llX0LJrptJlVZhNDUl1k0An_L3I3n9WDgM_43nv1TOqW-i03NKpa9q6ztHNu3MUMxERuv6w=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFQ7Z-17t1VNV4m2PvPtFRuUmLRGHLZ6mEn11kGTPmSYZG2SYwSR5bMpVe-hwp_qw-pRZBHnNkfQE5KZ4C9evb1dcXFfrHpRXsRsT0NgBaJTjh_OSRUf-llX0LJrptJlVZhNDUl1k0An_L3I3n9WDgM_43nv1TOqW-i03NKpa9q6ztHNu3MUMxERuv6w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of Tingo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The towns used to be built near the river. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a massive landslide and other water disasters wiped out the town. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_nG9v01SPdooaPTeB8clAG9RKbiZRbPpHY2Uw6wJBB1cl6yO-UClWTg_O8ER1A0IDUbMlf81v17uVaoAKrzIJSgio_Py4tXlPoNAors7iyej6o_eGUKggPStJn0oYV7QdVlmnVbNxe5qFhVuzwtVHEvxl9sjfamuXQ9g4fPt0nA_-PgFiF9tkW-fsYQ=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_nG9v01SPdooaPTeB8clAG9RKbiZRbPpHY2Uw6wJBB1cl6yO-UClWTg_O8ER1A0IDUbMlf81v17uVaoAKrzIJSgio_Py4tXlPoNAors7iyej6o_eGUKggPStJn0oYV7QdVlmnVbNxe5qFhVuzwtVHEvxl9sjfamuXQ9g4fPt0nA_-PgFiF9tkW-fsYQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So they built Neuvo Tingo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">High up on the mountain top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr6pwQx1JqPpqLr7Nr9NMnDUNYiuNojkYB11p4mEC12FvNiHsW3WpJnABBGmIDauaxZ0Lj0tf8pE7z_vz4KbcVzbsk_-ce47z-pG_pdAWJNGQi2gKTWUrcKfIb_NDtszxjzXvCo_4ozeblV5bSeZAp7s77z7NrIGrsCqSEwm3ld3n1X-AIhMoShk6eyQ=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr6pwQx1JqPpqLr7Nr9NMnDUNYiuNojkYB11p4mEC12FvNiHsW3WpJnABBGmIDauaxZ0Lj0tf8pE7z_vz4KbcVzbsk_-ce47z-pG_pdAWJNGQi2gKTWUrcKfIb_NDtszxjzXvCo_4ozeblV5bSeZAp7s77z7NrIGrsCqSEwm3ld3n1X-AIhMoShk6eyQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view of the surrounding mountains was amazing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMuxDrfU_1m_OSCFzWZiDl-W0E1wu_d3d84qtHT4Lr2QtJea-jrlHQ-CnCiSxoCTFzIlgVTb5dNcIFkyXWnZ1U6VRHbxwxt7tEZMwQdkCSLIxLeIRelRuO-AgrqN87TuGwitzsWOM-NEIv5nkWoLwwxMiyDZ9PfX1l8hWoqDcHBx0kOcUTzyoXlgLjGw=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMuxDrfU_1m_OSCFzWZiDl-W0E1wu_d3d84qtHT4Lr2QtJea-jrlHQ-CnCiSxoCTFzIlgVTb5dNcIFkyXWnZ1U6VRHbxwxt7tEZMwQdkCSLIxLeIRelRuO-AgrqN87TuGwitzsWOM-NEIv5nkWoLwwxMiyDZ9PfX1l8hWoqDcHBx0kOcUTzyoXlgLjGw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Juan was our english speaking guide who spent the morning with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waiting for slow poke Nancy to make it up the stairs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All morning long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGfAgLlRQQgSXTFNxb6fr0DtVdTt6EE-sekJH7bIktlJPHZUVANQlHSf3PSAYx8jMvEjEAnczW_0NG7Cr94qmNcEjTa-fedRdpyCO1dWJo-EHhCvQpUBtYp5VO4Z-_NOjUPMyEdWZG4xSNMhqDU2dyLqwyS_N0bmJBGYUrmCQpZ0nKxl5FK5CwxIiCgw=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGfAgLlRQQgSXTFNxb6fr0DtVdTt6EE-sekJH7bIktlJPHZUVANQlHSf3PSAYx8jMvEjEAnczW_0NG7Cr94qmNcEjTa-fedRdpyCO1dWJo-EHhCvQpUBtYp5VO4Z-_NOjUPMyEdWZG4xSNMhqDU2dyLqwyS_N0bmJBGYUrmCQpZ0nKxl5FK5CwxIiCgw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gondola to the top of the mountain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From 7K feet to 10K feet between Nuevo Tingo and Kuelap.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0NzaVHCIvFX0VDT93br8LAOyqZxRfCTJjuu455_Tv8yyA-qnP0ZnU3_7spjrgkMBTDFS8KYPdhJfmHCeWHFffHpEcMPTe4bIRoOnlk2hyQMT9-lVTH_Ip2VyXNOiCqLmdRYSRdrhmHwuCldXvHbZLnYdzjc2SWwZ7lKSborX581ywuTHb_KA41pmgrA=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0NzaVHCIvFX0VDT93br8LAOyqZxRfCTJjuu455_Tv8yyA-qnP0ZnU3_7spjrgkMBTDFS8KYPdhJfmHCeWHFffHpEcMPTe4bIRoOnlk2hyQMT9-lVTH_Ip2VyXNOiCqLmdRYSRdrhmHwuCldXvHbZLnYdzjc2SWwZ7lKSborX581ywuTHb_KA41pmgrA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggUSqStxtqN_R45OVOlU_MhJB7x2f2apXobhy4RrXk3XPSjFTJKQdAnglJy1ax1CUoEEbYdBbUsgrgMKd0DysTR60C-Ayrgj4zKH48BQu7oM7ikxU5I_kMTVjhhFQC14OO0uwuNnr35XjIGOhEhgQCXsKqCKKLjVELVMyGztao16_bJtKuJ-Agmwd71A=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of the lower mountains from the entrance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNN3V89eRSbGrB14wnSnyQDLvE0k-KcJ02t4zNezoJeuWCcjYL7TEFrzKGz32dDO7nd5t8R4rA22DSXKVjqyQEkqJZ8pcsDTmbCTAj7Ntj32VqYvI2hLJsqEuXE_CKjwVPx_aMwrSZudPqckoaMnDEQcFN8JrBm8KrB0TuL12cHjyEScKUSJ-Sy-4yJA=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNN3V89eRSbGrB14wnSnyQDLvE0k-KcJ02t4zNezoJeuWCcjYL7TEFrzKGz32dDO7nd5t8R4rA22DSXKVjqyQEkqJZ8pcsDTmbCTAj7Ntj32VqYvI2hLJsqEuXE_CKjwVPx_aMwrSZudPqckoaMnDEQcFN8JrBm8KrB0TuL12cHjyEScKUSJ-Sy-4yJA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were 5 tribes who lived and built here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chachapoyas were eventually attacked by the Inka's in a siege that lasted two years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rather than be conquered, they committed suicide and only when women and children were left, they took the city.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi7uy7qOuALAyyFnr5GKG1zue0pJ5cuCJOPMS5techjrUB57SrJtIC1PsjDHD6KmCN6fBbEcMvza3yzavxnSjArWhfhWix-pzrkQ_x6WxXqXGmhR4wP3tW4I3oEQk3WIDUju7pGw8cnXukS_pBLbGBO5i38CUlSBGGENI5u8W_NN-tLWapfGha3OdACg=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi7uy7qOuALAyyFnr5GKG1zue0pJ5cuCJOPMS5techjrUB57SrJtIC1PsjDHD6KmCN6fBbEcMvza3yzavxnSjArWhfhWix-pzrkQ_x6WxXqXGmhR4wP3tW4I3oEQk3WIDUju7pGw8cnXukS_pBLbGBO5i38CUlSBGGENI5u8W_NN-tLWapfGha3OdACg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The walkway installation was pretty good but still full of trip hazards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhovJ7zsUjcq2n8RFMy_aZurr9cfYJkt9qrw_LM1mYOZG5sqQbshq5V7xpNpv-_sw_T-dKKLWiyEjR0_659PBCVrb2Y2wz3OW7jeb8tIcPAX-NDRL9pdpTpEKP9avaUjaaaH10H8nyRNntKRNSWz5bsrvYizrjqrBpDjuqB2qsIS48VDz56uDTVhr1IrQ=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhovJ7zsUjcq2n8RFMy_aZurr9cfYJkt9qrw_LM1mYOZG5sqQbshq5V7xpNpv-_sw_T-dKKLWiyEjR0_659PBCVrb2Y2wz3OW7jeb8tIcPAX-NDRL9pdpTpEKP9avaUjaaaH10H8nyRNntKRNSWz5bsrvYizrjqrBpDjuqB2qsIS48VDz56uDTVhr1IrQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the homes were circular. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3,000+ people lived here for a couple hundred years, much longer that Machu Picchu.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usually 6 to a single house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgDvXmUdQfcYWtyrB2mi28orerYxp493z7JYvBGHQ2l0izcMWQjokTLA60s2tV5TAZtgcAx6PCOYlsg3Y6FnBKXdAfvw2-VynrtNm1e_VVcipSuaBxDfu3J_MyfoPY3WEXpcHQQ-m6XBlYMrU7M72LjnVsYUyBQpeXfIDFybs2iCjkWX93cLOhaBgCGg=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgDvXmUdQfcYWtyrB2mi28orerYxp493z7JYvBGHQ2l0izcMWQjokTLA60s2tV5TAZtgcAx6PCOYlsg3Y6FnBKXdAfvw2-VynrtNm1e_VVcipSuaBxDfu3J_MyfoPY3WEXpcHQQ-m6XBlYMrU7M72LjnVsYUyBQpeXfIDFybs2iCjkWX93cLOhaBgCGg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See that line across the inside? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That was the Guinea Pig 'run' where they kept them, until they ate them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiztw8h00y080wX39bpZa8e3n2DkLiRn96suvcReOWtUI3YObBWCZSqoB5hlnO74RFNSf03ivj2nu23kH00VWf5wWfPxhQNdx-XSohA2AQ25Q6Bu7RLY-2ys2Kn7TNW5aMw4CHaBgu-ZIfopFrXJmA9DV4MmwiVsQpuRGI75Jw8q4642x-Bb5ThfmJNrw=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiztw8h00y080wX39bpZa8e3n2DkLiRn96suvcReOWtUI3YObBWCZSqoB5hlnO74RFNSf03ivj2nu23kH00VWf5wWfPxhQNdx-XSohA2AQ25Q6Bu7RLY-2ys2Kn7TNW5aMw4CHaBgu-ZIfopFrXJmA9DV4MmwiVsQpuRGI75Jw8q4642x-Bb5ThfmJNrw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful wall surrounding the place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 different levels with the royalty at the top.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjObgB3fmvFwhS-zEb9lJvKAifaf2KMFLO1ZHszwLPgPYhU7TH_Kmefcjp0M-b9ue97KoOs2e4Tt8rACyW7-d0_pynvIfh3H15tIc-GvBRi7AgT9w08rM3OvKS6tzS4L_E5COg47FP_vZ4OxPvUBYqYYJmQsC6hPMofHtHDn9JpMy--WlH5oCdhxeZbKQ=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjObgB3fmvFwhS-zEb9lJvKAifaf2KMFLO1ZHszwLPgPYhU7TH_Kmefcjp0M-b9ue97KoOs2e4Tt8rACyW7-d0_pynvIfh3H15tIc-GvBRi7AgT9w08rM3OvKS6tzS4L_E5COg47FP_vZ4OxPvUBYqYYJmQsC6hPMofHtHDn9JpMy--WlH5oCdhxeZbKQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a shaman craving on one of the stones in this picture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtDUJ2jOCi9nisVHEtt0j3siOvbJ22CzkgvlDqebQrRwLfI9p8-XNPZJTPA0rlAQ1wV67gfXE78_mvXCV2FoYozU673rEnd92QOB1beWfR1caaSF-lDimedZOOSWv27UbqDh3SvJMHZ8WUdtmFBDDw4bdpg-JWciDKcmo-YTWrvBhy-y6xTNiPxL9XdA=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtDUJ2jOCi9nisVHEtt0j3siOvbJ22CzkgvlDqebQrRwLfI9p8-XNPZJTPA0rlAQ1wV67gfXE78_mvXCV2FoYozU673rEnd92QOB1beWfR1caaSF-lDimedZOOSWv27UbqDh3SvJMHZ8WUdtmFBDDw4bdpg-JWciDKcmo-YTWrvBhy-y6xTNiPxL9XdA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close up. See it?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh910SD2LP3YG7b8OssdGyt3yhybl96r5wEv23TzmM5_eWjqC6cwvqLYSu936I2I6QRuQQMindCZN5hL2_TvF-6SI_QacGKGYy_zJo1oIa9wM3I_GXMC_ZGyPZTLhvNmWFDfU2eKU-kZz9dCpToVkxNffD-WiceSM32oAVbyw85znpPh6D5vPdziikf-g=s4592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh910SD2LP3YG7b8OssdGyt3yhybl96r5wEv23TzmM5_eWjqC6cwvqLYSu936I2I6QRuQQMindCZN5hL2_TvF-6SI_QacGKGYy_zJo1oIa9wM3I_GXMC_ZGyPZTLhvNmWFDfU2eKU-kZz9dCpToVkxNffD-WiceSM32oAVbyw85znpPh6D5vPdziikf-g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cajamarca. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Giant house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remote.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just the way we like it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-22986699025673785962020-09-24T13:56:00.003-07:002020-09-24T13:56:51.178-07:00Zion National Park and the ride home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On this ride, I've had a total of six excellent meals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's 22 days of riding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6,000+ miles of riding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two meals a day, usually I have three....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a sad commentary on food in my home country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is some of the best fried chicken I've had in a while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Page AZ.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boy was it good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUigXkV32qkVuWrarlYTYsm4cDMZuOg4Qf3Ouyi67MHYAkaUSYgTrbkh9MFKfJjUOp-Qaoj3Fr5kfa3Cj3MR6wx7ptfY2581PpPa1HRZ1lsZrxOrQrFfNShek_hThS9kj8jdKUJNV-IyWy/s4592/DSC05325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUigXkV32qkVuWrarlYTYsm4cDMZuOg4Qf3Ouyi67MHYAkaUSYgTrbkh9MFKfJjUOp-Qaoj3Fr5kfa3Cj3MR6wx7ptfY2581PpPa1HRZ1lsZrxOrQrFfNShek_hThS9kj8jdKUJNV-IyWy/s320/DSC05325.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My other passion is swimming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to reserve my swim times via an online system that opens at midnight on Tuesday's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Barbaric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So on to less emotional topics. Here is the dam for Powell Lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I lived in AZ for a couple of decades and never saw this before today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite impressive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6kj_3UQTt_Ia83I9YZApADsv6z1xuh4YKNRnmriDELWYQCXrJfh3dNCtCLbYfOMELPws80lidFIU8i1Y0HBIjgaSWYKnBh4DKvDtTjDQSBfnxAZZoEZS-Jw2Z55nnOONBZv1JYrU7vP7/s4592/DSC05326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6kj_3UQTt_Ia83I9YZApADsv6z1xuh4YKNRnmriDELWYQCXrJfh3dNCtCLbYfOMELPws80lidFIU8i1Y0HBIjgaSWYKnBh4DKvDtTjDQSBfnxAZZoEZS-Jw2Z55nnOONBZv1JYrU7vP7/s320/DSC05326.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorgeous in each direction.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsFv4_OXTQT6ml4vlrMwaeNkG9Pa3iEURV4N0qVS8qH-vUiz34c-k-JcbIphMRuZcqHZxp6aHjjGireWOW5xJRJTfiEEUo-PPySTAgl_Y39ax1wnRxWW5d9EYWL-VoX5Z-FuOjMEYea49/s4592/DSC05327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsFv4_OXTQT6ml4vlrMwaeNkG9Pa3iEURV4N0qVS8qH-vUiz34c-k-JcbIphMRuZcqHZxp6aHjjGireWOW5xJRJTfiEEUo-PPySTAgl_Y39ax1wnRxWW5d9EYWL-VoX5Z-FuOjMEYea49/s320/DSC05327.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tiny town before Zion....cars painted and dressed up like Disney's 'Cars'.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zion was the last Utah National Park and quite spectacular. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Felt like I saved the best for last. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_sKMNaDRkEEHihPoX8poGRuVim8Izok91la2KqPHIr-fGUQgKrV_uACGzm7vTLPAFSOfeo-dBB6eMwLGzCls85uYASrD8viElDmwddIojz9rZeuXl4x1IDkx6ALZgzfs6Rlzha3TmuKe/s4592/DSC05332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_sKMNaDRkEEHihPoX8poGRuVim8Izok91la2KqPHIr-fGUQgKrV_uACGzm7vTLPAFSOfeo-dBB6eMwLGzCls85uYASrD8viElDmwddIojz9rZeuXl4x1IDkx6ALZgzfs6Rlzha3TmuKe/s320/DSC05332.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People have commented before on my photos without people and vehicles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just requires patience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those of you who know me well, quite a feat. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97hWAhgN1zo-I2WNu7w0-fdBcq_sLlztcP9-5aLA3CSrDCe3PMIuD3F9215jGCLuO3SX52SA2wcIRRDOxO35mZ1S5GvcTyWBGKl7ETG2Q05O9g-emFrrGw52l91WjQWnB0P4kGjnx9_tp/s4592/DSC05333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97hWAhgN1zo-I2WNu7w0-fdBcq_sLlztcP9-5aLA3CSrDCe3PMIuD3F9215jGCLuO3SX52SA2wcIRRDOxO35mZ1S5GvcTyWBGKl7ETG2Q05O9g-emFrrGw52l91WjQWnB0P4kGjnx9_tp/s320/DSC05333.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the long tunnel to exit the park on the St George side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is an attendant at each end that allows cars to enter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only one direction can go through the tunnel at a time despite a double yellow line in the middle of the road, because I went slow (couldn't see a thing, no lights) and it's a lot more work on two wheels, I exited a bit after the cars ahead of me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which prompted the other side to let cars and RV's in before the opposite side had exited. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I caused an issue....fine with that....frankly I find people rush through things a bit too much.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLTgLJ5-sDiuMEOgnZFLI7w8DbtKJjmE67yUdN0pr068zXBcBEh_uZasspMRK7mlMZ84w0i8_ByKSMF5CIOdEkT5X-FeEvZYlmVHhf7oa9Pe20PR9Zzbx2CNGKkbGigd1HilqoK6VFJhC/s4592/DSC05337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLTgLJ5-sDiuMEOgnZFLI7w8DbtKJjmE67yUdN0pr068zXBcBEh_uZasspMRK7mlMZ84w0i8_ByKSMF5CIOdEkT5X-FeEvZYlmVHhf7oa9Pe20PR9Zzbx2CNGKkbGigd1HilqoK6VFJhC/s320/DSC05337.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cracker Barrel is a place I like to have breakfast or lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a pretty good salad and was able to get out of the heat for a bit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4tZG-NtjkycQUkfiOQrbvz7c9YsjhAh5ifslCGN-2VGc8MUZNPRfNrgfyxsMkBq62sHLJIlCiOOksebkHXoRU1fuxIOBZPEEoK28PKNxZ1shuPGsUairePa6WPnv8Ksp7J9GUTtPN9Mn/s4592/DSC05340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4tZG-NtjkycQUkfiOQrbvz7c9YsjhAh5ifslCGN-2VGc8MUZNPRfNrgfyxsMkBq62sHLJIlCiOOksebkHXoRU1fuxIOBZPEEoK28PKNxZ1shuPGsUairePa6WPnv8Ksp7J9GUTtPN9Mn/s320/DSC05340.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I planned to stay in North Las Vegas for a couple of nights with a friend from my Leapfrog days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got the 'evil queen' room which was nice and dark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I woke up with a migraine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe it was because I had to ride in 115+ degree weather for a few hours...?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIj23MIHepZ-2SRY2KJ9H6Omyk5lWX6wz7XM3D22DkkQYgs2k4Fx13tswk0ckF-vrlNUrYLfjxrJqtDajbzwauHwiRX27Nx2nRZJ6xz8CJuCC5mUPxzlt8jzJ5iRcIWbsejaQAjrZ7YVNf/s4592/DSC05341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIj23MIHepZ-2SRY2KJ9H6Omyk5lWX6wz7XM3D22DkkQYgs2k4Fx13tswk0ckF-vrlNUrYLfjxrJqtDajbzwauHwiRX27Nx2nRZJ6xz8CJuCC5mUPxzlt8jzJ5iRcIWbsejaQAjrZ7YVNf/s320/DSC05341.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE_JuPoeYrKFCaVM-FgcClg6fcba5bai-EX_06aTqNfpG06tRQiBO1i-69J6_SQNwW5x9bp5Rmx7KaEgXrqcxGmSLwbw5DCbfVpWOaQEy60yi3ky0KRwWwQz3ljk6mLRE1wmf-kyE_4iZ/s4592/DSC05342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE_JuPoeYrKFCaVM-FgcClg6fcba5bai-EX_06aTqNfpG06tRQiBO1i-69J6_SQNwW5x9bp5Rmx7KaEgXrqcxGmSLwbw5DCbfVpWOaQEy60yi3ky0KRwWwQz3ljk6mLRE1wmf-kyE_4iZ/s320/DSC05342.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Decided to treat myself to one of the best mani/pedi's I've ever had!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My hands have a mood stone reflective color and bright bug green on my toes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm a girl again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuDd3Oqr6LNm3m0g4BE9vm-vbqvfYR2wKNBYV8Kmxtpx4SSLbQhbqElN3zvMOQaA68NEAPPtjlEiJ8vmNOvtGwNGDaOc1pQaHDtUKHxQp2OehL5ydDyZ_qz6S-qGP6fPMCva6zc1kFGtl/s4592/DSC05343.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuDd3Oqr6LNm3m0g4BE9vm-vbqvfYR2wKNBYV8Kmxtpx4SSLbQhbqElN3zvMOQaA68NEAPPtjlEiJ8vmNOvtGwNGDaOc1pQaHDtUKHxQp2OehL5ydDyZ_qz6S-qGP6fPMCva6zc1kFGtl/s320/DSC05343.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I left N Las Vegas at 5 am to avoid the heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At that time it was already 80F. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up in Tonopah and saw this Bob's Big Boy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Bob's Big Boy chili spaghetti. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In fact, I have a legit horde of the sauce in my freezer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAGPLjVphOSHygLT7HnyhcGk4t7xBAydh_4zrJNHYRwjdT3iG2VAc6WL76a2qmkvcmvluzbbAh-GJCC0oDutWUgNzqZp8nKS8WfzknIPD_yAY5wyr_6HJhHsPmckWuc3mNAygxRlRA_sK/s4592/DSC05344.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAGPLjVphOSHygLT7HnyhcGk4t7xBAydh_4zrJNHYRwjdT3iG2VAc6WL76a2qmkvcmvluzbbAh-GJCC0oDutWUgNzqZp8nKS8WfzknIPD_yAY5wyr_6HJhHsPmckWuc3mNAygxRlRA_sK/s320/DSC05344.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this old hotel with a restaurant in it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAddI0LphzbE-Bb6aoUCMS37FuQX6P3nC5SnfDEKs2Xm0RNTr58jUH14uJEH8vF-_SryzhVVpHiStgIDyxb7hoolE9EYevGJTHla1h6HAfD37AZ2-2h8OrOz64L9oKMKxEoSzfNkD04PEh/s4592/DSC05345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Choked down another terrible omelet with tasteless tomatoes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0c3aBEL7VLb0VFNTmzmcxtEIjOQslJoemzv2XsvdJrG9wiw_0aQIu-xySZM-az8R0Bdb-QlXJ5SjqyEKrC-Lt95MVn7d2gb6BbyQJRHDjMKl41mgJwb9iLBGTiRKyNCp4alV2OyFi_xe/s4592/DSC05347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0c3aBEL7VLb0VFNTmzmcxtEIjOQslJoemzv2XsvdJrG9wiw_0aQIu-xySZM-az8R0Bdb-QlXJ5SjqyEKrC-Lt95MVn7d2gb6BbyQJRHDjMKl41mgJwb9iLBGTiRKyNCp4alV2OyFi_xe/s320/DSC05347.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Original vault for gold. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM79zPsM_fzc87jaT4JC4T9U2hYI3fMjtedfmfn3s9FbXr729ArLjIkCcLvLhrPkHY5xOSsg0iDYjXWReLPrpT1SjuF4E25eEiENU0Te9V28EiBi9I4OmyFe7Xn2xq4AkV-1lrlQ7RTWA/s4592/DSC05348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM79zPsM_fzc87jaT4JC4T9U2hYI3fMjtedfmfn3s9FbXr729ArLjIkCcLvLhrPkHY5xOSsg0iDYjXWReLPrpT1SjuF4E25eEiENU0Te9V28EiBi9I4OmyFe7Xn2xq4AkV-1lrlQ7RTWA/s320/DSC05348.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mini museum. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj4Eo40FNjQMwWLrWKwmaqjPvfrN8is0gkTV5dQuouCvV_Z52C4tDsTgqrQPdPsAtDXrrjLaN4ItGFnjmKka1l1w-4thI6VLV2wSQhYHH42J_fTVyOnY4gWQh3AIvlj3Ncex6jz0A8MpQ/s4592/DSC05350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just my kind of place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a rather abrupt ending to my ride this year....I just pushed through a storm, heavy smoke, relentless wind to get to a friend's in Reno then the final ride home on Kit Carson pass to see dad in Lodi and home to my sweetheart and a very big G&T. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for coming along on the journey with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-23763440492344516542020-09-15T18:46:00.001-07:002020-09-15T18:46:26.696-07:00Natural Bridges & Monument Valley Utah/Arizona<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once I got on the bike, after the first hour of riding, I felt very sleepy but didn't want to turn around. I knew I just needed to see something new and feel the excitement of discovery again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I passed this Cedar Breaks canyon look out as I checked in a few days ago so stopped to take a look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuczzFdYIeOCbLSE8f21NKWpnRRv4ixpvkt8OVgxctNuHGfnHM1ehT8dm6cLs6f8GPIRA4oea09xJkgX3Qg-o1kgqnFOhw6MRDuK__FtzIwRG35ztn7TzvP5UQj1narAjPzyfxGimwyp6p/s4592/DSC05257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuczzFdYIeOCbLSE8f21NKWpnRRv4ixpvkt8OVgxctNuHGfnHM1ehT8dm6cLs6f8GPIRA4oea09xJkgX3Qg-o1kgqnFOhw6MRDuK__FtzIwRG35ztn7TzvP5UQj1narAjPzyfxGimwyp6p/s320/DSC05257.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spooky signs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPPZAcNC2ois2sqbhL0HGsglYgsyyPNELQuBAnhvjpH_tEhFHrcjjeQSklZhgIHGFssiiDpzW8J3H8CTfnwMaJYPIRHX9LxRYkZSZMh6owNXxr3pcH9EDgD15HKo31ObOmURLn5oXC-kV/s2228/DSC05259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPPZAcNC2ois2sqbhL0HGsglYgsyyPNELQuBAnhvjpH_tEhFHrcjjeQSklZhgIHGFssiiDpzW8J3H8CTfnwMaJYPIRHX9LxRYkZSZMh6owNXxr3pcH9EDgD15HKo31ObOmURLn5oXC-kV/s320/DSC05259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eTdxrbiYIyCWTY4g46S_ww9Lrzq-2DArVBzr-gXK3hzqiUj5vgfltuw9fUyO_Ar1EuZe0lAOzubTCexBocWtwN0ITXMYVhW0ImHuOppMXcvMDWH-Ks2bjanD7IYzz9G7XGdTCbsdXBQd/s4592/DSC05260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eTdxrbiYIyCWTY4g46S_ww9Lrzq-2DArVBzr-gXK3hzqiUj5vgfltuw9fUyO_Ar1EuZe0lAOzubTCexBocWtwN0ITXMYVhW0ImHuOppMXcvMDWH-Ks2bjanD7IYzz9G7XGdTCbsdXBQd/s320/DSC05260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpec-7eahnOHWUaj3PADezU45yDsg_EkambJf6vEbwz9aX5_QGdPUAdrqneiKqTwOJSL_QudlebvljcnN2qwTarJy04nrmwmDlt47y5DVYmkbdyWYFjh6vDjqPye0nzUlh7m9zDt7j0mjr/s4592/DSC05262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpec-7eahnOHWUaj3PADezU45yDsg_EkambJf6vEbwz9aX5_QGdPUAdrqneiKqTwOJSL_QudlebvljcnN2qwTarJy04nrmwmDlt47y5DVYmkbdyWYFjh6vDjqPye0nzUlh7m9zDt7j0mjr/s320/DSC05262.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this on the way in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Freakin hysterical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Google maps is not always right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is why I carry paper maps, a GPS and triage that with Google.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzolDd0-M_oEczRzKtY1cRLSorM63CVR4GrFx-3NCWMrNc5T6ZLuJT02V7JFx4PUlAZBVt2pqMnlPlaDE1lUN8R9QJ0cSYjdhmWHL8Cqz561x2gBoj8Jc_JaUSo_YNDhl9FSI-qhq24I5/s1001/DSC05264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="919" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzolDd0-M_oEczRzKtY1cRLSorM63CVR4GrFx-3NCWMrNc5T6ZLuJT02V7JFx4PUlAZBVt2pqMnlPlaDE1lUN8R9QJ0cSYjdhmWHL8Cqz561x2gBoj8Jc_JaUSo_YNDhl9FSI-qhq24I5/s320/DSC05264.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So on ADV Rider I was told by an inmate that a place called Tandoori Tacos in Panguitch was well worth the stop. I checked online and they looked open. Called, left a message. Not open. Tried again a second time, still not open. Too bad. So sad.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtZ_evDpmEWBRgO_h8uJtFl5FgNQ6EomfznOrNdLZ5AWLDxFS-WXitsItNy9waNgVB1zwtiP3wJb87zQP9gtDJuczwxV4RihHoqab9wdXgrhcR6eXAHIxVZM7nH1FIzt8z3nwSgPULa3L/s4592/DSC05268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtZ_evDpmEWBRgO_h8uJtFl5FgNQ6EomfznOrNdLZ5AWLDxFS-WXitsItNy9waNgVB1zwtiP3wJb87zQP9gtDJuczwxV4RihHoqab9wdXgrhcR6eXAHIxVZM7nH1FIzt8z3nwSgPULa3L/s320/DSC05268.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorgeous drive through red rock arches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even more nonsense here like at Bryce Canyon with the sign. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time after the first ding dong pulled in front of me as I got ready to snap the photo, I pulled up really close so no one could cut in line again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zY9f-LHE8W3TQ9TBTuP4PB3T4WkRufNtKu9U6D18PTq5SiQGKERwfCj8POswXobBqYKrvh4jpm7uLqS2NtvzN7jnacuZd6W0PZHUg7wXyUPZaTQBjDGhrzU2L2z1nbVt5eP6LRw8Xz77/s4592/DSC05273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zY9f-LHE8W3TQ9TBTuP4PB3T4WkRufNtKu9U6D18PTq5SiQGKERwfCj8POswXobBqYKrvh4jpm7uLqS2NtvzN7jnacuZd6W0PZHUg7wXyUPZaTQBjDGhrzU2L2z1nbVt5eP6LRw8Xz77/s320/DSC05273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Utah landscape is so unique and changes every 10-20 miles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsUyr-mJp-BthdusrjKqB2vnrOCHthhrS4RKmIcgczwfG8z8guqlFyoqZacULnpyQ3mlF15Oiy4qLNBAZRQmEozRlfuYm16zjTRa9EXxtX4QYjeD_Va-Svre2049yKfnroEIvlwrqVhEq/s4592/DSC05276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsUyr-mJp-BthdusrjKqB2vnrOCHthhrS4RKmIcgczwfG8z8guqlFyoqZacULnpyQ3mlF15Oiy4qLNBAZRQmEozRlfuYm16zjTRa9EXxtX4QYjeD_Va-Svre2049yKfnroEIvlwrqVhEq/s320/DSC05276.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This has to be one of the prettiest rides I've done in a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a lot more fun, with time to spare and during daylight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sf_mwQctMvzrsKDGhsb_sBhmowR0eU88lsEiZ55R5CkEqTWwfgzBMY_W1LCwoSjQzZOskRTAFtkMp0fiDBjy4zOf0jTxUopibXRiM3SEarNv2JyrNyK7bz63WAtp0s2NaWux7EK9bAhg/s4592/DSC05278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sf_mwQctMvzrsKDGhsb_sBhmowR0eU88lsEiZ55R5CkEqTWwfgzBMY_W1LCwoSjQzZOskRTAFtkMp0fiDBjy4zOf0jTxUopibXRiM3SEarNv2JyrNyK7bz63WAtp0s2NaWux7EK9bAhg/s320/DSC05278.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turned back for this cute valley photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw01dAMvuqy9E-ArJB-WIMRSP-tSrvLEQCBxCwXdmwKLvA6UqV-aRwyuDU4lEhTI4Bj474garkcKHTC5gIO2ZcnRHUOcpBGBDx5DNQmpdzCPSn-8EzQxxvASAyH32AsHBXqKKzn8BUq5Lq/s1751/DSC05279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1751" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw01dAMvuqy9E-ArJB-WIMRSP-tSrvLEQCBxCwXdmwKLvA6UqV-aRwyuDU4lEhTI4Bj474garkcKHTC5gIO2ZcnRHUOcpBGBDx5DNQmpdzCPSn-8EzQxxvASAyH32AsHBXqKKzn8BUq5Lq/s320/DSC05279.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The road then meandered through a valley of red cliffs along a stream.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnfcHh3dNQtUlpEBc7JEzJq8u7EwEojxGWZeO-kOs5UOC1yAYvAoNyWde9ql3_Cofoh7WADHbnGlyMngoCYlg8DllQpgcayIV8urdSNnw7Ra9HxlCG4SxcpykguRXGs2bh1SW_7BacDgV/s4592/DSC05283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnfcHh3dNQtUlpEBc7JEzJq8u7EwEojxGWZeO-kOs5UOC1yAYvAoNyWde9ql3_Cofoh7WADHbnGlyMngoCYlg8DllQpgcayIV8urdSNnw7Ra9HxlCG4SxcpykguRXGs2bh1SW_7BacDgV/s320/DSC05283.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These landscape photos really don't do the colors justice. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKpoHQ1UgUn4x4H9JmhbmDoOug55JLUbc5a3lq2LNZwrD6zII6puFXJKFYS3H9a7JQRrKmBdVAswo7ebVJng3QJYtQaNCErBitZD5WIzothd36AWcMYgBrjNYSwCjnszPj6EP2Uv2Q-ec/s4592/DSC05287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKpoHQ1UgUn4x4H9JmhbmDoOug55JLUbc5a3lq2LNZwrD6zII6puFXJKFYS3H9a7JQRrKmBdVAswo7ebVJng3QJYtQaNCErBitZD5WIzothd36AWcMYgBrjNYSwCjnszPj6EP2Uv2Q-ec/s320/DSC05287.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gqDPH7tMbxi6ApTRcod4t90djjttndbTyVIIhaPyDNjb3RlzyB5esnt2jYEJE5MdoaxkX27w6pCvlQUjqrhP59GlUUplwwcaqJp5lmCDHv84o8OvQdevaHmPQoR5c3yFmelXK9jBJdK3/s4592/DSC05288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Insane beauty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8elYwjVX0KGI6fzt1eAzfZdaRblpqRGSzz2twCBkDzi6UAkvjhf_t60p8h1kC6CbhNpphQAAvEWKHLz6aun3TGL9d3oscnpsoYNNqbZXwLZXh5vUPGUyK2v2KdhGV4K-Rya0lJNrIKR5Y/s4592/DSC05292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8elYwjVX0KGI6fzt1eAzfZdaRblpqRGSzz2twCBkDzi6UAkvjhf_t60p8h1kC6CbhNpphQAAvEWKHLz6aun3TGL9d3oscnpsoYNNqbZXwLZXh5vUPGUyK2v2KdhGV4K-Rya0lJNrIKR5Y/s320/DSC05292.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So....riding a few days before, late in the day, under the pressure of the setting sun, after my bike got rammed and a new chain installed, passed by the "Broken Spur" where they have a well known steakhouse and the smell of steak nearly made me fall off the bike. I was so hungry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I kept thinking about this place, all three days at Brian Head, eating not so good food....so what did I do? I decided to go back and stay the night.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0W6rONDNGMZ6zRROb-XSej0AsoHls1LGiQhFpctGSaeNp6J2GXjxRM32Rtb6ndNayPORCRIgJcx1qci_0E7m23oqtNBDCQyfXLwOMri7Pn0nwMyK9JubRZTD7QAZK5REcpmaXjCrLJLF1/s4592/DSC05295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0W6rONDNGMZ6zRROb-XSej0AsoHls1LGiQhFpctGSaeNp6J2GXjxRM32Rtb6ndNayPORCRIgJcx1qci_0E7m23oqtNBDCQyfXLwOMri7Pn0nwMyK9JubRZTD7QAZK5REcpmaXjCrLJLF1/s320/DSC05295.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, giant stuffed cougar on the wall behind check in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn8ZEFJdl1Yr6hvSl1skFOUsz3xNwdKLtkKxK0fp5_RhP0KyNkShXGRj0sK74aQtqrxou8mFBhJ8t68SKtRdz3AmSVGq2lf8Gyh51HsMnAa_CbgIZNf0CisTXC5pSqMHH6KAEnXKOlIM1/s4592/DSC05297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn8ZEFJdl1Yr6hvSl1skFOUsz3xNwdKLtkKxK0fp5_RhP0KyNkShXGRj0sK74aQtqrxou8mFBhJ8t68SKtRdz3AmSVGq2lf8Gyh51HsMnAa_CbgIZNf0CisTXC5pSqMHH6KAEnXKOlIM1/s320/DSC05297.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Room #7. Lucky. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King size bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not as squishy and soft but still comfy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oS2qg0NvCDcgyPrLeMCUH2KZp5tvX1epbpc70iO6jmHH1Nr7TX77e_6OXymZYFF55DhrGlt3LxFw9MqflsDsln10zrx92MbLO6hq3yvWS0kR_5OTfG_T7IF0of70u9NzkEhSJp9xJUUd/s4592/DSC05299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oS2qg0NvCDcgyPrLeMCUH2KZp5tvX1epbpc70iO6jmHH1Nr7TX77e_6OXymZYFF55DhrGlt3LxFw9MqflsDsln10zrx92MbLO6hq3yvWS0kR_5OTfG_T7IF0of70u9NzkEhSJp9xJUUd/s320/DSC05299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">End of the building with beautiful vistas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trucks kept wailing around the corner so I re-positioned the bike closer to the door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_08vI_zKm900K-oUvrrBH7H12mTfeN2AMxwsKtuDtSpHihhgqL-sV0avhUSvN1HrTVofPtfiMAq3lujxYO1jps5a_hyphenhyphenNVueTt0ESk9-JTMoH2xJ_FEt8T6EAfpRGxUOPugq4iGApogsQ/s4592/DSC05301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_08vI_zKm900K-oUvrrBH7H12mTfeN2AMxwsKtuDtSpHihhgqL-sV0avhUSvN1HrTVofPtfiMAq3lujxYO1jps5a_hyphenhyphenNVueTt0ESk9-JTMoH2xJ_FEt8T6EAfpRGxUOPugq4iGApogsQ/s320/DSC05301.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Indoor heated pool and jacuzzi. Didn't go in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoEYD0V89YAOeCwVnGA8yqoDHkG3n_xLVX6ooJWm4RcgsbJPtsr7OCNywnwcmK-JZQDq-tsDcg_YfmxUyQ3AQ3ryMhSAYgvqGLZAbqMz428k-45dVZ-QnxLmB6wXc2UKwwUPF4B232j8g/s4592/DSC05302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoEYD0V89YAOeCwVnGA8yqoDHkG3n_xLVX6ooJWm4RcgsbJPtsr7OCNywnwcmK-JZQDq-tsDcg_YfmxUyQ3AQ3ryMhSAYgvqGLZAbqMz428k-45dVZ-QnxLmB6wXc2UKwwUPF4B232j8g/s320/DSC05302.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luxury 'wagon' accommodations. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsD9WTw35MqhjtyFqjLVBBBtMFITBR2_lgFYjIlPoCTgNZXhwYzAfHXSew_3ntYMdK8l4azMhgEzY7SvDzEvCK8oVLSlP93jSiKtBhJBKpWFgu6bmJyNCGLVgJqVMpDc5HvWWsIFKo1xd/s4592/DSC05303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsD9WTw35MqhjtyFqjLVBBBtMFITBR2_lgFYjIlPoCTgNZXhwYzAfHXSew_3ntYMdK8l4azMhgEzY7SvDzEvCK8oVLSlP93jSiKtBhJBKpWFgu6bmJyNCGLVgJqVMpDc5HvWWsIFKo1xd/s320/DSC05303.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes. In 20+ languages.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlqTWsS01LWtHM0PiuOxyXf5DToq_-KKaktoeJQrMIcnru3SmNSh0ewpPtoAI6TpG1FUn0E2kmBklIhRoH4dyl411CawfDqnb_ZwEfpvn3MtFKsmC52bXvLg2Cp0VcN9NylAOWh9Si-P3/s4592/DSC05304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlqTWsS01LWtHM0PiuOxyXf5DToq_-KKaktoeJQrMIcnru3SmNSh0ewpPtoAI6TpG1FUn0E2kmBklIhRoH4dyl411CawfDqnb_ZwEfpvn3MtFKsmC52bXvLg2Cp0VcN9NylAOWh9Si-P3/s320/DSC05304.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwFGVGP9W-0ENahf8m_qi6X8MoVnaseK73nEkIzYSmBwMI4xucmuI36kjIKrYqCHe-z9m_0IQdUNzN0eH4xCKy7zxkcvwTm80gGSclcQgqgG4sfAj88rI7JmcySa1vSuHOPZ6LTRAo-I2/s4592/DSC05305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwFGVGP9W-0ENahf8m_qi6X8MoVnaseK73nEkIzYSmBwMI4xucmuI36kjIKrYqCHe-z9m_0IQdUNzN0eH4xCKy7zxkcvwTm80gGSclcQgqgG4sfAj88rI7JmcySa1vSuHOPZ6LTRAo-I2/s320/DSC05305.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went to the office after I checked in and met Francine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd emailed her that I had ridden by a few nights before and wished I could have stopped to eat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a hard time deciding between rib eye and rack of lamb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw a lot of sheep that day so opted for that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank God they put a full rack, I was hungry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was delicious. I was happy and excited again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnF6DohS5aj2x0plFpt-oLlk6fqjgOZt5-KBkcvjMamK8tfiHhoOKip7EIELNSslFQAVhWWQxS7VZ7jgCCf3xmnVls4eGUNcaz8FdhkpB9F2hF6sdPnXYjL2L7kkYDBWnExF17wYyeD1r/s4592/DSC05306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnF6DohS5aj2x0plFpt-oLlk6fqjgOZt5-KBkcvjMamK8tfiHhoOKip7EIELNSslFQAVhWWQxS7VZ7jgCCf3xmnVls4eGUNcaz8FdhkpB9F2hF6sdPnXYjL2L7kkYDBWnExF17wYyeD1r/s320/DSC05306.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning I woke up at 7, so excited to get on the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That cold front was holding and fortunately the desert temps were below 80.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had rubber eggs and dry breakfast sausage. (yuck)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I-95 south from Torrey UT has got to be in my top 5 rides of all time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was slack jawed most of the way. I swear I almost teared up a couple times because it was so beautiful. I even slowed down to 40 mph just so I could admire the scenery more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCSnzrw7vzx4lp0A5g_y8U1gDBTy3Qkv3bhhivGPF1HNjxlWywNhwRExSTTMsj_sDXwfj7KRQBxIFlMFTAGnao0l7Ie4rTEiP334zq37PutUtwto1IFi2TAQxhegdpGHQ262tFLygOaTw/s4592/DSC05307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCSnzrw7vzx4lp0A5g_y8U1gDBTy3Qkv3bhhivGPF1HNjxlWywNhwRExSTTMsj_sDXwfj7KRQBxIFlMFTAGnao0l7Ie4rTEiP334zq37PutUtwto1IFi2TAQxhegdpGHQ262tFLygOaTw/s320/DSC05307.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's the Colorado River below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Gec1fCbk3PTK3pjTmhdWNPZR0hyphenhyphen8IYg7SZR3-FJL8kYF3mnMsaR5ttWzbhTmjXHhpaO9IMFWD8JhuWi8fTOrAzfPkMYEU99iVUaVmUZ0Y-rttOCLxbjgm6kYdZpK8RyMaBwfYpbn45WM/s4592/DSC05308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Gec1fCbk3PTK3pjTmhdWNPZR0hyphenhyphen8IYg7SZR3-FJL8kYF3mnMsaR5ttWzbhTmjXHhpaO9IMFWD8JhuWi8fTOrAzfPkMYEU99iVUaVmUZ0Y-rttOCLxbjgm6kYdZpK8RyMaBwfYpbn45WM/s320/DSC05308.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scale. Little Grindle over there to the right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHxfUBC0x3s21SpzPdn0DLCtLC3bHdUXlbap9wbQjOrzwhzW5Sm5aFK3DjxqKdkUol1r6j6UvUhuvDQZ0UsNuD7-noUWeTCBHXTS2fIN1gblttq8qF0PhX3AlHyU0BE8CW_B1w3L_ghjD/s4592/DSC05309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHxfUBC0x3s21SpzPdn0DLCtLC3bHdUXlbap9wbQjOrzwhzW5Sm5aFK3DjxqKdkUol1r6j6UvUhuvDQZ0UsNuD7-noUWeTCBHXTS2fIN1gblttq8qF0PhX3AlHyU0BE8CW_B1w3L_ghjD/s320/DSC05309.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">National Bridges National Park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUvn24zrnlutkkPaczFC70hxGE9jW_by5rvPQTjIjgjaPGVvwvh4yXZ7iAv4BYwZIa2r86Qps7x7PdshhKg1BXiulyQOtkFhBSmo-aHMkev9091NwfKSG-BChKO2zAbFiy7IAWOyieT-o/s4592/DSC05310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUvn24zrnlutkkPaczFC70hxGE9jW_by5rvPQTjIjgjaPGVvwvh4yXZ7iAv4BYwZIa2r86Qps7x7PdshhKg1BXiulyQOtkFhBSmo-aHMkev9091NwfKSG-BChKO2zAbFiy7IAWOyieT-o/s320/DSC05310.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To see most of the bridges required a short hike.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fat chance. Will come back with my mountain goat next Spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He can go hike and take photos while I sip margaritas in the shade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNXX_wWrGo5pFdQn2l-GpZ2CKDWHZZr7lxoYIIWC0T7gwXEkIkyvi_UQG0iDF3QhF2TjQCacGW8YWbsFdAQ_-lacBWPmjztQGURivbnhFUYQbc8cX_k2zkgkC4cdg2Ws0o0Cy0PP1wVMO/s4592/DSC05311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNXX_wWrGo5pFdQn2l-GpZ2CKDWHZZr7lxoYIIWC0T7gwXEkIkyvi_UQG0iDF3QhF2TjQCacGW8YWbsFdAQ_-lacBWPmjztQGURivbnhFUYQbc8cX_k2zkgkC4cdg2Ws0o0Cy0PP1wVMO/s320/DSC05311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVUNZVBMAS7LGBPV0znwRMCekZ4nyBlzN4EQZlim7xjJ3SOugnvTfrW5wxyi6TE4rgJmsm3_adkMmZ3sQPafduxd2d1hGwGQ6e_pBuqt3Y2X-9DCRpZ3oNySiPumIymehJYq3ANkLNUBi/s4592/DSC05312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVUNZVBMAS7LGBPV0znwRMCekZ4nyBlzN4EQZlim7xjJ3SOugnvTfrW5wxyi6TE4rgJmsm3_adkMmZ3sQPafduxd2d1hGwGQ6e_pBuqt3Y2X-9DCRpZ3oNySiPumIymehJYq3ANkLNUBi/s320/DSC05312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now it was the Moki Dugway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 miles of steep downhill gravel, sheer drop offs, and heart pounding inducing turns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrtkfAtIpZ-Vwn4d-lgDWXfOxdf1GDcZ2Tl9vJVffS6SNWp1zOGAwXoQpnBFP0JqizRfy0iyAe6yHhFqvdygcb5Eul5ovM-o9HUL6RfxqLQArFwCvUYFKW3t_0fFzwyDKRXtMyuaMx3X0/s1600/Moki+Dugway.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrtkfAtIpZ-Vwn4d-lgDWXfOxdf1GDcZ2Tl9vJVffS6SNWp1zOGAwXoQpnBFP0JqizRfy0iyAe6yHhFqvdygcb5Eul5ovM-o9HUL6RfxqLQArFwCvUYFKW3t_0fFzwyDKRXtMyuaMx3X0/s320/Moki+Dugway.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the bottom, epic wide open desert with red rock towers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ8XIVApBPdxoV6Lak4PTpqc-7KQJBhPHfJ5nBdWnBQeuado0m4YLhFgxVNjeQXLm5ZKM5unsOZJxwn5evjBZ0ZSytJ4aB8Olr4DXNRE5l_OCR0scPY4qXqMl-HDJ9VfLHKcQ-6zK6W3M/s4592/DSC05313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ8XIVApBPdxoV6Lak4PTpqc-7KQJBhPHfJ5nBdWnBQeuado0m4YLhFgxVNjeQXLm5ZKM5unsOZJxwn5evjBZ0ZSytJ4aB8Olr4DXNRE5l_OCR0scPY4qXqMl-HDJ9VfLHKcQ-6zK6W3M/s320/DSC05313.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Goosenecks park. Spectacular too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Yh_VV-jhai1mrTC6_RRCyxjfCGKqlCGSlE7VjYdDsH0FO4rPkbjC36Nt2bNnNroKzojO6skj27MiF4rZI7YLlzDmP8j-GQiAcrwsc4FBusPi_O7VUfnaPj4maf7h_2jbi1YMfFyiFxAY/s4592/DSC05314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Yh_VV-jhai1mrTC6_RRCyxjfCGKqlCGSlE7VjYdDsH0FO4rPkbjC36Nt2bNnNroKzojO6skj27MiF4rZI7YLlzDmP8j-GQiAcrwsc4FBusPi_O7VUfnaPj4maf7h_2jbi1YMfFyiFxAY/s320/DSC05314.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't take enough photos!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5dQ9U2ENkRGdFScZXLwtKkWsjpnmn3WLi1o3TV8HAt-tw6ko8dEqJx-m1o6wgd6ys4Rk91hpao6iBeHW5rRm0GKZdqAjqF2ld1TGBnKdHYziu1H3__HfnUUEYOm-inumMDDAqQjPOZNS/s4592/DSC05315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5dQ9U2ENkRGdFScZXLwtKkWsjpnmn3WLi1o3TV8HAt-tw6ko8dEqJx-m1o6wgd6ys4Rk91hpao6iBeHW5rRm0GKZdqAjqF2ld1TGBnKdHYziu1H3__HfnUUEYOm-inumMDDAqQjPOZNS/s320/DSC05315.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zoomed in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfacag1ARAJH1RMLnY8x0va_x_xG_e2a3EfqhMi59_d4FTWl-Fe14RTMV1IIplW6ugTCgy2nioflq-vIw22Xk2zT-eKqfpvb5gsdOyPkDjCF1cnvNzTNnU3oYNuIevsvip_e2B60mIKWv/s4592/DSC05316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfacag1ARAJH1RMLnY8x0va_x_xG_e2a3EfqhMi59_d4FTWl-Fe14RTMV1IIplW6ugTCgy2nioflq-vIw22Xk2zT-eKqfpvb5gsdOyPkDjCF1cnvNzTNnU3oYNuIevsvip_e2B60mIKWv/s320/DSC05316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THAT is what I came down on the Moki. Can't even see the road hun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFXSbWYxF_HEP5vE3I6yJJ_jFOHfg0NcQiemzH-WO-AX2FxsKhz6VoJCyF2jfwqySbiXnGWATyYl4lss204Jaf3Zaj5nOUfpoaVnOQIwShH6wal1pYPnwDgV3C4Zv3OByZJh6Bg6bwGOM/s4592/DSC05317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFXSbWYxF_HEP5vE3I6yJJ_jFOHfg0NcQiemzH-WO-AX2FxsKhz6VoJCyF2jfwqySbiXnGWATyYl4lss204Jaf3Zaj5nOUfpoaVnOQIwShH6wal1pYPnwDgV3C4Zv3OByZJh6Bg6bwGOM/s320/DSC05317.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, Monument Valley.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEK5egCbaP9-vSkI3LwH0DtY9Hs5wkemKoc5E9mN8ew5Na5HOKN7usPMQEtz7DKEQ0GmCoewhHqw1xvtd648E9CYGbaZtTEFRjYCO_Y3HweA4slUGv-RzhwETvmd_AeOvKN9et73k4wTL8/s4206/DSC05319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2375" data-original-width="4206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEK5egCbaP9-vSkI3LwH0DtY9Hs5wkemKoc5E9mN8ew5Na5HOKN7usPMQEtz7DKEQ0GmCoewhHqw1xvtd648E9CYGbaZtTEFRjYCO_Y3HweA4slUGv-RzhwETvmd_AeOvKN9et73k4wTL8/s320/DSC05319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0zQZjGN7K-jykmGxFWRX3KDVXTbKSQWSSHiIYeDYESF1qk0B4yQskByAwkRdB1vEAJ6hlkF07bQqaSXB7OiIvdTfOdh6DK67EjXt4QOTzFzMC4c-jO7TKvLpYLzf9nlH7v3rTT1EPrXW/s4592/DSC05320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0zQZjGN7K-jykmGxFWRX3KDVXTbKSQWSSHiIYeDYESF1qk0B4yQskByAwkRdB1vEAJ6hlkF07bQqaSXB7OiIvdTfOdh6DK67EjXt4QOTzFzMC4c-jO7TKvLpYLzf9nlH7v3rTT1EPrXW/s320/DSC05320.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mMHUakRtYd7omRixR045J54lXrZMYVnhrtcz9Mwh7lfAILD50y3KD-P1OHqyzLGhI5Ux9JCu9YP322hOjh9bmGotl-3ZoLbVjlzR_X_m2l7NhYbWTBz8D0MvAPCWkDKGJnXkhi0pqNzP/s4592/DSC05321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mMHUakRtYd7omRixR045J54lXrZMYVnhrtcz9Mwh7lfAILD50y3KD-P1OHqyzLGhI5Ux9JCu9YP322hOjh9bmGotl-3ZoLbVjlzR_X_m2l7NhYbWTBz8D0MvAPCWkDKGJnXkhi0pqNzP/s320/DSC05321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJabu1tAWkmNFfILfA6kpMP2GcVl5zXpqpXKIh3ubYjnjnt71h0Av3b5FHQHslb06NsJ6uDQTxycXI3180sXhyphenhyphenlaEH-Ri_b0EnrS5EZV-N5BbjvNd0daeaFioU7JBT6nSS9Yn1cR0QMU2i/s4592/DSC05322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJabu1tAWkmNFfILfA6kpMP2GcVl5zXpqpXKIh3ubYjnjnt71h0Av3b5FHQHslb06NsJ6uDQTxycXI3180sXhyphenhyphenlaEH-Ri_b0EnrS5EZV-N5BbjvNd0daeaFioU7JBT6nSS9Yn1cR0QMU2i/s320/DSC05322.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVU2hwkTp1phvRDfkUwHk3ThtzOtHVyKhq8BGDpndTdB86sEHJDhyphenhyphenaz0btGfnnheM9qfh6GXjHC6nuOIse-dOm4fGcPmtd4HmjddPcuoRT9QEdooFKLF-dwk3oG5BHQgyDii2Mu03tzLBZ/s4592/DSC05323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVU2hwkTp1phvRDfkUwHk3ThtzOtHVyKhq8BGDpndTdB86sEHJDhyphenhyphenaz0btGfnnheM9qfh6GXjHC6nuOIse-dOm4fGcPmtd4HmjddPcuoRT9QEdooFKLF-dwk3oG5BHQgyDii2Mu03tzLBZ/s320/DSC05323.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember that short fuel range? I was at the last bar and a bit nervous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I saw a road construction sign that said Hwy 163 closed at Mexican Hat starting Sept 15th.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where is the available gas? Mexican Hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What day is it? Sept 15th.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heart sunk....thankfully they weren't going to shut the road down until 6 pm that night, otherwise I would have had a four hour detour....made it to Page AZ to my lovely Airbnb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice and cool inside. 98F outside. Yikes! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Av9vUE9VzNgVkDiYGUAXXOM5mBIsnboghPg734VXLMFIXQcHqhbK_XP2e8fkPn7CGDQgHuXPFAgva_ZjmvBt4vDXEa7joDNGYNACDMav76G7nvP36x76tQe8S-Ccgzn9WuTnVSuNFBAR/s4592/DSC05324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Av9vUE9VzNgVkDiYGUAXXOM5mBIsnboghPg734VXLMFIXQcHqhbK_XP2e8fkPn7CGDQgHuXPFAgva_ZjmvBt4vDXEa7joDNGYNACDMav76G7nvP36x76tQe8S-Ccgzn9WuTnVSuNFBAR/s320/DSC05324.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow Zion National Park.</div><br /> <p></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-90838049186956227842020-09-14T17:47:00.002-07:002020-09-14T17:47:22.798-07:00Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Escalante, and Cedar Breaks National Parks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you heard of Virginia City NV?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well there is also a Virginia City MT and it is nearly the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Preserved old wild west town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lot's of ghost stories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And at 7 am, not one tourist in my pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the original train station, see the train car on the right behind the building?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl41H4Guo_BR1ddzDhlTwqmtiZU5_1zKeCo1sEqpwofFH8yR1hnWrbQiZBtmxeIKZ5P_kPTU1whMJoMxwsc7yRUZmH8vDFtfRyWJ9ny4hDyWtMwsVMKguhc-OXdUwcr7mkPWjDhYKKi6si/s4592/DSC05163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some old buildings in very good condition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Living history museum.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucU_eVbAF_82zybJ200C_D3bD7Rla1mMuHEue9BLaXK-5XiisGyg2GUHgJLDnYAT1JfdAv4nj14wCoeOxywkyDhQrdb9bZmkQbiWVE_ouu1MPPEk9vKGPZ_v1NfulcqmMqYo97qUskV3o/s4592/DSC05165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucU_eVbAF_82zybJ200C_D3bD7Rla1mMuHEue9BLaXK-5XiisGyg2GUHgJLDnYAT1JfdAv4nj14wCoeOxywkyDhQrdb9bZmkQbiWVE_ouu1MPPEk9vKGPZ_v1NfulcqmMqYo97qUskV3o/s320/DSC05165.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These original cabins on the main street are for rent for the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prefer my haunted hotel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKni5sYdKATXLWbBaU-P5_wX9brVlW79w-cI0rRMyvpMjQj2WVsqCjG0XekxL4fX9fxwPvFP1oJtU1cHvGCmoN2vcN54iUhlf2FvkH76ul-tKbmpTXuMh4ro0dO9ewq0CnTadwHkuwflV/s4592/DSC05166.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKni5sYdKATXLWbBaU-P5_wX9brVlW79w-cI0rRMyvpMjQj2WVsqCjG0XekxL4fX9fxwPvFP1oJtU1cHvGCmoN2vcN54iUhlf2FvkH76ul-tKbmpTXuMh4ro0dO9ewq0CnTadwHkuwflV/s320/DSC05166.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMcXwiHOGYXVZpCFoDWYs3wh_aAqz3pydh5kcQ8QpCbNEwreyXRUQw0lYDL4aGDsf18eLpGBGRlsfmDJcbadplCDPZDODqSW3qhUUQDcwE35GkvczKgydUlV1Za9eTCigsCLtsYYuqJXy/s4592/DSC05167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMcXwiHOGYXVZpCFoDWYs3wh_aAqz3pydh5kcQ8QpCbNEwreyXRUQw0lYDL4aGDsf18eLpGBGRlsfmDJcbadplCDPZDODqSW3qhUUQDcwE35GkvczKgydUlV1Za9eTCigsCLtsYYuqJXy/s320/DSC05167.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the shops are also businesses, like this cafe.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth2R9vxXVF_ux0EKQ0n62dG4s8iNXdDpW5764f437jEhP0XUX1463QgwtZm95ESCAKo8damYd5Za9_Nazj1n9pVmzKWeMkf9lA1hbBOToaTkwlbIfoRPj2MXAMDju0BbmBQd_IacOvOSB/s4592/DSC05168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth2R9vxXVF_ux0EKQ0n62dG4s8iNXdDpW5764f437jEhP0XUX1463QgwtZm95ESCAKo8damYd5Za9_Nazj1n9pVmzKWeMkf9lA1hbBOToaTkwlbIfoRPj2MXAMDju0BbmBQd_IacOvOSB/s320/DSC05168.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Original panning equipment, with my shadow in the picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the damnedest thing...each morning I have to pack the bike in the full sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No matter how carefully I plan the night before.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5MaL6sKEBtxn8Disg3mTRGIYEg1TDWIRecctah4JSqD-75i3J2_lAdbgkVC2YLOD5Po-8PVc7LD3p9F3HqegXXki6mnK902ZyaxOqu2t_4ZC3KBavO72lYOS2-xdao0jMPV_k3EiV3hX/s4592/DSC05169.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5MaL6sKEBtxn8Disg3mTRGIYEg1TDWIRecctah4JSqD-75i3J2_lAdbgkVC2YLOD5Po-8PVc7LD3p9F3HqegXXki6mnK902ZyaxOqu2t_4ZC3KBavO72lYOS2-xdao0jMPV_k3EiV3hX/s320/DSC05169.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped to air up the tires on the car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Woke up to some snow on the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glad I was not on the bike...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LL0gRKZCQR_ORuxNMTcQQX96nnHjKnFt8jEkCJK6ekcMaYvXW39Ue1Z-U0IZrejUfVPKN5gjHflKEGuWSwCqrFlMdF6sjc_H-i3WNdagDVKUOs1JDla6yzVixhKlLpgrZEb2JFY_LtpY/s4592/DSC05172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LL0gRKZCQR_ORuxNMTcQQX96nnHjKnFt8jEkCJK6ekcMaYvXW39Ue1Z-U0IZrejUfVPKN5gjHflKEGuWSwCqrFlMdF6sjc_H-i3WNdagDVKUOs1JDla6yzVixhKlLpgrZEb2JFY_LtpY/s320/DSC05172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I read this sign, two motorcycles went by. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was flabbergasted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was below freezing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-hNXXrhDkr8iVbyGt01wA1U3cpqEfJH_ky-ekncV0bTWMRy8Ve86r6fA59dvRlpr4l1-cDqRsZ-wGvQpb_f1kR9qBuUynMG6f1A5nQqbjF73E4GIj5c4aBZCnabEE4pw6mJJgn75PpQQ/s4592/DSC05173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-hNXXrhDkr8iVbyGt01wA1U3cpqEfJH_ky-ekncV0bTWMRy8Ve86r6fA59dvRlpr4l1-cDqRsZ-wGvQpb_f1kR9qBuUynMG6f1A5nQqbjF73E4GIj5c4aBZCnabEE4pw6mJJgn75PpQQ/s320/DSC05173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fake air pump.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFVLYrknV63hsOJ-Ev6C-yihwcaPj-gI5lQmXrVbDLL2JnZEZoftxv6Aanttmh7qhNxt65x90Thq4msks1JNnf6bC7XoXWu049p1wGPi9B4U24DfgDE0uOkC3XlFYbTTOQLuxgr1grrqN/s4592/DSC05174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFVLYrknV63hsOJ-Ev6C-yihwcaPj-gI5lQmXrVbDLL2JnZEZoftxv6Aanttmh7qhNxt65x90Thq4msks1JNnf6bC7XoXWu049p1wGPi9B4U24DfgDE0uOkC3XlFYbTTOQLuxgr1grrqN/s320/DSC05174.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So as I neared the top of the pass headed back to West Yellowstone to return the car and hopefully get the bike started for my journey south to Utah...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPi9XffZyn0nrTDZkoVrJgS8OmF0iPi9wBZol-geT3oWXBxXnoLJs163a-M8CdUhbW8N-WnPq_h2YbuJwbD-5baG_FtAIYiclrnUjF4pawyBsKAwJ3q_t1XxJt21SlVQS_vAvea1Z4tC9/s4592/DSC05175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPi9XffZyn0nrTDZkoVrJgS8OmF0iPi9wBZol-geT3oWXBxXnoLJs163a-M8CdUhbW8N-WnPq_h2YbuJwbD-5baG_FtAIYiclrnUjF4pawyBsKAwJ3q_t1XxJt21SlVQS_vAvea1Z4tC9/s320/DSC05175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I caught up to them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The road was total ice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were riding at about 15 mph with both feet sliding along the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to follow them at a safe distance with my hazards on just in case.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It cost me an extra day car rental fee but well worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the bottom of the pass, they pulled off and all I could think was how lucky I was to be in a heated car. I had 350 miles to cover that day, hopefully away from the cold front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm47peQJuRkV2GnkKteXst61Jx58s5BP-OkjE9gJAKCthSgZ8vQRthiUDJTiDTmpmL6P0c52mE4L_B5oae11INO0H3apXUER35tmitf1i2rvlWsh3vXVcD_bZ5i4K5xoFZzX4ZNnyN4Lu/s4592/DSC05176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm47peQJuRkV2GnkKteXst61Jx58s5BP-OkjE9gJAKCthSgZ8vQRthiUDJTiDTmpmL6P0c52mE4L_B5oae11INO0H3apXUER35tmitf1i2rvlWsh3vXVcD_bZ5i4K5xoFZzX4ZNnyN4Lu/s320/DSC05176.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My fuse bypass trick worked and the heated gear was functioning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to get out of Yellowstone and go south where it is warm and dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I powered down the I-15, I felt my familiar hunger pains and found this truck stop restaurant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxiivLdXBfub-jPpza4hyphenhyphenZqRta8r5CcqHYBsku5ZCUhe7ACbbq40wnsMEtMN_EMxd2kVa8OICopyFxrHXC8wb5PKNjZFdiXUdwGYlsPR489_RNNja5feZJ5jNkbzN-UjU-_X6VLZhjKXD/s4592/DSC05177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxiivLdXBfub-jPpza4hyphenhyphenZqRta8r5CcqHYBsku5ZCUhe7ACbbq40wnsMEtMN_EMxd2kVa8OICopyFxrHXC8wb5PKNjZFdiXUdwGYlsPR489_RNNja5feZJ5jNkbzN-UjU-_X6VLZhjKXD/s320/DSC05177.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After another four hours of riding, some of it in brutal cross winds off the SLC mountain range on the West of me, I arrived at my Airbnb. This place was super weird.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looked luxurious from the outside but the kitchen was tiny without one window so dark like a cave. The master bedroom was huge with the tiniest bathroom and low ceiling, elbow knocking stand up shower. The walk in closet was twice the size of the bathroom and the walls were made out paper mache so I heard every toilet flush, footfall and muffled conversation from the guests in the room above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRSgkmvLHstuZcXQT4A8b_1e4gTkc3jCgpu4l4QFOh0GsiUbF68No_tbzkACXiNwV-HikYEnty9h1fDjjF0fgVYOK_Cq5Dx1Qy5HE-MpjDwUedlFcCvbKzDo0PWaelUEdCtZSAEWJrvQ9/s4592/DSC05178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRSgkmvLHstuZcXQT4A8b_1e4gTkc3jCgpu4l4QFOh0GsiUbF68No_tbzkACXiNwV-HikYEnty9h1fDjjF0fgVYOK_Cq5Dx1Qy5HE-MpjDwUedlFcCvbKzDo0PWaelUEdCtZSAEWJrvQ9/s320/DSC05178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still, King size squishy bed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arches National Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 7 am, had the place to myself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq8ymQ_N66-Usn7KueUsE2xD_OJZXxHnB77nfQUnC8EmIMaMWAEOeXd5PhB9vPVFMiI6Qb3qrhY6QuqgW7x_dgGIkNiVfEctQdPxPbzF3aY9E6dKzBIS0EvFj_lChlVh2zqmkBCGMbVcG/s4592/DSC05191.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq8ymQ_N66-Usn7KueUsE2xD_OJZXxHnB77nfQUnC8EmIMaMWAEOeXd5PhB9vPVFMiI6Qb3qrhY6QuqgW7x_dgGIkNiVfEctQdPxPbzF3aY9E6dKzBIS0EvFj_lChlVh2zqmkBCGMbVcG/s320/DSC05191.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rcGe-9gx2Sh26_JoNgCETDeB0apauO3dNoT-BQEUkNWkOfYOXBocQvE-cr_oW_q2CK4-we1obC63D_XIjjUXY5xKgWvx6BvSXv3TjGF0QTdcj5NmAV_OT43rDSYTYZi8i0_ktEHwktJ8/s4592/DSC05192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Decided to go to Mad Bro to get them to check the chain. I've got a couple thousand miles to go.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0aj3iKa60LSdRsIKhx5VT0rWBnXmci0tgZwTHQKRS7ajBW6i0Y_XVgYH_FbZczfDH_84YLBHymOyYZ0InM2cZqpMAbXq6CPF7F-VGNSX4-kjyWtyY-ZDy_r2McsXb_ps7IpYaRuKpZ5g/s4592/DSC05202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0aj3iKa60LSdRsIKhx5VT0rWBnXmci0tgZwTHQKRS7ajBW6i0Y_XVgYH_FbZczfDH_84YLBHymOyYZ0InM2cZqpMAbXq6CPF7F-VGNSX4-kjyWtyY-ZDy_r2McsXb_ps7IpYaRuKpZ5g/s320/DSC05202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But not before a visit to Canyonlands.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxODZGUPLu-50KvTA3t3Cz0SpMARqhBc5mIrQzDWC45LmzOTC3yiu5wM4kv0pPhmiZg77jpReaKUx_E5jeZfX4rb1QXbcjVcj5dHDxieGqwhDznf4P5GHz7jJGrajCUotPeh6rwubDxrNj/s4592/DSC05203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Epic Scenery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmbE1s7iAkdkhrQuVQDrUgOAjc54ZnYGq-xWyQqNA5mnt9o8LOQvJFYKXv02U5AOzRypWen717LbkYs_JFpCXWhXHfIEhiECRkMfHfAIJ3QeCM_KJJ_rmVhKk-MPmyXa71g2J13N36x2l/s4592/DSC05207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmbE1s7iAkdkhrQuVQDrUgOAjc54ZnYGq-xWyQqNA5mnt9o8LOQvJFYKXv02U5AOzRypWen717LbkYs_JFpCXWhXHfIEhiECRkMfHfAIJ3QeCM_KJJ_rmVhKk-MPmyXa71g2J13N36x2l/s320/DSC05207.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_6Y77QTMXTzPr4_rRQbUFbOg2bWGH20ME0xW_ciGrKMPIPCZQq0qdTAhHHVOnu6Dc0SBy54d2Z5I_jfbw2WtRcijS7jfbEuaVaK8-7mi8hGGGIrdvZN5j19KWnaONBQSzNv8LUYlGOi_/s4592/DSC05209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9iN32xRaa5WcXKp4vwgA3ZJ7ErrU82m1CqUpzR22Nl8pbBF_yzu074NUTzT1knKiIh-yg2cRZwyPR0UvgVQq52ujny3pt7N9faOnRDPUkciQiIiIwkDi9stX2-2rLnbIekLXP9Hf7ppl/s320/DSC05215.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The formations were so alien looking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcKyeykDymPKw-a-G1m0-J4ps07rXcgt2pkQf9j3hCDpkxWqcfAFtPDW_eNP_9Howq6NxQHyTqAkz8xv5Pc5-GdW9JEuRLcMapW6_VKugnfXjRNxNtYfBEnOZQiU-MFAxpt4QqlodK41A/s4592/DSC05217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcKyeykDymPKw-a-G1m0-J4ps07rXcgt2pkQf9j3hCDpkxWqcfAFtPDW_eNP_9Howq6NxQHyTqAkz8xv5Pc5-GdW9JEuRLcMapW6_VKugnfXjRNxNtYfBEnOZQiU-MFAxpt4QqlodK41A/s320/DSC05217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rumbly in my tumbly so, stopped in town for a massive steak salad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the lack of dressing?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My cat like reflexes meant the 'on the side' dressing was on the ground between my boots instead of all over my lap.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdjRbW9Xlk-7vSyvCVl0Rbcur5flVQcZzMrzum1bojHfCaZmrFbbeeREX-erRwtwPeUPd5wySJQ1Fg9JSKdn6EPhNFflVpBOn2tk1shPVXxehHOq0ZthxB4QArAsHcH5mS_8Qpau6YxNR/s4592/DSC05218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdjRbW9Xlk-7vSyvCVl0Rbcur5flVQcZzMrzum1bojHfCaZmrFbbeeREX-erRwtwPeUPd5wySJQ1Fg9JSKdn6EPhNFflVpBOn2tk1shPVXxehHOq0ZthxB4QArAsHcH5mS_8Qpau6YxNR/s320/DSC05218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mad Bro. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See that pick up truck on the right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is where the drama starts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He rammed my bike while backing up and caused damage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this time, we know of 3 major problems, bent handle bars, hand guard popped off and nick in front fender. Oh and he hit the Michelin Man squarely. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqJe64pUyOnaiQvh9RUiIjnKc8OrTXjTKhsygMZ_m_KOcq_1JjJ-Ei40PHkUnUGk97_4EtJudwQSwVdoA1g6oL310NErfshK2OmXcIcuhK5pn4y7EJMlH52SYa_ge9s0utpqIxCLf37xw/s4592/DSC05219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqJe64pUyOnaiQvh9RUiIjnKc8OrTXjTKhsygMZ_m_KOcq_1JjJ-Ei40PHkUnUGk97_4EtJudwQSwVdoA1g6oL310NErfshK2OmXcIcuhK5pn4y7EJMlH52SYa_ge9s0utpqIxCLf37xw/s320/DSC05219.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Troy replaced the chain because it was shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He gave me that look that men sometimes do and said "you really should lube that chain more". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was furious. I paid extra for a center stand just so I could lube the chain every 300 miles or less. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even ask total strangers to help me put it up so I can do that. I take meticulous care of my equipment. What threw me off is the chain only had 13K miles on it. The Tiger, I get 20-25K miles on a chain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh well, new chain installed and we had a lot of miles to travel before night fell.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped for gas after an uncomfortably long ride through desert with nothing in sight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This place is literally built in the side of the mountain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dBr3ohReyyjs71xkTbKkppVObn-NEEhmonH8qkpWZgu5uzhI9VyUGPnbdUsCtDv1IiipMgOR0YZqZ7AXY_pYqcuKvrjV_WxaX07w2KZEHE62Np43OfKxEg6YbYdd28IRNIFhgu25y-_s/s4592/DSC05221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dBr3ohReyyjs71xkTbKkppVObn-NEEhmonH8qkpWZgu5uzhI9VyUGPnbdUsCtDv1IiipMgOR0YZqZ7AXY_pYqcuKvrjV_WxaX07w2KZEHE62Np43OfKxEg6YbYdd28IRNIFhgu25y-_s/s320/DSC05221.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally arrived in Escalante for the night to my rustic cabin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fell asleep in minutes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvS4564KIP3S1vHwBpSDZ_7ic6SFoN9bhDVBkyI4XmojiMl2SANe3na0yS_Xr_ZTz3Vof-w_YnpdT8bCiJUjM7nUfmB4iU0Mxu4JdJ95JGMYmw_aPkZjEeAmLnB0ifNs8OiiYmYziSua5K/s4592/DSC05222.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvS4564KIP3S1vHwBpSDZ_7ic6SFoN9bhDVBkyI4XmojiMl2SANe3na0yS_Xr_ZTz3Vof-w_YnpdT8bCiJUjM7nUfmB4iU0Mxu4JdJ95JGMYmw_aPkZjEeAmLnB0ifNs8OiiYmYziSua5K/s320/DSC05222.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop, Bryce Canyon National Park.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">But only after some coffee from my jetboil.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I've got a problem, it won't light. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">No matter, just use one of my 'strike anywhere' emergency matches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">After trying just about every rough surface I could find, I gave up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiy8_6n6DP4LDpHZaWnwvi8dH-a590y5ky-x-753VU2tY8jzLvFayqL34BB8AYY2xLlZRU54WE7fK1QlVE62Q7W02uvwWys1G9ap6anP2ZlSV4QaHONHeOWj7j92CtvImBGL_wFEVY1L5/s4592/DSC05224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiy8_6n6DP4LDpHZaWnwvi8dH-a590y5ky-x-753VU2tY8jzLvFayqL34BB8AYY2xLlZRU54WE7fK1QlVE62Q7W02uvwWys1G9ap6anP2ZlSV4QaHONHeOWj7j92CtvImBGL_wFEVY1L5/s320/DSC05224.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped here for an omelette. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was another meat lovers one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Except the egg part was pure white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I had to ask if they made it with only egg whites without my asking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whole eggs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Figured out the next morning when I cracked open some eggs to make my own omelette, there are some very unhappy chickens in Utah. Not only is the yolk a creamy white color but they are flavorless. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGW1_lc4pSjl_L35NVYlzgMlBXqohPjxFlpGsWklXwwwF20LrFoHbVdhTnsE6UheR9FN59TlgSsE_66jmwJoVnzU8T1vmMHC7jtftBTwgFlciHzeiaU4KMPzhXhVB5SAQr3EMReBqMJRe/s4592/DSC05226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGW1_lc4pSjl_L35NVYlzgMlBXqohPjxFlpGsWklXwwwF20LrFoHbVdhTnsE6UheR9FN59TlgSsE_66jmwJoVnzU8T1vmMHC7jtftBTwgFlciHzeiaU4KMPzhXhVB5SAQr3EMReBqMJRe/s320/DSC05226.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder how many kids climb up on this before the parents catch them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdPN8SrmlWBlX5ogwNpePke6ksjU6VAuNOZvPycdq5hOgbK5z1MRk_jnrZ8ah4yHqmFR9JCR1BAB7Mtddnv7sXaRVkW_2GrArlsnNuTXBtnMPpcekJlNQ9jl-I17uInnDsmlQlyuMxzbi/s4592/DSC05227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdPN8SrmlWBlX5ogwNpePke6ksjU6VAuNOZvPycdq5hOgbK5z1MRk_jnrZ8ah4yHqmFR9JCR1BAB7Mtddnv7sXaRVkW_2GrArlsnNuTXBtnMPpcekJlNQ9jl-I17uInnDsmlQlyuMxzbi/s320/DSC05227.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I pulled up the motorcycle to take a photo of the park entrance sign and three different cars pulled up right, one at a time, in front of me, got out, posed for their #!&!%#!#%! photo without so much as a nod in my direction. Finally after ten minutes of waiting, got my photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Geeze.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQeBzra77sPZDq2j_-C9C7lyVtdBdV_8AR67xidylRnNhlUmPs6W_ncJysbcGge_vz2JoJeHFmMWG1XVFOZf-JC8E7FM97hXtl-JWOH0iM8EBAV1mdq686JGkVg53TcMpqycvZ9ozidxy/s1105/DSC05229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQeBzra77sPZDq2j_-C9C7lyVtdBdV_8AR67xidylRnNhlUmPs6W_ncJysbcGge_vz2JoJeHFmMWG1XVFOZf-JC8E7FM97hXtl-JWOH0iM8EBAV1mdq686JGkVg53TcMpqycvZ9ozidxy/s320/DSC05229.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Bryce Canyon is quite epic. There is a rim road drive, much like Crater Lake with many viewing spots. I loved it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikI3tHEWX25Y_-3Pz32SixecI6VoJmt1nhttZcauhTKBQIeEYMs7AckgMuYs36AhuHTOE4rASk7rCgK9inAJ4TbmYd574e2F5xH8F0NVo6eKZz8Rr3RFanYpQ0FBztGo8YtvA1_hDXiGcV/s4592/DSC05231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikI3tHEWX25Y_-3Pz32SixecI6VoJmt1nhttZcauhTKBQIeEYMs7AckgMuYs36AhuHTOE4rASk7rCgK9inAJ4TbmYd574e2F5xH8F0NVo6eKZz8Rr3RFanYpQ0FBztGo8YtvA1_hDXiGcV/s320/DSC05231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvARmL-brEktHwpLCBAmk9b51l-f8ALIisz-U7zRUd8Zg18RmaiSnXBtidvoB2f3dIeTIwQwwcv63pw54TWvKmvTsYHG3Feossz7bjQvRBxOQBaLI8_aSIij9ay0n2xMd1N3vocwvfQKsK/s4592/DSC05232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrc1LtZAnTdVWqmo1oSJWeZw6Lz2zCN0DylAjO-MOux9oiZ5A5Qda6Kl59EHzmVIGtFWu6EpSaoTq71lq0t6Rdp1xXgXPQMeMAhyD7JT8nezQycnMrgbic34TvBZRYIhlKcFV3YPnh8kC/s4592/DSC05236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrc1LtZAnTdVWqmo1oSJWeZw6Lz2zCN0DylAjO-MOux9oiZ5A5Qda6Kl59EHzmVIGtFWu6EpSaoTq71lq0t6Rdp1xXgXPQMeMAhyD7JT8nezQycnMrgbic34TvBZRYIhlKcFV3YPnh8kC/s320/DSC05236.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All these high elevations mean cool temperatures too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeEVR7H35myggGUGCTx6ZcjrK40CPzySy-DaFZ3UDDwd4uljcxVXVXS_lvg9LvY1q0d2na09trBxQtRJoOK2r9HRSKPsmgnNWbJFuwuaNosqUYRDGOJ2NFwac_AWVG3VtoFc3nwJVLTJK/s4592/DSC05238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've seen a lot of shiny new 4x4's on this trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plenty of jeeps for sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But none quite like this one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFqMUjgCGdKdKyD72dXGAyC7286nreJWsllnubYVY6DX-4arj0W0sDRbCGed8nVjxhCrMajek8WyOxhiKBg-Af6nvsH2b2qe93QjU8TwEPVFh14JY6kqn94Xea8T_T70ynuti2UIjGk7v/s4592/DSC05242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFqMUjgCGdKdKyD72dXGAyC7286nreJWsllnubYVY6DX-4arj0W0sDRbCGed8nVjxhCrMajek8WyOxhiKBg-Af6nvsH2b2qe93QjU8TwEPVFh14JY6kqn94Xea8T_T70ynuti2UIjGk7v/s320/DSC05242.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hood emblem. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVziBcYGLkuLjrAmL6KNh41nHfcFNlLsH4fjV94bkB_xZP13sH6xseed04abzZzyY5T5sEvtcJnMpc51-29rJUxpcFW6eZRKc1h0Z23r_Z8jdofEYa9Ms8Kds8Jj4a0uTUEHaeLYtPKgez/s4592/DSC05246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVziBcYGLkuLjrAmL6KNh41nHfcFNlLsH4fjV94bkB_xZP13sH6xseed04abzZzyY5T5sEvtcJnMpc51-29rJUxpcFW6eZRKc1h0Z23r_Z8jdofEYa9Ms8Kds8Jj4a0uTUEHaeLYtPKgez/s320/DSC05246.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made it to Brian Head UT. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ski resort town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Booked a condo here for three nights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had a luggage cart. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3um8AwpbccIPBfVZqRj8rSonmiW9sKgVXp5lv2H9ljAK1tSMAbB3SQn89-Uh4NaYE7YjNPE7aOd0UL51jRuhfv_e3H7Ayc_NDXKEWZ9exwSbpkGOj2PAqY8N48ec2vpjsOiKJzedA59E/s4592/DSC05247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3um8AwpbccIPBfVZqRj8rSonmiW9sKgVXp5lv2H9ljAK1tSMAbB3SQn89-Uh4NaYE7YjNPE7aOd0UL51jRuhfv_e3H7Ayc_NDXKEWZ9exwSbpkGOj2PAqY8N48ec2vpjsOiKJzedA59E/s320/DSC05247.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My huge, cushy, plush, soft sheets and too many pillows king size bed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZXFSwGIkzhgYGji4CSnh0IAz_6w0wWGjxV8uB52vQC6FDHVttC1yLeCidxcsWGrccDRJTpzWZv7-LvD7adM0rYhI_dGo7Xx38kf54U4RfGAm5g1CkfvcIp-_dXnebydyFPweJUAT8QxA/s4592/DSC05249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZXFSwGIkzhgYGji4CSnh0IAz_6w0wWGjxV8uB52vQC6FDHVttC1yLeCidxcsWGrccDRJTpzWZv7-LvD7adM0rYhI_dGo7Xx38kf54U4RfGAm5g1CkfvcIp-_dXnebydyFPweJUAT8QxA/s320/DSC05249.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ordered a T bone from the restaurant here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just didn't have the energy to go anywhere else. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was OK. Cooked the right temp but a bit gristly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Corn on the cob? Picked that up at a local grocery store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALzl5XBG1efN0AQ3KsmOtXHoIeW67911yLxxcCflppA6Zu2YVeebQTkzZ-REBMWtjJLWIoB6QHXutr4I_ffGuCTsXMyOKOOV6X3pUiFfRfFIb8AjG_z9JCPMszsI2H0zD24pmtrrMRGro/s4592/DSC05250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALzl5XBG1efN0AQ3KsmOtXHoIeW67911yLxxcCflppA6Zu2YVeebQTkzZ-REBMWtjJLWIoB6QHXutr4I_ffGuCTsXMyOKOOV6X3pUiFfRfFIb8AjG_z9JCPMszsI2H0zD24pmtrrMRGro/s320/DSC05250.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent the next three days doing absolutely nothing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my photos for the next day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My big accomplishment? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Figured out how to cook bacon on a griddle with a stupid drain hole on the side that I discovered a bit too late. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5IoVKM9GQQN92wrTZX0HYJR4-8l9G3eN3GZwpF_4NBTd6Uzzzvk_IN_51Fk89akXOEPJ5SEMFi-GdpmHhIDw-jplwLDSetteZyo43v5ZJCqW6TYJ5u3HfKoiM6qvlL3lPsNqLcTND7cA/s4592/DSC05251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5IoVKM9GQQN92wrTZX0HYJR4-8l9G3eN3GZwpF_4NBTd6Uzzzvk_IN_51Fk89akXOEPJ5SEMFi-GdpmHhIDw-jplwLDSetteZyo43v5ZJCqW6TYJ5u3HfKoiM6qvlL3lPsNqLcTND7cA/s320/DSC05251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it took the better part of an hour to cook shallots and red bell pepper and mushrooms for my omelette on this 'hot plate'. (oh, AFTER I figured out that only one special pan worked with it).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslDRYP-Sm0jM0LcZ5FpKUqvJ2PAa8kvPSbZIW7k5yG_XGfL83jl8wu_1wq6YwPt9tmL-030BTljgMNBI5AMpWB6sCvm11Rdx4LF-CcEcwnYdB5yrZka9E2BinLNp9tPa01sIvSky6dtuZ/s4592/DSC05253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslDRYP-Sm0jM0LcZ5FpKUqvJ2PAa8kvPSbZIW7k5yG_XGfL83jl8wu_1wq6YwPt9tmL-030BTljgMNBI5AMpWB6sCvm11Rdx4LF-CcEcwnYdB5yrZka9E2BinLNp9tPa01sIvSky6dtuZ/s320/DSC05253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After nearly two hours of cooking, I had a bacon infused smell in the condo and promptly passed out on the bed for a 5 hour nap. I was exhausted. Normally when I trip plan, I map out each day and the mileage. Doing it this way, insures I set reasonable distances with usually a 'day off' once a week. I didn't finish my trip plan and realized I paid the price. I've consistently ridden 350-400 miles per day for two weeks now and finally collapsed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What did I do the next day? Only photo taken. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watched movies, when I could get the temperamental DVD player to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4U1IRzTlzUUVw98xkAY5-mrDID6aoTCeKNZWQpN1dq_6kF_TJZXiFDKGRK5RFBLy9S9o9nf97dy85rbulaHWcMnb5l1-GYhX189wdwThJQ4CC6hb2zquEJ8J0anlgUOTb16N-OSLmn3Y/s4592/DSC05255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4U1IRzTlzUUVw98xkAY5-mrDID6aoTCeKNZWQpN1dq_6kF_TJZXiFDKGRK5RFBLy9S9o9nf97dy85rbulaHWcMnb5l1-GYhX189wdwThJQ4CC6hb2zquEJ8J0anlgUOTb16N-OSLmn3Y/s320/DSC05255.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ordered more so-so food from the restaurant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just didn't have the energy to gear up. Short of breath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10,000+ feet here. Still dog tired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did have access to the indoor pool, (a balmy 84 degrees) and the Jacuzzi mostly to myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I boiled each day in this thing for at least an hour. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbiv5rImQwHfWN5vF2yOm3pRiRQ4v49Rb0B6P6SQYxufYXUoHHLdhmmRTDq0Zhv55-Z8MzvYuoBfawOEzIZs4xzxSwg1lRmRUCSjF-HIG7tC2oyqClpbnkoHi2YMUrPAZwTqZpdxnUsgD/s1599/WhatsApp+Image+2020-09-11+at+4.54.15+PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbiv5rImQwHfWN5vF2yOm3pRiRQ4v49Rb0B6P6SQYxufYXUoHHLdhmmRTDq0Zhv55-Z8MzvYuoBfawOEzIZs4xzxSwg1lRmRUCSjF-HIG7tC2oyqClpbnkoHi2YMUrPAZwTqZpdxnUsgD/s320/WhatsApp+Image+2020-09-11+at+4.54.15+PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's now Monday and the end of my three day stay. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time to go....having a hard time generating energy to get going....did I actually make myself sick of riding? Stay tuned....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-58031226889098165482020-09-12T19:35:00.001-07:002020-09-12T19:35:31.831-07:00Yellowstone National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was warned. There was a massive early winter storm coming to WY.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That wasn't going to get in the way of my seeing Yellowstone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd come all this way. So I cooked up a plan to rent a car, drop off the bike, and see Yellowstone like most people, in traffic jams, caused by Buffalo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just as I entered the park officially, after a rather unimpressive omelette (notice my lack of food photos on this trip?) traffic ground to a halt on a bridge for no apparent reason...then this guy came rambling by 15 minutes later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvzhEO383iX0SB87Z8en64IK4dZyH9_Jvi4CIPLibOmhcw69K-ssDE1V_3uz665ZJxL03uxsZBAJvUNL8sEZs8o-rRZpGbBSG1UvqGVVFZ6TBe_GKOw1SdWjJpPtDK2sSeytPanEFh9YU/s4592/DSC05130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvzhEO383iX0SB87Z8en64IK4dZyH9_Jvi4CIPLibOmhcw69K-ssDE1V_3uz665ZJxL03uxsZBAJvUNL8sEZs8o-rRZpGbBSG1UvqGVVFZ6TBe_GKOw1SdWjJpPtDK2sSeytPanEFh9YU/s320/DSC05130.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sure was glad to be behind metal and glass as I snapped this photo. Google decided some time ago to send me articles on 'Yellowstone' and 'Buffalo' probably because of my many searches about the park in preparation for this ride. Most of them were about stupid people, taunting the Buffalo and getting attacked by them. It was the size of a VW bus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWV_bhsAsvtUCcTx1NuxwxhnApV3mW7WJkO2XAM4V3f6r5v1-lhvgqr2og4-37ky0g5eeeYzCxpPNmP3Vg8lF05rlvB7P2LGOi36rhe_JCZcwuSscRoZ2g-ShJuwVUTG479cDoiWzScqWD/s4592/DSC05131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWV_bhsAsvtUCcTx1NuxwxhnApV3mW7WJkO2XAM4V3f6r5v1-lhvgqr2og4-37ky0g5eeeYzCxpPNmP3Vg8lF05rlvB7P2LGOi36rhe_JCZcwuSscRoZ2g-ShJuwVUTG479cDoiWzScqWD/s320/DSC05131.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No journey is without Grindle. Co-Pilot, helping with maps. He was also in charge of the bear spray. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48XtBdGsXAs3LVzfNoo5ND4yWKlMpTMxG3Pw4OGyeAIvXkvb0eY1nPPKRoqgPLMZhRVpJbWBwQY_bVZ_HsZh_FY9JsSeqmmiagEAW4LMybZESYtGycjrdR9TADobgdCDL_noYILRbyIMu/s4592/DSC05132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48XtBdGsXAs3LVzfNoo5ND4yWKlMpTMxG3Pw4OGyeAIvXkvb0eY1nPPKRoqgPLMZhRVpJbWBwQY_bVZ_HsZh_FY9JsSeqmmiagEAW4LMybZESYtGycjrdR9TADobgdCDL_noYILRbyIMu/s320/DSC05132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day was warm and beautiful but by late afternoon, that would all change. The clouds were those heavy winter storm clouds and thankfully gave shade all day. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18A23uXN2RPrXVUQ79wq5A9sGgXx8kBHeXw6452Qvb67OIFssQD2txaGVuUn8S6nmeNV5DV0eVn4dfz6cA0t2sQXH65SMQlyOvPGTG5IUtlnqhTt4H9JpvEmYpRKNBackFh8WQ6hjcGd-/s4592/DSC05133.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18A23uXN2RPrXVUQ79wq5A9sGgXx8kBHeXw6452Qvb67OIFssQD2txaGVuUn8S6nmeNV5DV0eVn4dfz6cA0t2sQXH65SMQlyOvPGTG5IUtlnqhTt4H9JpvEmYpRKNBackFh8WQ6hjcGd-/s320/DSC05133.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some beautiful streams.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnL-OxNBIZooBw2bWr904q__45uwpitF3my6qBMYroshpbk4GGH64LhG6_FVcK5HOox8IXOWWru1GdDgtN3fdchZTaDu363kpWWtsEG6zc7dMZFKcPDHRghX26anN3QCke1rGsSZwn-pg/s4592/DSC05136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnL-OxNBIZooBw2bWr904q__45uwpitF3my6qBMYroshpbk4GGH64LhG6_FVcK5HOox8IXOWWru1GdDgtN3fdchZTaDu363kpWWtsEG6zc7dMZFKcPDHRghX26anN3QCke1rGsSZwn-pg/s320/DSC05136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and waterfalls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIcRaQI36RdjQprkF15q9Y81i4UVvMUuudJzVRiEwOCyz87D9hRG3fVI_R_1kA0oOwUhgBFKkB2xwuxqV-m_y7fp-z8NjwI9FmA5J-Sd8DQM2H-pHvpWTBVOHrH6QwMV5bXnxKEIOHFAJ/s4592/DSC05137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIcRaQI36RdjQprkF15q9Y81i4UVvMUuudJzVRiEwOCyz87D9hRG3fVI_R_1kA0oOwUhgBFKkB2xwuxqV-m_y7fp-z8NjwI9FmA5J-Sd8DQM2H-pHvpWTBVOHrH6QwMV5bXnxKEIOHFAJ/s320/DSC05137.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a supervolcano for those of you that slept through that part of class so plenty of bubbling pools, and vapor. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68m7b5gJCjVDaBOJ81T7B7k84DzqnNy7p_NMRdXc_CySvdVBN9c7EYEy7vlvWC-5uSruOguPllR83sGxEP2aQJyLFNbc8oDCM-F0N3RXl7jHb66hH9BTuGwOQ31Nf2G2WfdmGGX5TVKmr/s4592/DSC05140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68m7b5gJCjVDaBOJ81T7B7k84DzqnNy7p_NMRdXc_CySvdVBN9c7EYEy7vlvWC-5uSruOguPllR83sGxEP2aQJyLFNbc8oDCM-F0N3RXl7jHb66hH9BTuGwOQ31Nf2G2WfdmGGX5TVKmr/s320/DSC05140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the distance on an open plain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3xPCAvmADXIFmoD0LEIkOXo5NHrAv-oc_mzvzo_5wuKcwpiX0jPNHm7lUzUFTWaEOsRjvHC2Ac1aKkUB-qi9oqF4YYLKe5mlqDSyONuIONxVE1RJOX_XovXQzi9uQcRJ3dXMvHym-9M0/s4592/DSC05142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3xPCAvmADXIFmoD0LEIkOXo5NHrAv-oc_mzvzo_5wuKcwpiX0jPNHm7lUzUFTWaEOsRjvHC2Ac1aKkUB-qi9oqF4YYLKe5mlqDSyONuIONxVE1RJOX_XovXQzi9uQcRJ3dXMvHym-9M0/s320/DSC05142.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zoomed in a bit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80xgTZ4es5D-pj0I7i9Cwtcl-JngJVbcSril1dk9I6PgzjACoIn6IfaIefI0lJIQZZna61V9-Hx4n0tlAwPB3PXn7OhmHerqw7oZgg4fNhINBPvEhwFDqDCYLOII3_Vx3B8ixONJAE2yf/s4592/DSC05143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80xgTZ4es5D-pj0I7i9Cwtcl-JngJVbcSril1dk9I6PgzjACoIn6IfaIefI0lJIQZZna61V9-Hx4n0tlAwPB3PXn7OhmHerqw7oZgg4fNhINBPvEhwFDqDCYLOII3_Vx3B8ixONJAE2yf/s320/DSC05143.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Full zoom in just to give you perspective of distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHVmw1x_91rWo42USDXNwm2jseuxVgXOV9lKyoZjjFkz1SZAP0ksh6g8LYpB49m-sxO84lZrB9bhCkb6_0HV_ZJuRK4R40fz7un0NCcWzmIURWFZp_NZHdrIedfRpMUo2Jil6oo9gKzMA/s4592/DSC05144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHVmw1x_91rWo42USDXNwm2jseuxVgXOV9lKyoZjjFkz1SZAP0ksh6g8LYpB49m-sxO84lZrB9bhCkb6_0HV_ZJuRK4R40fz7un0NCcWzmIURWFZp_NZHdrIedfRpMUo2Jil6oo9gKzMA/s320/DSC05144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was hard to conceptualize being at 8,000-9,000 feet with peaks soaring far higher in all directions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6S53n5Ax08cZG3SW6g3dP5jxj5YZC-4KsohJbISdo_mMdzDtyUXSyuUO7Znt3q5BwSae_TgZblfV_CNkb1YNe399is99T8qW1Jz_S0_P4q8w1Gzp8VkJl-5XPqeDhfP3bLCtNU_DTfAc/s4592/DSC05145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6S53n5Ax08cZG3SW6g3dP5jxj5YZC-4KsohJbISdo_mMdzDtyUXSyuUO7Znt3q5BwSae_TgZblfV_CNkb1YNe399is99T8qW1Jz_S0_P4q8w1Gzp8VkJl-5XPqeDhfP3bLCtNU_DTfAc/s320/DSC05145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That peak in the previous photo, zoomed in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw something like this in Turkey a while back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqzTwD1edXAByT_3249rAjCHVDtuU-HCh2sEfeR4RRmTtwN9KTdsJcDxqv6Hvy-sLlBBE021Pl6tGgTsdI8xq5uugasAAs6uHqG4PZd5gCIcsI03KqmSNN4vxCi4dTWbF4ZfC08-8U0oQ/s4592/DSC05149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqzTwD1edXAByT_3249rAjCHVDtuU-HCh2sEfeR4RRmTtwN9KTdsJcDxqv6Hvy-sLlBBE021Pl6tGgTsdI8xq5uugasAAs6uHqG4PZd5gCIcsI03KqmSNN4vxCi4dTWbF4ZfC08-8U0oQ/s320/DSC05149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the epic herd of Buffalo's. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsfyqjWX7R1xKPeluqLJ_hyMQ0FA6c8Ii3bDJi7Wu2F0l7I0DJwo0_ol3K14OBUYvBrJL_v5h44_cYp1Dhgy1W72Wm6Xtag8SgWICN83A9ye-3J7enJIyKkQwxUcs3BSiTfpVHqHOXFwl/s4592/DSC05150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsfyqjWX7R1xKPeluqLJ_hyMQ0FA6c8Ii3bDJi7Wu2F0l7I0DJwo0_ol3K14OBUYvBrJL_v5h44_cYp1Dhgy1W72Wm6Xtag8SgWICN83A9ye-3J7enJIyKkQwxUcs3BSiTfpVHqHOXFwl/s320/DSC05150.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to take the car to the original planned area of Bear Tooth Pass just to see what I had missed as the cold front closed in. I was told at the gift shop that the area was already closed due to snow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAEe9na1wv9TVHKO0Zuv5LHg2CVnTqFuKhtb11xrtsp_MJX-E0M1KOm4Ooijb54hPbQIvB5Jjo4kiozrjOnt-59uiSmnqGsWfVvXgt7uzuBp69JsIMN5cnrDErJoYbqtCk27rmLlcIxZg/s4592/DSC05151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAEe9na1wv9TVHKO0Zuv5LHg2CVnTqFuKhtb11xrtsp_MJX-E0M1KOm4Ooijb54hPbQIvB5Jjo4kiozrjOnt-59uiSmnqGsWfVvXgt7uzuBp69JsIMN5cnrDErJoYbqtCk27rmLlcIxZg/s320/DSC05151.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscnigZd_7riVRnDr-hFZlHNyzzIerGsha50S5afjiDoXcVucilBSuFaf8ElEgVt-XILLFYVkgFLK420oaiRc77yQkol6fLKLNJiFIohZGaBjZuA9jNiwBkTeg1NV8VaAPa1RiF1ddRmAG/s4592/DSC05152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscnigZd_7riVRnDr-hFZlHNyzzIerGsha50S5afjiDoXcVucilBSuFaf8ElEgVt-XILLFYVkgFLK420oaiRc77yQkol6fLKLNJiFIohZGaBjZuA9jNiwBkTeg1NV8VaAPa1RiF1ddRmAG/s320/DSC05152.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More gorgeous topography.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD7GwIYUqLj8p2_DVk-0DVJbkAekOJF8xbzyJGuKxBCo1qJSCMr9zRopLHS31nBb7IdBhkshBl_YtUxiHjvwFe3n17QYVVfKQBD0V4CGmzzJMIdIqrPuv42YCFtAXwPri0XgTal6W8FRz/s4592/DSC05153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD7GwIYUqLj8p2_DVk-0DVJbkAekOJF8xbzyJGuKxBCo1qJSCMr9zRopLHS31nBb7IdBhkshBl_YtUxiHjvwFe3n17QYVVfKQBD0V4CGmzzJMIdIqrPuv42YCFtAXwPri0XgTal6W8FRz/s320/DSC05153.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellowstone is a driver's paradise. Plenty of parking and you can see just about everything from behind the wheel. I was grateful to be on four wheels as I could feel the temps start to drop by early afternoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vkNad9grY_wpsN7gD3P47juJpIAHfY5wYaz2y8t9lyThzH7dilqMV-qH2SmVacSj7-a4YuT_7SQBDwMyZ0REUiF97gCwW6OlpiIsisE3RrBJ_9Iksa-tomboE-b-0X5338mqRAQW3M3V/s4592/DSC05154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vkNad9grY_wpsN7gD3P47juJpIAHfY5wYaz2y8t9lyThzH7dilqMV-qH2SmVacSj7-a4YuT_7SQBDwMyZ0REUiF97gCwW6OlpiIsisE3RrBJ_9Iksa-tomboE-b-0X5338mqRAQW3M3V/s320/DSC05154.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another gorgeous waterfall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov9ci-xVfBtQCfn9Y5rCC-F0NB4ZIHzAPYem7faSDnAgnSFG_7uyauMnT7kpgmnejXmBc4vrhVae-4mW1x6kKwkv-ERjmDwITNYIYI-oyZNay0abLCJQu-ng7Ox5cnB5HFyd2YpqswQz6/s4592/DSC05155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov9ci-xVfBtQCfn9Y5rCC-F0NB4ZIHzAPYem7faSDnAgnSFG_7uyauMnT7kpgmnejXmBc4vrhVae-4mW1x6kKwkv-ERjmDwITNYIYI-oyZNay0abLCJQu-ng7Ox5cnB5HFyd2YpqswQz6/s320/DSC05155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plenty of wildlife.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seems I brought my bad luck around bears to Yellowstone. Didn't see one. I spent three weeks in Alaska in 2013 and saw the rear end of one bear crossing the road far in the distance. That's it. Didn't even see bear on any restaurant menus. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rizLAiTvVj_W5uNgT9CH3rzcifHGneBSMo1sSZs1Un0aFJ7wkpGqthvb8_Z-VTRu2KYx2FC586F06hE41ES0YbqmGkIRoCTgWqgZwxlTTbKDae7nkInHTL1rVEBdMNN1Z-9Az4HvJ50N/s4592/DSC05157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rizLAiTvVj_W5uNgT9CH3rzcifHGneBSMo1sSZs1Un0aFJ7wkpGqthvb8_Z-VTRu2KYx2FC586F06hE41ES0YbqmGkIRoCTgWqgZwxlTTbKDae7nkInHTL1rVEBdMNN1Z-9Az4HvJ50N/s320/DSC05157.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I've done this US National Parks ride, I've seen plenty of scorched areas. Here in this photo, you can see the new growth that is probably about four to six years after the fire that passed through here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp5vnlI4DYkkJQbx6EgL71POhw0okb37-u98qVshL4-HGLOXAQci2J3jTrSSHTxzK_5C79St523KwUOWTZluXKGaiRh-iFNODtY9D3s-Cg91wJlsXCsXJpk2sFUObIq8OMex5FydBBD5S/s4592/DSC05158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp5vnlI4DYkkJQbx6EgL71POhw0okb37-u98qVshL4-HGLOXAQci2J3jTrSSHTxzK_5C79St523KwUOWTZluXKGaiRh-iFNODtY9D3s-Cg91wJlsXCsXJpk2sFUObIq8OMex5FydBBD5S/s320/DSC05158.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I timed my exit from the park around four when the storm was supposed to start. I should have had plenty of time to drive back to Virginia City in clear weather except one very annoying and stubborn Buffalo held up 100+ cars (including me) as heavy snow started to fall. Finally after an hour of no moving, a park ranger with flashing lights drove by all of us and persuaded it to get off the road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BRZl2eUVQiaSXcvHlubONR3TwfvZdujbH-0qtFGj5xCLLYHVEYJlHT0ii2maRkxl9uRrREPV7YJCRJ2_AJShtbdTQ17qASEwli71dRiFM45f5vWTK7_t2mmhBtaFrQ6rUOAoYoTZaLUc/s4592/DSC05159.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BRZl2eUVQiaSXcvHlubONR3TwfvZdujbH-0qtFGj5xCLLYHVEYJlHT0ii2maRkxl9uRrREPV7YJCRJ2_AJShtbdTQ17qASEwli71dRiFM45f5vWTK7_t2mmhBtaFrQ6rUOAoYoTZaLUc/s320/DSC05159.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Becky from the hotel suggested I pick up a meal from this place. $26 pork chop later which was exceptionally good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ4iCi0I_r_rxxSYhYQvabDESp_yDWzkE-V-L1vqhN2P6faIrKvQ5YjHN7yrnifYxZS5MJtB-AlCD78HH1MoKcrGb9xZsd-OhrWCD2UxiDIrWcoeSdSes4YK_p5lijZIK5bcqFdWF7bJT/s4592/DSC05161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ4iCi0I_r_rxxSYhYQvabDESp_yDWzkE-V-L1vqhN2P6faIrKvQ5YjHN7yrnifYxZS5MJtB-AlCD78HH1MoKcrGb9xZsd-OhrWCD2UxiDIrWcoeSdSes4YK_p5lijZIK5bcqFdWF7bJT/s320/DSC05161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made it back to my haunted hotel and flipped a drawer upside down on the folding luggage rack for an impromptu dinner table in front of the wall heater to dry my hair and keep my teeth from chattering. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The storm was in full force by now, howling wind outside and snow flurry was causing a white out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKojD2s6-w3cGA33A9Nao8BPz8NL4TPh7vVoXToEpwW2qTdwqygE-whp05Ok9XN7zVqgwiNKi6ps4yLHxlLdKkL7B81c31h0tth6yy7TnpFc66WLq3ZAv69ewK_KJi2l9WvK3zGx99MWl/s4592/DSC05162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKojD2s6-w3cGA33A9Nao8BPz8NL4TPh7vVoXToEpwW2qTdwqygE-whp05Ok9XN7zVqgwiNKi6ps4yLHxlLdKkL7B81c31h0tth6yy7TnpFc66WLq3ZAv69ewK_KJi2l9WvK3zGx99MWl/s320/DSC05162.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day would be tricky. The heated gear I carry to allow me to ride in freezing weather stopped working. I suspect I blew the fuse and had a spare as well as a plan to bypass it and force the gear to work. Riding in 30-40 degree weather just isn't possible for any length of time without it. Then I also had to contend with the possibility of black ice. I contemplated staying one extra night in my haunted hotel as I fell asleep under four blankets with a small prayer.</div><p><br /></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-7704520398070375802020-09-09T08:30:00.001-07:002020-09-09T08:30:26.134-07:00Glacier National Park<p style="text-align: center;"> ADV rider is a website I've used for over a decade to help me plan my rides and get expert advice. There are also trolls like any other forum but ultimately it's a great place to go for help, ideas, and something called 'tent space'. These are members that have backyard space for someone like me to pitch their tent. Roy and Phyllis in Lewiston, ID. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTW8tYajsokzLEqdGFRSTOZ7oFQS56uheX8_0mRAkL6zplGdjQMlDyH4OddGVNVKRee1QMEn2lGuwxON4D79cIsUwlc4SsjP0TUByPJKKzl3sjgHO4MBlkyVblXuze9nvQcM7ygVlKlnY/s4592/DSC05055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTW8tYajsokzLEqdGFRSTOZ7oFQS56uheX8_0mRAkL6zplGdjQMlDyH4OddGVNVKRee1QMEn2lGuwxON4D79cIsUwlc4SsjP0TUByPJKKzl3sjgHO4MBlkyVblXuze9nvQcM7ygVlKlnY/s320/DSC05055.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">My place to sleep for the night, included a steak dinner!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGpGaKwvBQGiqSNNqZ5YMj6Aw0bif0dp5jPXphgU63FP-w5bpMv7NZlSANvdiHS3fqaYqoYO3mQ9-psJbUI8eVSX0JNW1wrFq3iBj0MgYMR8ZO70jvfTQGlhEcxauK9m-B5hFQY_H3yFg/s4592/DSC05054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGpGaKwvBQGiqSNNqZ5YMj6Aw0bif0dp5jPXphgU63FP-w5bpMv7NZlSANvdiHS3fqaYqoYO3mQ9-psJbUI8eVSX0JNW1wrFq3iBj0MgYMR8ZO70jvfTQGlhEcxauK9m-B5hFQY_H3yFg/s320/DSC05054.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning, Roy rode up the "<a href="https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/6577-old-spiral-highway.html" target="_blank">spiral highway</a>" with me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf2GnU-Lpg7gA3EFaDdEYCmn5YTVyb9ftMl0ONTDCUY6c9obpd8NCwOitq0scSgGMCv4A0DM9Bcp_gjmfs4JcSvQ_IMKdaMJJihFVZyskKEPmqsfiX8i0BuGCUpwkzQR4raqeBRLdDKI-/s320/DSC05056.JPG" style="text-align: left;" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I was headed to Montana through some passes. It was a little warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0qeC04eupOmB-OwaVYeNjiKNRfd-IaiGQlG-th1M7CWbPQIcsFHIg2YWCyYQ4KCfit3zD8Suc6sERNgymbcu039TycnrrEyX0eYIp34gPq-1dtcgOyPKB_szEEoON0GiPw0TQ65JTcKp/s4592/DSC05052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0qeC04eupOmB-OwaVYeNjiKNRfd-IaiGQlG-th1M7CWbPQIcsFHIg2YWCyYQ4KCfit3zD8Suc6sERNgymbcu039TycnrrEyX0eYIp34gPq-1dtcgOyPKB_szEEoON0GiPw0TQ65JTcKp/s320/DSC05052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped to look at some Nez Perce folklore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0Q73wCkaB4hpw4efxuUzp2oHCCAwVRVw8kQHLhswTnk6oEZ2SQhkimR6bwljj0Djz4IvV0WgzC1U66dzpyHH1e4uSgcpTTwtHqo2JL7v_e-9kjq9HTBi-laNsNUZy_WwOSjg_Odmc3dK/s4592/DSC05059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0Q73wCkaB4hpw4efxuUzp2oHCCAwVRVw8kQHLhswTnk6oEZ2SQhkimR6bwljj0Djz4IvV0WgzC1U66dzpyHH1e4uSgcpTTwtHqo2JL7v_e-9kjq9HTBi-laNsNUZy_WwOSjg_Odmc3dK/s320/DSC05059.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roy said to have breakfast in Kooskia. Pronounced Kooska.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYHvaT3Y0HdAT3p6iHbHUQAeij913KqwlNZme2qcb01jpsM1iUu0OTiAZvd_PVQbjjvcRdhSrj1rQq9KVwQMVFeG7It7Y4huEq7c4myPV_dbUH1d4QzveHPHXB79C1C35ZWQpaHziTOdi/s4592/DSC05060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYHvaT3Y0HdAT3p6iHbHUQAeij913KqwlNZme2qcb01jpsM1iUu0OTiAZvd_PVQbjjvcRdhSrj1rQq9KVwQMVFeG7It7Y4huEq7c4myPV_dbUH1d4QzveHPHXB79C1C35ZWQpaHziTOdi/s320/DSC05060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This omelette (yes with a side of country gravy) reminded me of the "pig vomit omelette" I had in Alaska. Chopped ham, bacon and sausage with cheese. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE9j5OUE2z2PlmLv_zwrQD6Pf-tkCqbNak-df7xRNwd-aS2X9e6I_tg8zn3roD1IZ6Lal7FhfCVCiVgAHdu8jGrZjEom5WFdnVqL1taq3IbTB-eEAGu-hRfaKrS6dXK5_VI4bu5EJ0EqJ/s4592/DSC05061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE9j5OUE2z2PlmLv_zwrQD6Pf-tkCqbNak-df7xRNwd-aS2X9e6I_tg8zn3roD1IZ6Lal7FhfCVCiVgAHdu8jGrZjEom5WFdnVqL1taq3IbTB-eEAGu-hRfaKrS6dXK5_VI4bu5EJ0EqJ/s320/DSC05061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While riding what many people said on ADV was one of the best motorcycle roads in the US, highway 12, I saw all these old trucks lined up and had to stop to take a closer look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX8lcIsLKu6A4WlebYJgztgIAW6Tpd_6sq4rLp7PDCloVqRRq3liX5nZtbvxCbjXlPzhFwTA2Igzr0jMQzjHUNTvyhfSxc46Teg539SmGEPbPPU0ny_84kwWWClF4uPjaGG8B88nAeKcH/s4592/DSC05062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX8lcIsLKu6A4WlebYJgztgIAW6Tpd_6sq4rLp7PDCloVqRRq3liX5nZtbvxCbjXlPzhFwTA2Igzr0jMQzjHUNTvyhfSxc46Teg539SmGEPbPPU0ny_84kwWWClF4uPjaGG8B88nAeKcH/s320/DSC05062.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of sweepers. Meandering river. Oh yeah and 18 wheeler's and logging trucks. Yeah not that great in my opinion. Too nervous to take my eyes off the next corner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrxflDenM-f6K85OAGatp_C6MHUixsuHXWTtGd-9qjRwyAqF4vKJl-WiHZBK5CK6768JJLZsGDk67gFzA7334nPoYYXDfbamajh8ECmEP0u2OA0zwaoDzK3lagV20kP9tuSpGUJ9O8vRc/s4592/DSC05067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrxflDenM-f6K85OAGatp_C6MHUixsuHXWTtGd-9qjRwyAqF4vKJl-WiHZBK5CK6768JJLZsGDk67gFzA7334nPoYYXDfbamajh8ECmEP0u2OA0zwaoDzK3lagV20kP9tuSpGUJ9O8vRc/s320/DSC05067.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I neared Flathead lake, I rode north along this mountain range. It was gorgeous. This is a typical ranch entrance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8WFhmmmmp0coWnXIEBnFTfIQF-OiGJbQw2-Fu5hYh-Sy6nxhz_V19Lqn2HFk9fNBWHZ0QhUYTWQUSXN7sTBml7zVTZQfg9jiAzgN0gV76RZqJMkTyHq_n3aFLdegyNYH7-7Vsk-0WGeV/s4592/DSC05068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8WFhmmmmp0coWnXIEBnFTfIQF-OiGJbQw2-Fu5hYh-Sy6nxhz_V19Lqn2HFk9fNBWHZ0QhUYTWQUSXN7sTBml7zVTZQfg9jiAzgN0gV76RZqJMkTyHq_n3aFLdegyNYH7-7Vsk-0WGeV/s320/DSC05068.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Bob convinced me of the benefits of staying in a place more than one night. This is my little studio for the next three. Plush cushy mattress. Grindle happy. The softest water you have ever showered in and it was equally delicious.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGTxTdgVcaqJKPxkFZvtZS9tfmzW9drqJfTmiKbC7z7S0oR0JXa-iCHOLf7yNPDsh4ii4gmpUunrD3iyyGWcuUaeC66fznHdeoWIkFZi4krvioTcvPZNE2NodD4J53NhRGoIx7F_8PMwC/s4592/DSC05070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGTxTdgVcaqJKPxkFZvtZS9tfmzW9drqJfTmiKbC7z7S0oR0JXa-iCHOLf7yNPDsh4ii4gmpUunrD3iyyGWcuUaeC66fznHdeoWIkFZi4krvioTcvPZNE2NodD4J53NhRGoIx7F_8PMwC/s320/DSC05070.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The couple who built this have a property in a small town called Lakeside and he is a craftsman so lots of wood detail. And this is MT, they <b>love </b>mountain dew as much as I.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEqum9krvhPyAcayllrs05aSWnNKIpoZGIMhyphenhyphen-fHF4rDqvqfQduHVhp5p5UvIOHHRqLD9uDHrufP0Uw1bRxv53k9qTfiMKJOa-r5hv3Jqt2cZPFzztDoCizzUHxDLA1hB00gML9zWxns9/s4592/DSC05071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEqum9krvhPyAcayllrs05aSWnNKIpoZGIMhyphenhyphen-fHF4rDqvqfQduHVhp5p5UvIOHHRqLD9uDHrufP0Uw1bRxv53k9qTfiMKJOa-r5hv3Jqt2cZPFzztDoCizzUHxDLA1hB00gML9zWxns9/s320/DSC05071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got some groceries. Real cream for my coffee. Whipped butter for the local fresh corn. A dozen eggs and maple sausage (made in Oregon). Yeah that was enough for 3 breakfast meals.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZYIEQOUWEdMNEPE3KKv7P1chtpXcLJSB8I7gSO5sMBKS3yY05n5yQbRE8D1YIpl9A7rnCXwmTgBlfoajJUalMLLkOU3ZTHt-Vk1dXOaKSb7eP3wRZTTc3ysJEI3bTUo2a3Q9gyxx22cu/s4592/DSC05072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZYIEQOUWEdMNEPE3KKv7P1chtpXcLJSB8I7gSO5sMBKS3yY05n5yQbRE8D1YIpl9A7rnCXwmTgBlfoajJUalMLLkOU3ZTHt-Vk1dXOaKSb7eP3wRZTTc3ysJEI3bTUo2a3Q9gyxx22cu/s320/DSC05072.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had quite a debacle with the bike here. The listing said gravel road. I emailed and asked about how long this was and how hard packed. This Honda, while comfortable, bullet proof and fun is not made for unpaved roads. I ended up burying the bike in deep round pebble gravel and my host had to come and dig the bike out. It was a nightmare. Each night I thought, I'll find a better spot. Never really did.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillb4n8qhBnfWVeSfW-z4oLhXJ4wKSyXr8fK0sc49aO3R-zBn2KcVWlEG11oUyuracecwOu72VYTVT9q-xweaDxo_fhSXrGjyWp4GNeCsh5bZTzLRw4xHfYxyxYaZy1XU7I4bkLgZiuYU6/s4592/DSC05073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillb4n8qhBnfWVeSfW-z4oLhXJ4wKSyXr8fK0sc49aO3R-zBn2KcVWlEG11oUyuracecwOu72VYTVT9q-xweaDxo_fhSXrGjyWp4GNeCsh5bZTzLRw4xHfYxyxYaZy1XU7I4bkLgZiuYU6/s320/DSC05073.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm in that top portion on the left with the two windows. Siding isn't done yet. They live in the house behind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRHS2vuINZSpx_0KnOeNAV5CCVhlVNNcJy7D6k2DxaXmve8jvskNb76J1ZyV6NwyEtTVUgLR6BZQY-NL-_h-5bVTkfEJarxnuwTxtuVy4bmYsf0j_-iEqhMma0UPLDMMGIgu2hnoTjPrO/s4592/DSC05079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRHS2vuINZSpx_0KnOeNAV5CCVhlVNNcJy7D6k2DxaXmve8jvskNb76J1ZyV6NwyEtTVUgLR6BZQY-NL-_h-5bVTkfEJarxnuwTxtuVy4bmYsf0j_-iEqhMma0UPLDMMGIgu2hnoTjPrO/s320/DSC05079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful sky.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvRRi29kAJdAD3NyNJvlvmZyoqPZry2RUyORh244zx8TMn6XT4sAHoAJkew414BzV26z8BhfsU97_4XCqiGStdrbKLvO9ELtJozXn8puo3v_7xvPdJeb4IG5Q4NGvaRogWCiDq5BU4xQt/s4592/DSC05080.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvRRi29kAJdAD3NyNJvlvmZyoqPZry2RUyORh244zx8TMn6XT4sAHoAJkew414BzV26z8BhfsU97_4XCqiGStdrbKLvO9ELtJozXn8puo3v_7xvPdJeb4IG5Q4NGvaRogWCiDq5BU4xQt/s320/DSC05080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the moon. Some corn moon or other. I check when the full moon will be so I know what night I won't sleep well and now Google is always telling me about the next supermoon or special moon. I was taught a neat trick...you can select the article and 'not interested' and it will stop on your feed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That doesn't stop someone close to me that tells me about each 'special' moon and I can't turn him off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KdiSWEdfYhWBX0AinmCrHxqJnxYsXlGmZ9DaD3COnudpUhWViAltXovPBGm3NCG_OW5zSGwXv5j9daHDz6m0IzycA8zJpjYTKIJFZcGYvHao7KADx7eNEHcJZdbs4KhyphenhyphenOjiz9gdbyYcU/s4592/DSC05081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KdiSWEdfYhWBX0AinmCrHxqJnxYsXlGmZ9DaD3COnudpUhWViAltXovPBGm3NCG_OW5zSGwXv5j9daHDz6m0IzycA8zJpjYTKIJFZcGYvHao7KADx7eNEHcJZdbs4KhyphenhyphenOjiz9gdbyYcU/s320/DSC05081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day, I thought I would hustle to Sandpoint (back in ID) to see if I could meet up with some riding buddies, one whom I met on a dirt bike ride in Mendocino National Forest years back and now lives in Arizona.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I woke up early since it was 160 miles to Sandpoint from where I was at, even with the time difference between ID and MT, I would not get there till about 10 am. These were hanging out around my bike at 7 am when I woke up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsk2n26lfisB6BBc5VjG4mTL-v5xYko1D9QhexRiWlWJrgSYtyxqoZ4_Q5ftrQt2ovhiMR8xbmu3_dXmtLgjLbfIatiWPQFBrWkA8lZgxF3NWgnzEZccJnINOFnYC-ANzJFqM-SJCIApW/s4592/DSC05074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsk2n26lfisB6BBc5VjG4mTL-v5xYko1D9QhexRiWlWJrgSYtyxqoZ4_Q5ftrQt2ovhiMR8xbmu3_dXmtLgjLbfIatiWPQFBrWkA8lZgxF3NWgnzEZccJnINOFnYC-ANzJFqM-SJCIApW/s320/DSC05074.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped to read this. Wait till the next photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuYRGgLCbKv75vkj9_kzU6YwPRR8melbZUqFsU0KGo1vYsXt2tLkKK3LO3dYOvIGVbMx1XjZOVsqWZIdNtZJIm027ibDRdL5QcqlvNzf-ty3vKeV7zq4uuyNt4EmGYWBCI9BBL16RxYZc/s4592/DSC05075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuYRGgLCbKv75vkj9_kzU6YwPRR8melbZUqFsU0KGo1vYsXt2tLkKK3LO3dYOvIGVbMx1XjZOVsqWZIdNtZJIm027ibDRdL5QcqlvNzf-ty3vKeV7zq4uuyNt4EmGYWBCI9BBL16RxYZc/s320/DSC05075.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See that mountain on the left in the distance?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now multiply that times 8.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is the height of the ice shelf here back in the ice age.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9QoXq8Q7K0fIb8QuPu4NMMyRpU6YsWF-SgUKrlsdLcQTkLx3dBEsCqtJ6rmyQZAr2QmRgXJwXuM5wEnzfAeQ_MyyKx0FLuGzXGB8NU-L1IiWpDkVCv4m6sGznu-ymZkYsMPnfWZbc-FD/s4592/DSC05076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9QoXq8Q7K0fIb8QuPu4NMMyRpU6YsWF-SgUKrlsdLcQTkLx3dBEsCqtJ6rmyQZAr2QmRgXJwXuM5wEnzfAeQ_MyyKx0FLuGzXGB8NU-L1IiWpDkVCv4m6sGznu-ymZkYsMPnfWZbc-FD/s320/DSC05076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I got in around 11, I called Bob and sure enough they were still there so completed the loop back to Flathead lake together. I saw another <a href="https://powersports.honda.com/street/adventure/nc750x" target="_blank">Ho</a><a href="https://powersports.honda.com/street/adventure/nc750x" target="_blank">nda</a> like mine too so stopped to say "nice bike".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love these old weird places that sell stuff from the bygone era.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYRwhWxtOiXLxpDfdD748ecd5ytO26KHbN3xX2YhuB5QS0X5fST5uT-GrrH4URk8Md9R1UBVRJx0vvRXmfpiBsSL7n1NwOBhzGIQunZPKbrtISesezU5s5de5T9uZW8V6CaOkuktGIWqm/s4592/DSC05077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYRwhWxtOiXLxpDfdD748ecd5ytO26KHbN3xX2YhuB5QS0X5fST5uT-GrrH4URk8Md9R1UBVRJx0vvRXmfpiBsSL7n1NwOBhzGIQunZPKbrtISesezU5s5de5T9uZW8V6CaOkuktGIWqm/s320/DSC05077.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got to their hotel and kept an eye on the bikes while they figured out how to get the helmet comms to work. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtjunucWoVjv17ccESNYYA6NgAuR3hMqEoQg-xe2OaZ7kpbL6JW5FT_dXzVV2erfMRSMtM0bZ8tIbTazcXsLS6NFDswZIala-YVXmzzpqfX_GX-aBeK6w4cgI0k7_AZd9e4EQcOwZ-FHF/s4592/DSC05078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtjunucWoVjv17ccESNYYA6NgAuR3hMqEoQg-xe2OaZ7kpbL6JW5FT_dXzVV2erfMRSMtM0bZ8tIbTazcXsLS6NFDswZIala-YVXmzzpqfX_GX-aBeK6w4cgI0k7_AZd9e4EQcOwZ-FHF/s320/DSC05078.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Strange I've not sent a group photo of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a strange time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next day, at 6 am, up and ready to go by 7 for Glacier National Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wanted to avoid the conga line and when the park is too full they shut it down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Labor Day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CQpGjXrXazh4EO0o_4fSAgHw7rNOXTEk-XVbaUucPO0KRH2XMXQ2VG21vufhOXFqBTe6MDaAQfBVHD-joyZPzRdq5bOkcL0Akh_ghKP6JINb9mnxHC9n3lwqRFZ0CO4m9O62RhE0GSw9/s4592/DSC05083.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CQpGjXrXazh4EO0o_4fSAgHw7rNOXTEk-XVbaUucPO0KRH2XMXQ2VG21vufhOXFqBTe6MDaAQfBVHD-joyZPzRdq5bOkcL0Akh_ghKP6JINb9mnxHC9n3lwqRFZ0CO4m9O62RhE0GSw9/s320/DSC05083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michelin Man enjoying the views.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWuWT7igfiODX1K-KFsWTC8vJ1QPHKQW1yB7Y3YhNxEqv095csdJFUMeKBE2dKMmwyfMB-p7VL-EsJlOxVL9-_MH2oPPPRRnrYQfs9zLx7qBmhDpsh-zve8zCP5EXzdBuj89UXE4WAicn/s4592/DSC05084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWuWT7igfiODX1K-KFsWTC8vJ1QPHKQW1yB7Y3YhNxEqv095csdJFUMeKBE2dKMmwyfMB-p7VL-EsJlOxVL9-_MH2oPPPRRnrYQfs9zLx7qBmhDpsh-zve8zCP5EXzdBuj89UXE4WAicn/s320/DSC05084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lot's of tight turns with rock face on one side, sheer drop offs on the other and a lot of distracted drivers coming from the opposite direction. No room for error.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eBwfPbAZHk3wdD2ftJ1HG9IcO7_66TvsgPrPiQwZL4fGwAxZiOK0tnOcVbhgySyvLZUgpXWzJgL1lHlQ17RU6IPBNDJjTYNHzNTij7gfMvaPY0XqJpUXDzTR5B5xRf_08jDEDo9Ov4Yi/s4592/DSC05085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eBwfPbAZHk3wdD2ftJ1HG9IcO7_66TvsgPrPiQwZL4fGwAxZiOK0tnOcVbhgySyvLZUgpXWzJgL1lHlQ17RU6IPBNDJjTYNHzNTij7gfMvaPY0XqJpUXDzTR5B5xRf_08jDEDo9Ov4Yi/s320/DSC05085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful lakes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yhty3uwe-ajoBWsHgk8kG25GnXuvWzz-2ne7sm9LNwmfkxz3axbXgytZzgKlUz36qn3OCrnnQqXGz-xO8lB5d6Xq72e1A3opvV3-dn8bebMOIjwHJehNfg0PCNe0v7w7cCjrwxPzInvL/s4592/DSC05086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yhty3uwe-ajoBWsHgk8kG25GnXuvWzz-2ne7sm9LNwmfkxz3axbXgytZzgKlUz36qn3OCrnnQqXGz-xO8lB5d6Xq72e1A3opvV3-dn8bebMOIjwHJehNfg0PCNe0v7w7cCjrwxPzInvL/s320/DSC05086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lot's of peaks. This place reminded me of Yosemite.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H0i4RDEaRvGA86si-K7bYk1VUlUL29arPLJ9Pwnv552jYswSiLfg5TrqdaxMdedesb1__k_C4Mk6Qk-965oFvpMUuwEGiBe7qPQnwew17ZN15MPEX3DeXi5ggLKg8fD2mU3yfcgXu0Xy/s4592/DSC05087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H0i4RDEaRvGA86si-K7bYk1VUlUL29arPLJ9Pwnv552jYswSiLfg5TrqdaxMdedesb1__k_C4Mk6Qk-965oFvpMUuwEGiBe7qPQnwew17ZN15MPEX3DeXi5ggLKg8fD2mU3yfcgXu0Xy/s320/DSC05087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made it to the other side of the park and it's closed as an exit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reservation land and the people there decided they didn't want a bunch of tourists going through so, *sigh* had to turn back and enjoy the amazing views one more time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw68nkFZkQh4Dxpog7Q0xqzKpnh1bLSbiAuUdmv_EeBHv-YCWuGoXnPLaWokgQYidx46AlwuXcsnOmzSrIeHmcw0lyhaAHUz1f_1XbZzl3n7aRU-qhsPSfMhAzOADB1bXf0v95aUDXG28h/s4592/DSC05088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw68nkFZkQh4Dxpog7Q0xqzKpnh1bLSbiAuUdmv_EeBHv-YCWuGoXnPLaWokgQYidx46AlwuXcsnOmzSrIeHmcw0lyhaAHUz1f_1XbZzl3n7aRU-qhsPSfMhAzOADB1bXf0v95aUDXG28h/s320/DSC05088.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This peak reminded me of the Matterhorn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not the one in Disney.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the zoomed in version.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkaPzS6O6-wm2JwBG2nr-VepAPhCNVUWoAkXiD8MgEeKn3hidhJuzID8C9n1ahyphenhyphenKj3JlrvrNqNdbPPkJnlhwr8fnGpIp8Z0DAPcY1TGIfEPTMzqXjad0fe2lpctsoVRab_UtoKslSu5xd/s4592/DSC05089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkaPzS6O6-wm2JwBG2nr-VepAPhCNVUWoAkXiD8MgEeKn3hidhJuzID8C9n1ahyphenhyphenKj3JlrvrNqNdbPPkJnlhwr8fnGpIp8Z0DAPcY1TGIfEPTMzqXjad0fe2lpctsoVRab_UtoKslSu5xd/s320/DSC05089.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Normal distance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-136BHnW7iTB_alKJ-ACMb1Rqzyl08h1ab0YewDhvttqHB2dKa-CrK5RliA8L2_Z11Eh2QOulROTnt1rDt98GYrRT2DwIne0OXP1JDZf2c59LXEFbUJyEk87sw2KoIduFVmFYLTqVML-/s4592/DSC05090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-136BHnW7iTB_alKJ-ACMb1Rqzyl08h1ab0YewDhvttqHB2dKa-CrK5RliA8L2_Z11Eh2QOulROTnt1rDt98GYrRT2DwIne0OXP1JDZf2c59LXEFbUJyEk87sw2KoIduFVmFYLTqVML-/s320/DSC05090.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The haze you see is due to the farmers in MT who burn after harvest when they switch the crop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still this swooping valley was gorgeous.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLXE9iGw_3T-hYAByRIS-2vKB5XzoBjjMGXQ7BCkfQ0PnsIq7Nq5CVziSHF9YU5bOu-W4N07UiTHymJfFqAkIINx2hZoqvwv8FQUAItoTAOzf7606Y_gTT5iT3HVMkU0J0faLLCav6Ch-/s4592/DSC05091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the benefits of a motorcycle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the overcrowded visitor center always has room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped here for more photos and to stretch my legs. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdNAM0X4cJMA4RDqTH4Ac5nmbGic_9Kpgi07rJL-tQOORLtkiinPAZ85Bb01ytfYKWQpm4GnbSR4Hj-yyxsuZBr95Fuk2XslQHZvyxznNC23AoJe-SvzKE12voojH1wwYw_hRpE2bz8qn/s4592/DSC05093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdNAM0X4cJMA4RDqTH4Ac5nmbGic_9Kpgi07rJL-tQOORLtkiinPAZ85Bb01ytfYKWQpm4GnbSR4Hj-yyxsuZBr95Fuk2XslQHZvyxznNC23AoJe-SvzKE12voojH1wwYw_hRpE2bz8qn/s320/DSC05093.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can imagine with these high peaks, lots of rocks tumble down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No 'rocks in the road' signs here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They bother to clear them off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzULfQBCzTXSex8RxVrHklkWDXYs0LZlb4MvQCc9QFMIzrKHt5osU5sTwL-kAiQNs3gVerqeEZ04Z2e05gg4yYrcJlqhbtaa1BDsyBAovYaXkxQ0jIgCjm918spkiwCJn2SH7eLcdoNfR/s4592/DSC05094.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzULfQBCzTXSex8RxVrHklkWDXYs0LZlb4MvQCc9QFMIzrKHt5osU5sTwL-kAiQNs3gVerqeEZ04Z2e05gg4yYrcJlqhbtaa1BDsyBAovYaXkxQ0jIgCjm918spkiwCJn2SH7eLcdoNfR/s320/DSC05094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see how the road snakes along the edge on both sides.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqy46WBxsBr2LbVEKUXB9EckTWUdjupiONNa5K8KJMcMSxHXAMAMYoZW-O8ueXlUn2fpA7KJjheMcOmBhMkCgV9nk7puk0ZT0wRq7RnhQrLI9Xa_vmgs9Q7V-cfQ2EZqCm5u3aJilbg7qE/s4592/DSC05095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqy46WBxsBr2LbVEKUXB9EckTWUdjupiONNa5K8KJMcMSxHXAMAMYoZW-O8ueXlUn2fpA7KJjheMcOmBhMkCgV9nk7puk0ZT0wRq7RnhQrLI9Xa_vmgs9Q7V-cfQ2EZqCm5u3aJilbg7qE/s320/DSC05095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BTW it's called "the sun road". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, in the sun the whole way and facing the sun too as I was riding East. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those of you who know how much I love the sun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWOL54o-FyxBigKP58LVeLwq8mb8rut_t9-udMnfT_ZoPeOTJrLlK-KXdk2icUkhEc5t0JmA6ke8jO9ufxJmTwFsUg7B7QuFLRkxy4BzATrYhDvmWHOnUlGt_CM3OU-X78Qhtxue5k8cU/s4592/DSC05096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWOL54o-FyxBigKP58LVeLwq8mb8rut_t9-udMnfT_ZoPeOTJrLlK-KXdk2icUkhEc5t0JmA6ke8jO9ufxJmTwFsUg7B7QuFLRkxy4BzATrYhDvmWHOnUlGt_CM3OU-X78Qhtxue5k8cU/s320/DSC05096.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photos nearly at the end. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went a bit crazy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTr54rrons17c8MUVzajnM655nZC68e1pBbc276Dt42lLWD2f9opinUMZVTDj6bnc6h5yy24WDLLrW2NPRbtsewGwO6Rzbqo8AJeGVN64_IEK6OppuoHd-OqOl6IlQfoTFKSdDkCfluJ0/s4592/DSC05098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTr54rrons17c8MUVzajnM655nZC68e1pBbc276Dt42lLWD2f9opinUMZVTDj6bnc6h5yy24WDLLrW2NPRbtsewGwO6Rzbqo8AJeGVN64_IEK6OppuoHd-OqOl6IlQfoTFKSdDkCfluJ0/s320/DSC05098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkstmHSCJjxttwYqAu4xRpTHbG9USJljhS6WKOzFD5PwG9WsSx4bW8YRnCvebjDv3FUVwIV74LIMSrFEm1o8Vu7kOPzgp4Kar74F2aUiIOq10OlPoaBrmA_k0oCJE6jdPL800QrgKOB7fe/s4592/DSC05099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkstmHSCJjxttwYqAu4xRpTHbG9USJljhS6WKOzFD5PwG9WsSx4bW8YRnCvebjDv3FUVwIV74LIMSrFEm1o8Vu7kOPzgp4Kar74F2aUiIOq10OlPoaBrmA_k0oCJE6jdPL800QrgKOB7fe/s320/DSC05099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycUnQ3awV8sVqnLFsR-U5RTCSM-4rKyH_1TH_5KPLpQmwIdjryXDMB2hnhQcCZWRXu3AsB0b3tWjNL29Alv1fOglSWWGT7pO6daULRwA7kdd9S2AA9fY_VBrxSeax_7XFicA1o1VfhRwP/s4592/DSC05100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycUnQ3awV8sVqnLFsR-U5RTCSM-4rKyH_1TH_5KPLpQmwIdjryXDMB2hnhQcCZWRXu3AsB0b3tWjNL29Alv1fOglSWWGT7pO6daULRwA7kdd9S2AA9fY_VBrxSeax_7XFicA1o1VfhRwP/s320/DSC05100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glacier National Park Lodge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys were having lunch out back along the lake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjon2HjlbF7hD28AqGoJfHba5k5WhAg2Fvtnvt8ytZ-xXavO6t37xNujhQqySAeJ9aeytjCf0PKF5HPQFDNuwSPaZp8M1CjclgBmyQ9eTXSOoHF7Jtv0wgcAu2_CQ7MRUPu5kIaN1s943Ya/s4592/DSC05101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjon2HjlbF7hD28AqGoJfHba5k5WhAg2Fvtnvt8ytZ-xXavO6t37xNujhQqySAeJ9aeytjCf0PKF5HPQFDNuwSPaZp8M1CjclgBmyQ9eTXSOoHF7Jtv0wgcAu2_CQ7MRUPu5kIaN1s943Ya/s320/DSC05101.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back at my airbnb for my third night and my host did my laundry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good thing too, I was officially out of critical items. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My helmet smelled good again the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hard to explain how morale boosting that is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyouxmcRvdEW5tVh2KqqhJpK68ZyFqA23K1rfFM0qwBt0EKou9BSxlrXtGD-Ju75LlHdzOy_d-YQeYQjVbUj-U5pys9fihjvtaAmczHVvod9zSVX4NxiEN3cFOuVTA7TKbn2_IXVBvxc6/s4592/DSC05102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyouxmcRvdEW5tVh2KqqhJpK68ZyFqA23K1rfFM0qwBt0EKou9BSxlrXtGD-Ju75LlHdzOy_d-YQeYQjVbUj-U5pys9fihjvtaAmczHVvod9zSVX4NxiEN3cFOuVTA7TKbn2_IXVBvxc6/s320/DSC05102.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a brewery a mile away that I walked to for dinner twice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One night I had fish n chips and boy was it good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next I got BBQ ribs. A whole rack. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing wrong with my appetite. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a local produce stand that I had missed on the way in and made sure to stop for fresh local corn on the cobb that was juicy and sweet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwidT7CVIs_xAotyIO4Nkens4QFor0nxQ1djbfNNeH2geYBYM-B8TfJQfy908pd4Vri0Iv829GSTvgPQCv4ZiRAyESrKqH6XtvG_ms0q7BTyXNJygvr-Tt0LhL2koTcXrfMWMKiQ8v-5TG/s4592/DSC05103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwidT7CVIs_xAotyIO4Nkens4QFor0nxQ1djbfNNeH2geYBYM-B8TfJQfy908pd4Vri0Iv829GSTvgPQCv4ZiRAyESrKqH6XtvG_ms0q7BTyXNJygvr-Tt0LhL2koTcXrfMWMKiQ8v-5TG/s320/DSC05103.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I rode back out of town, made sure to stop for these photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've seen easily thousands of bails of hay on this ride and the locals dressed them up in some sort of competition. Here are a few.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkCUzgTyecGaJMLOptlafIFM4-uWmoDqlXeltj325rqV5yj9NlJyDisUgyYL_1onE6JRPEmk7sDAuHPQKi78kKCIeJT5dP2LAoGFPZS0ciyqbFvQo7mW2AIV1gj_572DfGhk9m6WRFDei/s4592/DSC05104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkCUzgTyecGaJMLOptlafIFM4-uWmoDqlXeltj325rqV5yj9NlJyDisUgyYL_1onE6JRPEmk7sDAuHPQKi78kKCIeJT5dP2LAoGFPZS0ciyqbFvQo7mW2AIV1gj_572DfGhk9m6WRFDei/s320/DSC05104.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cat?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1yG7m5wg3X0uJem9WtfUXB7eLOXPW4y_ev8Qp9NmMQckr8ar9A2M7gusl8-nFKJDhjpsi50ZbjHUGqF_N1e51Mc33tJFR1XtmJNitzEl5yCIkMCXK8-cUVfvXeM8PUpJ5QsbmmonU_gA/s4592/DSC05105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1yG7m5wg3X0uJem9WtfUXB7eLOXPW4y_ev8Qp9NmMQckr8ar9A2M7gusl8-nFKJDhjpsi50ZbjHUGqF_N1e51Mc33tJFR1XtmJNitzEl5yCIkMCXK8-cUVfvXeM8PUpJ5QsbmmonU_gA/s320/DSC05105.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Firehouse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w3FEdicJWrJhyy-qas-xGfr2bysdESHyUJBGdVDxaboetGxexwPegctmsKXyl7CklxYjxhs5MiY6rqy_ws5Rf7QoeWLvCqr8gqTfnNPbz4KcBKuxijFiYQxy684gvFKtDYreytn96s7z/s4592/DSC05106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w3FEdicJWrJhyy-qas-xGfr2bysdESHyUJBGdVDxaboetGxexwPegctmsKXyl7CklxYjxhs5MiY6rqy_ws5Rf7QoeWLvCqr8gqTfnNPbz4KcBKuxijFiYQxy684gvFKtDYreytn96s7z/s320/DSC05106.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teacher. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_43M4b5xHvIQbm4PVTuoLA5jEyNwJGToPk6HHaYLJHZnJ0qFctskMxv7SFV_1uKmn2BJFIYRGMIt7CP3HuyJYy9DVoMeV7HAHjcttzngJSWLMsg1TTznri4v4AmZ5gzEcVqDO9E-RnELJ/s4592/DSC05107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_43M4b5xHvIQbm4PVTuoLA5jEyNwJGToPk6HHaYLJHZnJ0qFctskMxv7SFV_1uKmn2BJFIYRGMIt7CP3HuyJYy9DVoMeV7HAHjcttzngJSWLMsg1TTznri4v4AmZ5gzEcVqDO9E-RnELJ/s320/DSC05107.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The apple computer is a pizza box. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FmkWX5m3ghHdupzsYxNsaVX_fO_ykrhATYMSp73iiT_iJeLhWCJYrAt5YzgC7BfMWsr5WglHqfZvHX_3-DkZgQvIMhIgSO3_CFTbVgzsxdejDDid5aqh61aADkEsKirZIJpVCZeF-oqU/s4592/DSC05108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FmkWX5m3ghHdupzsYxNsaVX_fO_ykrhATYMSp73iiT_iJeLhWCJYrAt5YzgC7BfMWsr5WglHqfZvHX_3-DkZgQvIMhIgSO3_CFTbVgzsxdejDDid5aqh61aADkEsKirZIJpVCZeF-oqU/s320/DSC05108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop, <a href="https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm" target="_blank">Big Hole Battlefield</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More than one person on ADV suggested I stop and check it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glad I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This horn was used by the chief of the Nez Perce group that traveled to escape from Lewiston and there are carved dots on it, each representing a fallen in the battle. One was for his daughter. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKXG3gp5iku4aEc4Ni3hPMtaZENWOnJ9Gjwf5O64hesetWybaMvmxEy3HaIhnl1scnhqweBFxoSStje4dA5yPvZs2LMv_9iZroy0GS00RnZ9Bt6Wb4kCwTh64odbEK2nl3J00xdjfhLm0/s4592/DSC05109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKXG3gp5iku4aEc4Ni3hPMtaZENWOnJ9Gjwf5O64hesetWybaMvmxEy3HaIhnl1scnhqweBFxoSStje4dA5yPvZs2LMv_9iZroy0GS00RnZ9Bt6Wb4kCwTh64odbEK2nl3J00xdjfhLm0/s320/DSC05109.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drawing of where the individual family's tee pee's were on the plain before the attack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnytz_92eKCBTVXDkyeSE4LSjtVKdPsxeUA00piZXb6FmhY4BE0r47KM_bK1HDvnPMVTlhdgLoVm_zJR2qQ8DYBiEXtrPnVEiqm5-KyMUc2ZOvNchE0IaQ4zPhocvM88ZpuMfGTKSWWXw/s4592/DSC05110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnytz_92eKCBTVXDkyeSE4LSjtVKdPsxeUA00piZXb6FmhY4BE0r47KM_bK1HDvnPMVTlhdgLoVm_zJR2qQ8DYBiEXtrPnVEiqm5-KyMUc2ZOvNchE0IaQ4zPhocvM88ZpuMfGTKSWWXw/s320/DSC05110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overlook.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztV39btcz6dr5-bBljFDrAWul8AOmh_mW_3RKJDvagUz_Dyi8HehqjWE_tB9FquQeyQwbrYjOf8_j3H2vCIYbKFDrQ3Jz0YJz-Q5SBDfDqwz2HjciZalY09Sb0CfhrcfVa5LPiXeLZOO6/s4592/DSC05111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztV39btcz6dr5-bBljFDrAWul8AOmh_mW_3RKJDvagUz_Dyi8HehqjWE_tB9FquQeyQwbrYjOf8_j3H2vCIYbKFDrQ3Jz0YJz-Q5SBDfDqwz2HjciZalY09Sb0CfhrcfVa5LPiXeLZOO6/s320/DSC05111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a recreation of the tee pee area they had camped when the solders ambushed them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5cS215bjtTURpCP4DXUrCE2D1k0vjFFahOiKADJ35KXOCL7yNamNMXcHxOApYUJ1lzNg5JnuFpwShccRkQyD2IKwl5IajKgthmaboVYdON8rONum8D7Bm2ybqBz8Q3L_bd_q2hYzrNFO/s4592/DSC05113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5cS215bjtTURpCP4DXUrCE2D1k0vjFFahOiKADJ35KXOCL7yNamNMXcHxOApYUJ1lzNg5JnuFpwShccRkQyD2IKwl5IajKgthmaboVYdON8rONum8D7Bm2ybqBz8Q3L_bd_q2hYzrNFO/s320/DSC05113.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some original burials.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0224XpMeQRaAPlTlC9kd_k3m1wfggCGPgx49w9fmNmwhWZIpjbkuFkAuy_EdyfoCyssP8EYnyfvtMaUg61qiLxySYcuLpgviDy4r63PHA8lvsYDXax7SAcqSmnjUuIWqjufmZoC0BoKoE/s4592/DSC05114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0224XpMeQRaAPlTlC9kd_k3m1wfggCGPgx49w9fmNmwhWZIpjbkuFkAuy_EdyfoCyssP8EYnyfvtMaUg61qiLxySYcuLpgviDy4r63PHA8lvsYDXax7SAcqSmnjUuIWqjufmZoC0BoKoE/s320/DSC05114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zoomed out. Tee pee's on left, burials on right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPvkVqLP7_Un6duZaXrRAMCtuWZr4z5e9_jQOTgcVH7yxpSprEVZucOt6BB4e5XXB8XCUoBiFXz77w_zRwqTrALqj56AORMBhy3QS7HuC2GGYPjv28EMVYafi3WP0W-Rm7rWacwSy7TXB/s4592/DSC05115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPvkVqLP7_Un6duZaXrRAMCtuWZr4z5e9_jQOTgcVH7yxpSprEVZucOt6BB4e5XXB8XCUoBiFXz77w_zRwqTrALqj56AORMBhy3QS7HuC2GGYPjv28EMVYafi3WP0W-Rm7rWacwSy7TXB/s320/DSC05115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a magical moment for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I rode through some pretty remote areas to make it to my final destination, <a href="http://virginiacity.com/" target="_blank">Virginia City MT</a>, much like the Virginia City in NV, I discovered that these tall poles are set up for raptors to nest and this one had a bald eagle. So I turned around for the photo and just after I clicked this one....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk4Y1hyulS6FSP5DKMgWwvP_dyBK-A6ETh3nsSzCHPZFizN1hoLYTpclw2Ix66DBcIzX61uxN5V42xhYQZcO0i7Ygn2JMu7LBumgvbQNfa3qsdVmq0E1p2KTXi7KIkp0IoEGl6Twa5LUG/s4592/DSC05116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk4Y1hyulS6FSP5DKMgWwvP_dyBK-A6ETh3nsSzCHPZFizN1hoLYTpclw2Ix66DBcIzX61uxN5V42xhYQZcO0i7Ygn2JMu7LBumgvbQNfa3qsdVmq0E1p2KTXi7KIkp0IoEGl6Twa5LUG/s320/DSC05116.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took flight!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQOXgeekTwBINHguytKput5JNRiuMqv8bx0GDRsEYkHMEnKzRNRyiVkgu7tIdC1AhM7T0HGYpD9exfLMzXTCeIGroA0iyIHx3df0glZA6XlnbpBL4-VdAPa1uMdjyHEeQTGDJe0JorK9Z/s4592/DSC05117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQOXgeekTwBINHguytKput5JNRiuMqv8bx0GDRsEYkHMEnKzRNRyiVkgu7tIdC1AhM7T0HGYpD9exfLMzXTCeIGroA0iyIHx3df0glZA6XlnbpBL4-VdAPa1uMdjyHEeQTGDJe0JorK9Z/s320/DSC05117.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my many gas station stops, saw this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh740HO3PCU-cPIB9bnpRFrNr0ZobU1QtwlUZCmqokzLjl_dPMJB4ClPe7D4qwratBxtlWpXROU53fl3Xs2pMMFXePXdLNhJ1KmrSAwIKfnzp189y4HJawrWwaZHuZAlH2jb-P19CYvlUd3/s4592/DSC05118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh740HO3PCU-cPIB9bnpRFrNr0ZobU1QtwlUZCmqokzLjl_dPMJB4ClPe7D4qwratBxtlWpXROU53fl3Xs2pMMFXePXdLNhJ1KmrSAwIKfnzp189y4HJawrWwaZHuZAlH2jb-P19CYvlUd3/s320/DSC05118.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lot's of open plains. Can get pretty windy too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp2GD136iE0tD69pm87c1fwBJzyJXtFlCetsVmGeD-42wbwHnClY-Z7VI2XNCUkvvCaHA2FWca9-RxJUGl1aO4JvFecAVHIGf5i4vgWgkZoSdGT7Gm7JRT17Vz-DMDcQAJbtOJcmNCLxc/s4592/DSC05119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp2GD136iE0tD69pm87c1fwBJzyJXtFlCetsVmGeD-42wbwHnClY-Z7VI2XNCUkvvCaHA2FWca9-RxJUGl1aO4JvFecAVHIGf5i4vgWgkZoSdGT7Gm7JRT17Vz-DMDcQAJbtOJcmNCLxc/s320/DSC05119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo didn't turn out nearly as beautiful as it was in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'll try to describe it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the distance is a tall mountain range.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the base of it, settlements and farms with sweeping green fields.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bails of hay freshly tilled and ready for collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg709PWt9F4As-98dZii8KujRw2BLCP2MQFLEinlgf5ubfERDlMiOXXs1A2cdOgjgVHTIcojluklQLMxu4Gm2t8rCoVWBojuXnvU00jbA6LUixQrMtTR4-Gjgj-Q1PnQbwezaIdCDTw0BcC/s4592/DSC05122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg709PWt9F4As-98dZii8KujRw2BLCP2MQFLEinlgf5ubfERDlMiOXXs1A2cdOgjgVHTIcojluklQLMxu4Gm2t8rCoVWBojuXnvU00jbA6LUixQrMtTR4-Gjgj-Q1PnQbwezaIdCDTw0BcC/s320/DSC05122.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of gravel roads that I would have explored on the Tiger.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkUb-1hbYhDASiVgYwjo4U47Vnhi66YFzXkXqxa_C4IaDMZFvFrUvemKCP-EaWbp2eVILjifgA-h59xmVVG1gBEEz5Lvmw_JDiqUzpPfPeBnKWoQZ8gPSXDzvmNwzZsLj1LTg1scpEIu4/s4592/DSC05121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkUb-1hbYhDASiVgYwjo4U47Vnhi66YFzXkXqxa_C4IaDMZFvFrUvemKCP-EaWbp2eVILjifgA-h59xmVVG1gBEEz5Lvmw_JDiqUzpPfPeBnKWoQZ8gPSXDzvmNwzZsLj1LTg1scpEIu4/s320/DSC05121.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made it to Virginia City. Massive cold front moving in tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's my room on the end of the building. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucky #7. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoLQEr4eP0nPbeL42lj8Z_bex8IqhtX9BA1fUChfpjcKEiMBJCaTfU-PgpXVGMYwRJyDKrtwhn4GYgttha6AYyRbcgFjcGKr9EqVa_0Brae_CgU7wgd9fEkLRx6Q9YvIgXmNi2M0SLOAh/s4592/DSC05123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoLQEr4eP0nPbeL42lj8Z_bex8IqhtX9BA1fUChfpjcKEiMBJCaTfU-PgpXVGMYwRJyDKrtwhn4GYgttha6AYyRbcgFjcGKr9EqVa_0Brae_CgU7wgd9fEkLRx6Q9YvIgXmNi2M0SLOAh/s320/DSC05123.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bonanza Inn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.hauntedrooms.com/montana/haunted-places/haunted-hotels" target="_blank">Montana's most haunted hotel.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3nY6m9badimY4hSLhCeLzwQ5SqXeS44kIj5pb5oR8qvUWpSqlVpZk8wQ3ZAhk4OgGasNQU9iiii5QCFeR3y4shGG_E1G_iNGyn_yYoaHCEmOx_roLXWpubYVeI19XHNIAwQT0V-JJaSH/s4592/DSC05124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3nY6m9badimY4hSLhCeLzwQ5SqXeS44kIj5pb5oR8qvUWpSqlVpZk8wQ3ZAhk4OgGasNQU9iiii5QCFeR3y4shGG_E1G_iNGyn_yYoaHCEmOx_roLXWpubYVeI19XHNIAwQT0V-JJaSH/s320/DSC05124.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sooooo, I locked myself out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My phone was in the room when it happened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily I had my satellite tracker on me that I used to get help.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10 minutes later, Janet showed up to let me back in and she told me 3 ghost stories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Room 1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She makes up the rooms and one morning as she was doing her rounds she checked room 1 and found a body imprint on the bed. She checked the roster and no one had booked the room the night before. She checked with the rest of the staff, nope, no one booked or stayed in the room the previous night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Room 2. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She went in to clean the room and smelled 'rose toilet water'. A typical fragrance people would make themselves, usually with roses or lavender. It smelled very strong like a woman had just put it on. She asked the guests staying there that night if they had this old fashioned perfume. The answer was no.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Room 3. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Janet's room. One night she was sleeping and woken to the sound of a woman humming a very old hymn. This place was first and foremost a nunnery before it was a courthouse and now hotel. She looked everywhere in the room, in the lobby and hallway and even walked around the building outside and never found anyone but the melody didn't stop. She eventually told the ghost "I'm going back to sleep now". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd256Mf2n8nQuirx-QzoQMoGTUtyFDwrpIs5YNlNl68ByDusYp1vxfwrpf-OrsnfJVhcPg-zOvys7MQEWoPI7S40QSXZv4mUCwomfSCAtCsg3MZEqcUt7KgOJ7lqC33cujdbEK0jVMBUGY/s4592/DSC05125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd256Mf2n8nQuirx-QzoQMoGTUtyFDwrpIs5YNlNl68ByDusYp1vxfwrpf-OrsnfJVhcPg-zOvys7MQEWoPI7S40QSXZv4mUCwomfSCAtCsg3MZEqcUt7KgOJ7lqC33cujdbEK0jVMBUGY/s320/DSC05125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rooms are all modern though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plush cushy bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As many of you know, I ride internationally and always lament how hard the beds are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This trip, each mattress I've slept on was plush and cozy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm starting to think this is normal here and what I've experienced abroad is just koo koo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RECLVTLok1m2lsR9ENSHjbuGPjYM1IIrjC1lnxpnP622c4dnw7Z5Ok2u1FJa5LyfCIJaM0_366SsXK3zLcJGoJX2CBVUMXgictLMB1Op0xOhmAVkqsQubttQMxUNdV_zW-P7V-MLUB4_/s4592/DSC05126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RECLVTLok1m2lsR9ENSHjbuGPjYM1IIrjC1lnxpnP622c4dnw7Z5Ok2u1FJa5LyfCIJaM0_366SsXK3zLcJGoJX2CBVUMXgictLMB1Op0xOhmAVkqsQubttQMxUNdV_zW-P7V-MLUB4_/s320/DSC05126.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Private bathroom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really get excited when I see strong hooks to hang things from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My gear is pretty heavy and there is only so much room to lay things out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZZPpwFqwc8DiAUP0Y-o4OmFdiJ7qsshiLVfqLARFwU2P-3gECmYXA7vUekNyGQ88U-3FuNH3lCBMeu9Q77iELOjYsheyeDnj_GHmqoDVKLnNOAVR2ZGFsLUN-OCw-wq32rt_Pr0m_1H1/s4592/DSC05128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZZPpwFqwc8DiAUP0Y-o4OmFdiJ7qsshiLVfqLARFwU2P-3gECmYXA7vUekNyGQ88U-3FuNH3lCBMeu9Q77iELOjYsheyeDnj_GHmqoDVKLnNOAVR2ZGFsLUN-OCw-wq32rt_Pr0m_1H1/s320/DSC05128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellowstone National Park tomorrow....if I am lucky.</div><br /><p></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-71237491562818310022020-09-06T18:36:00.000-07:002020-09-06T18:36:14.631-07:00Crater Lake National Park Oregon<p style="text-align: center;">I spend time each night making sure there are no fires where I am going the next day. I also have a guardian angel that does the same. Those that are really in the 'know' can see my position every 10 minutes with my satellite tracker from my website.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Started out early and it was pretty nippy along the coast as I continued into Oregon from Northern California. I remember passing through this town on the way to Vancouver and Alaska with a lot of great Redwood tree stuff and this time I stopped and took photos.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9u5aA5OKO15aG9SsZiW-Wf_UmamDuPNsVnjfZ6IMetpivfOi5VMoQ8dN3MzgzPxFhEzeK9rcwA7j7_zsUlJdb6MBjzbQKvXZe_5_bXb_1jPgGD81PVEg3UnQYn_4pA97ysNp0DedN89OB/s4592/DSC05011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9u5aA5OKO15aG9SsZiW-Wf_UmamDuPNsVnjfZ6IMetpivfOi5VMoQ8dN3MzgzPxFhEzeK9rcwA7j7_zsUlJdb6MBjzbQKvXZe_5_bXb_1jPgGD81PVEg3UnQYn_4pA97ysNp0DedN89OB/s320/DSC05011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bigfoot territory you know.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-1Pcb861VmD52VTvohXB4UTlM7NdhSVigSCNv8M37HqnF_AjKKKJr3THY-HP7tWuvYSQyyUW5HsIpXtZ3-fZ3ESXw4CABNjhM_w7NMMgwOzW8SjoejsoYfMtMPEI66e_IZNZv9WB3Goj/s4592/DSC05012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-1Pcb861VmD52VTvohXB4UTlM7NdhSVigSCNv8M37HqnF_AjKKKJr3THY-HP7tWuvYSQyyUW5HsIpXtZ3-fZ3ESXw4CABNjhM_w7NMMgwOzW8SjoejsoYfMtMPEI66e_IZNZv9WB3Goj/s320/DSC05012.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxemgqiV67AcZo1cF8r5oXhAAaohBqOAhkSMu5u9yHailmdsbp0YWyc8-FqVMBmlNW5aq7kMw8eFiFoZl2CqKf3eyPhjQSnAUAsq_dW0JvMfEd9keesYGTAy_srkfSEbEeDEZqGvPIhvEl/s4592/DSC05013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxemgqiV67AcZo1cF8r5oXhAAaohBqOAhkSMu5u9yHailmdsbp0YWyc8-FqVMBmlNW5aq7kMw8eFiFoZl2CqKf3eyPhjQSnAUAsq_dW0JvMfEd9keesYGTAy_srkfSEbEeDEZqGvPIhvEl/s320/DSC05013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Loved this owl.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztNTbI4JSDWZOxAly81y_Tn5Ehs0L7XC0dwczfhRkQIrqEBTiWL-ZLyd49EFElfXz_4ScASSmKMNa5Lt9wqVW77O1E3VjCAMfhhWeiIbvsC0zIbktsmvEnkV4r8v3AjdD8CF1Dq6uhRQm/s4592/DSC05014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztNTbI4JSDWZOxAly81y_Tn5Ehs0L7XC0dwczfhRkQIrqEBTiWL-ZLyd49EFElfXz_4ScASSmKMNa5Lt9wqVW77O1E3VjCAMfhhWeiIbvsC0zIbktsmvEnkV4r8v3AjdD8CF1Dq6uhRQm/s320/DSC05014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also remember this weird ship way up near the road, pretty far from the water's edge. Probably an interesting story.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9KBHm40xTW-y3Sbxoh090dXFQNDTCBoW63-13C5N7cGU78f7zIkqSycpmkUNvDwgWAp9DEfTYnUfEyYty-j5kH8B24X9bMUDi76czGVFqUzm2JuqW3-moXIzRI26bhylPn6CB61I9Q_y/s4592/DSC05015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9KBHm40xTW-y3Sbxoh090dXFQNDTCBoW63-13C5N7cGU78f7zIkqSycpmkUNvDwgWAp9DEfTYnUfEyYty-j5kH8B24X9bMUDi76czGVFqUzm2JuqW3-moXIzRI26bhylPn6CB61I9Q_y/s320/DSC05015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty coastline. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3iaa2iP21jlC6llT2K5Htj9Xg1UPNH5oR1mPPvmucDXe9OraUIP1J2hfx3O-UeHjjE7Ib_9x_2LlRvFk0YlRRWzRFUmfSS4ks8n70npYkQ0_dZF4zZztGvlSdcNpQamGhTcHyniGuJQO/s4592/DSC05016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3iaa2iP21jlC6llT2K5Htj9Xg1UPNH5oR1mPPvmucDXe9OraUIP1J2hfx3O-UeHjjE7Ib_9x_2LlRvFk0YlRRWzRFUmfSS4ks8n70npYkQ0_dZF4zZztGvlSdcNpQamGhTcHyniGuJQO/s320/DSC05016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bike could use a little TLC. It might also be on purpose. Hipsters are everywhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz7eNGCCvTyHUG4ffpqo7RJLgtUNb3aWxpfDE7TmMVScBkoKlqXRWEFXeHVCgGnAxyOGP6s4YuyRVmGqY0Y36dTCnl48SiP61EKQ5FE_jqeuwIxlCL617oMlubT5aHspSbW2jplmiLqTJ/s4592/DSC05017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz7eNGCCvTyHUG4ffpqo7RJLgtUNb3aWxpfDE7TmMVScBkoKlqXRWEFXeHVCgGnAxyOGP6s4YuyRVmGqY0Y36dTCnl48SiP61EKQ5FE_jqeuwIxlCL617oMlubT5aHspSbW2jplmiLqTJ/s320/DSC05017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Despite my fear of getting into an area with an active fire, the overwhelming urge to go back to Manley's Tavern in Crescent for their <b>amazing </b>'Broasted' chicken kept my fears at bay. Trouble is, I had 7 hours of riding to get there and on a coffee (without cream, *sigh*) that was not going to work. Kenny suggested a fish and chips place in Bandon, along the coast. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkaM6xiXjQKwHsQgGu3p4p3N9iRs_7UVtCEyKWciw6r1NpOsjt98U0mAH3LAr1UviQ6JVP70YnO9j0nXk5Tkm8GZShVOCrBjycLvHYyUrT7Gwg4wiS7GD0jFMCkgSXgtYOtPCu4t5TqRa/s4592/DSC05018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkaM6xiXjQKwHsQgGu3p4p3N9iRs_7UVtCEyKWciw6r1NpOsjt98U0mAH3LAr1UviQ6JVP70YnO9j0nXk5Tkm8GZShVOCrBjycLvHYyUrT7Gwg4wiS7GD0jFMCkgSXgtYOtPCu4t5TqRa/s320/DSC05018.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">When I stepped in to order, I told the lady at the register I had ridden from Eureka to eat there because a friend recommended it. The wait time was 35-40 mins. Mine came out in 15.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Alaskan Halibut. I've been to the actual Halibut capital in Alaska and had fish n chips there and this was every bit as delicious. In fact, it was a <b>huge </b>portion but I gobbled it down happily just the same.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVU_lQpat3js0gMSUEgAjGlrZ8RnCoJ-CUAWYCGFG9Z9wGfUaOZTGAMPFPmqdztNudpcd8GcoA1qIdk5wQGlzfj7A6cgP4kGZ6qNSoKtFsih2zxQQeX1Yb4f0HfyfLS1ZMPbfkHD0a1Pg/s4592/DSC05020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVU_lQpat3js0gMSUEgAjGlrZ8RnCoJ-CUAWYCGFG9Z9wGfUaOZTGAMPFPmqdztNudpcd8GcoA1qIdk5wQGlzfj7A6cgP4kGZ6qNSoKtFsih2zxQQeX1Yb4f0HfyfLS1ZMPbfkHD0a1Pg/s320/DSC05020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Bandon I had to turn East and cut over to Crater Lake. I was dreading the heat but it never came. The day stayed a pleasant 90's and with sweeping turns (we call those sweepers in motorcycle jargon) I had a wonderful time. I saw many ranges and farms and something familiar caught my eye in the distance. I turned back around for another look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfRnw53Uje-KSzwR9Gv0ilImMlntO73Z4OLl1IOhl1XuBpxwxipgPYTZwL8ealMR8FNpezYke128kYS6I9t_oocWWjbTDJvtRbHFJIrvXWDOXYzohtkMG62z9yOh0u1tw50ZhLBT1py5E/s320/DSC05023.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zoomed in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Minions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the purple ones!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pyM4vEwiswibiJNN2CBY9Qw7RF3Q-KotpXUjDqNQ1phJNyKNk6lfgwL_f8jKlLOARtOOx9WX71-CNEGztcPGjHG2J-Ef9oWfi7UrwD7enX7dVUj75DI0pBakgyiGptQF2hgKEdbCFBfC/s4592/DSC05022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pyM4vEwiswibiJNN2CBY9Qw7RF3Q-KotpXUjDqNQ1phJNyKNk6lfgwL_f8jKlLOARtOOx9WX71-CNEGztcPGjHG2J-Ef9oWfi7UrwD7enX7dVUj75DI0pBakgyiGptQF2hgKEdbCFBfC/s320/DSC05022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up on a scenic road and after a good distance noticed the utter lack of anything. No homes. No bathrooms/rest stops. No gas stations. Thankfully I finally found one and then my heart sunk when I saw this lock on it. I have terrible fuel range on this motorcycle, only 150 miles, so I really have to be careful. It feels as though I am filling up every couple of hours.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCW66-l79vqvG_5ufnQXbCFQSZNDtX4MuyKdzwL9FIcVkUqdXUsHssC5FwARsTWebkAwm3sTXfyPfK3fTUFjMcEZ98-0dqX8NzP8rV7WYDAltUEtSJAqudtw9TEnOa3yQWo81OmV1SqMD/s4592/DSC05024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCW66-l79vqvG_5ufnQXbCFQSZNDtX4MuyKdzwL9FIcVkUqdXUsHssC5FwARsTWebkAwm3sTXfyPfK3fTUFjMcEZ98-0dqX8NzP8rV7WYDAltUEtSJAqudtw9TEnOa3yQWo81OmV1SqMD/s320/DSC05024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to worry, someone noticed I was there and came out to pump my gas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well actually, remove the lock, hand me the pump then watch me pump my gas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's Oregon. People are apparently too dumb to take the fuel pump nozzle off the gas pump by themselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was watching the time though and knew I needed to make camp before 6 pm. Bad things happen after that...deer start to come out, visibility is not as good. Reluctantly I decided to postpone my planned dinner stop for a crappy $16 salad from a deli.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBcjfE0x_5T9cmhxxkigog6DqFRNtKJswR-09TXI5R_JQOiz7YL86K7uNL_JYagjF0mJJ6gD3MDYHRhNigXUoefz8vqdyJ6aDq1UO6_HY8ZNoYLWU1coreWw6rbTNXH-AAPOjLM2-mq_d/s4592/DSC05025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBcjfE0x_5T9cmhxxkigog6DqFRNtKJswR-09TXI5R_JQOiz7YL86K7uNL_JYagjF0mJJ6gD3MDYHRhNigXUoefz8vqdyJ6aDq1UO6_HY8ZNoYLWU1coreWw6rbTNXH-AAPOjLM2-mq_d/s320/DSC05025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While I was setting up camp, a grizzly looking man came over and started to talk to me about his motorcycle, his friend's motorcycle and a bunch of other topics I had no interest in and tell me what I didn't know about motorcycles. I kept quiet and focused on setting up camp. He got the hint.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Later, another rider came over and first asked if he could approach my camp and chat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Why yes, Mr. super polite rider. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He started with asking about my bike and then shared that he rides bicycles and was from Bend (where there was an active fire) and complimented me on my Ortlieb bags which are rather non-traditional for motorycles. Then he proceeded to tell me of a lovely back road that I would have missed had he not come said hello. There is always a right way to do things. I told him about Manley's. Equal exchange in my mind. </div><p></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The setting sun sky was epic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFZV_wTmKhlTNKoz41_gTOTOAlfJXVWD4WQN24sjDKA5aSu0orZ0QNObYE-xJPSgpxmeN0o9oV3FTq7JA3Vgjf0pqcGoEPsM5r_A5rINdbpwmOaAIQZAmrPVVixc6xYeRjqLQiZR6NoFj/s4592/DSC05026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFZV_wTmKhlTNKoz41_gTOTOAlfJXVWD4WQN24sjDKA5aSu0orZ0QNObYE-xJPSgpxmeN0o9oV3FTq7JA3Vgjf0pqcGoEPsM5r_A5rINdbpwmOaAIQZAmrPVVixc6xYeRjqLQiZR6NoFj/s320/DSC05026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oregon had some funny signs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Debris in road". Mmmm OK. Something fell in the road and instead of clearing it off, let's just put up a sign. Next one, "Fallen rock". OK, same deal I guess. Rocks fall here a lot and well, we might not clear them off the road that often so let's put up a sign that tells people so we can't get in trouble. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning, swung by Crater Lake. It never fails to amaze me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vEHCbma7gjFVwh33EvGPN4dJ8AO2WuNUoUeNaEumGrua_EJeMPwAW3uP5LUJTOvBhd1Emmps_XVvJ-YRPMZobKaOEskjHSUvHvef1iqHhX8E4BZIw-V7-C9nftE4v2mxmxkXY6U0wWuX/s4592/DSC05029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vEHCbma7gjFVwh33EvGPN4dJ8AO2WuNUoUeNaEumGrua_EJeMPwAW3uP5LUJTOvBhd1Emmps_XVvJ-YRPMZobKaOEskjHSUvHvef1iqHhX8E4BZIw-V7-C9nftE4v2mxmxkXY6U0wWuX/s320/DSC05029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And epic views from all around the rim road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHZtuSx0hi1V9incDIGHa6-kVfVEIonIbhx2mfLBi7In34vgFNWKhIYeD0nwfMMGgkhAfvWe3oLvyqIA3uEelDRTM7baGPkan6esPazx-_4owYarZ4rDn-s6P5JTmgNhvnY8rgMG_9FhY/s4592/DSC05031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHZtuSx0hi1V9incDIGHa6-kVfVEIonIbhx2mfLBi7In34vgFNWKhIYeD0nwfMMGgkhAfvWe3oLvyqIA3uEelDRTM7baGPkan6esPazx-_4owYarZ4rDn-s6P5JTmgNhvnY8rgMG_9FhY/s320/DSC05031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on to important matters. Broasted chicken for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is Broasted chicken? They told me it was first cooked by rotisserie, then deep fried to finish it off. They serve a half chicken portion and of course, I finished it all. I even ordered another half to go which the cook wrapped in paper towels and put in a ziploc bag for me. So sweet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What kind of place is Manley's?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19m8rikfRjlu338v0gY5IyHfT3GiR8o_PVSdusdSYCBoX7N0h672TVHzOCNvkzsMeAnZAgm6Q1wKvSgZdg6-RQaeBLyY4fng-3gQDbloVHxA2cNCnbrfNLCWemUm0CpOLJksf-xu4GPPy/s4592/DSC05035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19m8rikfRjlu338v0gY5IyHfT3GiR8o_PVSdusdSYCBoX7N0h672TVHzOCNvkzsMeAnZAgm6Q1wKvSgZdg6-RQaeBLyY4fng-3gQDbloVHxA2cNCnbrfNLCWemUm0CpOLJksf-xu4GPPy/s320/DSC05035.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenLo2-GeyYG_zJVXB_sfflUW2vawLdrJJ-tr8SuIQKa56jcHjQGvgqM9pzM0cly8gawSxVnRRIZkIx_SxB_eRkr9CDBHpqOWaiWvSCTDSQtUz-mMqNuaAUT-CjnJ-FiuX1HsDTvbr2hqJ/s4592/DSC05036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenLo2-GeyYG_zJVXB_sfflUW2vawLdrJJ-tr8SuIQKa56jcHjQGvgqM9pzM0cly8gawSxVnRRIZkIx_SxB_eRkr9CDBHpqOWaiWvSCTDSQtUz-mMqNuaAUT-CjnJ-FiuX1HsDTvbr2hqJ/s320/DSC05036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThV6ocY70oOHzUjbvVCPwbZqzvKkfaN1wgM8k_JUwjo5QHXI8vbeSe-smEiBdB5fery_x2kpiP5xvPK5xAIfn5UifETPD8NjCRzYZyglQFJfldJ23gRxxJutobyPn7yizP3-bGlgd0JLX/s4592/DSC05034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThV6ocY70oOHzUjbvVCPwbZqzvKkfaN1wgM8k_JUwjo5QHXI8vbeSe-smEiBdB5fery_x2kpiP5xvPK5xAIfn5UifETPD8NjCRzYZyglQFJfldJ23gRxxJutobyPn7yizP3-bGlgd0JLX/s320/DSC05034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtn6z2Lg2w9lhNnMzs2-2sDE3VsbctlZ8Avb_0fwum5LrKUHA5QS5XJ40pvU42yKZQ-lTChnLS_Bk11Bs1DnN_DO_y2W0hmB5eGIpMqbD1QDvAC_q8gyEeeABZLU3TEnyTxamsxxLD8Rv/s4592/DSC05032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtn6z2Lg2w9lhNnMzs2-2sDE3VsbctlZ8Avb_0fwum5LrKUHA5QS5XJ40pvU42yKZQ-lTChnLS_Bk11Bs1DnN_DO_y2W0hmB5eGIpMqbD1QDvAC_q8gyEeeABZLU3TEnyTxamsxxLD8Rv/s320/DSC05032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was as amazing as I remembered it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyki4d_3WVsTIby52RsbeRUGHQaYP7kwxPtENjHn4eFOhpzcR5jeDJIB1iXSApqAGlEii888eQLU_kfZGbAhxEQvoXetymjUrjAEi9irnLiWsPhaCU_igh4gbCbB7RSUMuVBOxqqEf7IWG/s4592/DSC05033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyki4d_3WVsTIby52RsbeRUGHQaYP7kwxPtENjHn4eFOhpzcR5jeDJIB1iXSApqAGlEii888eQLU_kfZGbAhxEQvoXetymjUrjAEi9irnLiWsPhaCU_igh4gbCbB7RSUMuVBOxqqEf7IWG/s320/DSC05033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The route that the rider told me about was quite beautiful. Very few cars (well trucks, everyone has a truck in Oregon, I mean everyone, then I thought, the gas costs half the price here).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhoo, that pool of water was bubbling with some pretty serious, no swimming signs and a lot of algae. That black rock in the background is lava flow. It was impressive when I turned the first corner and saw it as high as a 10 story building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9K7p675u2X9wTpLyk_XnXQp7xvpjksUzQ3NemGAoQ9HYH6g9d-JsSyGCMPdoXD4L431N9hbbT60iWf0XG46cp5AfywPCHBLcC3xyqGTG_SpAGsLm0Fs1LjYGyKv3NgxD0d-cXqJZXhiN/s4592/DSC05037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9K7p675u2X9wTpLyk_XnXQp7xvpjksUzQ3NemGAoQ9HYH6g9d-JsSyGCMPdoXD4L431N9hbbT60iWf0XG46cp5AfywPCHBLcC3xyqGTG_SpAGsLm0Fs1LjYGyKv3NgxD0d-cXqJZXhiN/s320/DSC05037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember that short fuel range? I ended up in Mitchell looking for fuel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the station was closed, I asked around, not another woman in sight. 100+ degrees. Single female low on fuel asking for gas. It was uncomfortable to say the least. Fortunately the clerk at the grocery store unlocked the pump for me and gave me a couple gallons so I could make it to Dayville where I had a completely different experience. I'm not making this up but when I checked in, I told my host about my Mitchell experience and he said "yeah that place is pretty different, we call it <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverance" target="_blank">Deliverance</a>". </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3PEjVQd9wwWlIIlw3dY7Z8KuzvIUbkrhHBnWjzZB2sOQxbdshJv2KZK4JWUHwatUXQW8NMcLsmLiTWw61CwHQ_tovEjHdrjnAZqcVLooo8yB7ICyEDQ8E9M6bsYdlOnInYebdIQ8GqM_/s4592/DSC05042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3PEjVQd9wwWlIIlw3dY7Z8KuzvIUbkrhHBnWjzZB2sOQxbdshJv2KZK4JWUHwatUXQW8NMcLsmLiTWw61CwHQ_tovEjHdrjnAZqcVLooo8yB7ICyEDQ8E9M6bsYdlOnInYebdIQ8GqM_/s320/DSC05042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My room. Grindle is pleased with the AC blowing full force. It's hot here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFZG2h5gtC1Fc07E6VJ60T-KTZqk2irQzqk_AUGIU1iOcG6Xq4vGMo3YQRUAJeEAgGfM2IPERTrvfkw1sLwSjMrDPWB6paXyCNf0CfE6XT4RSucTk2gLwSDtdyZByN18YMeGIaUUPDWx1/s4592/DSC05038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFZG2h5gtC1Fc07E6VJ60T-KTZqk2irQzqk_AUGIU1iOcG6Xq4vGMo3YQRUAJeEAgGfM2IPERTrvfkw1sLwSjMrDPWB6paXyCNf0CfE6XT4RSucTk2gLwSDtdyZByN18YMeGIaUUPDWx1/s320/DSC05038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was like paradise. Cute little cottage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR1lTBByGE-b6ADo4v7tP1CrrAV-BxIPwcnbzdnlqsp_rIUOb3fsUrNqkH1DyH-JwJinMVRKxB1AOg0JvoM-E_lNXxwrJQrLmR-VdBeG8vk2XaDIS7FwCI8ux2xs3FKxEiBNBTVp2e1WP/s4592/DSC05040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR1lTBByGE-b6ADo4v7tP1CrrAV-BxIPwcnbzdnlqsp_rIUOb3fsUrNqkH1DyH-JwJinMVRKxB1AOg0JvoM-E_lNXxwrJQrLmR-VdBeG8vk2XaDIS7FwCI8ux2xs3FKxEiBNBTVp2e1WP/s320/DSC05040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the little girl in the doorway? She was very curious about the motorcycle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHOJEgA7bTbhhADlHXzeK5JWUcTAHukUCNap5Sz2Vm0C2whgJ_h1Nopb1SYSXqPNkNlAn_IIg0J2IB9TBFj4NdkPrOzaUVDsJeFnmV5qZZKINterZZ9d8j9Au0V9UQuBfQsoEF44QdgGN/s4592/DSC05039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHOJEgA7bTbhhADlHXzeK5JWUcTAHukUCNap5Sz2Vm0C2whgJ_h1Nopb1SYSXqPNkNlAn_IIg0J2IB9TBFj4NdkPrOzaUVDsJeFnmV5qZZKINterZZ9d8j9Au0V9UQuBfQsoEF44QdgGN/s320/DSC05039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adorable main street. It's the only street. Dayville is pretty much a dot on the map and in the old days would probably have been called a 'one horse town'. I loved it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1ZACcg5qINs-CB3ZWEqqn_Dg4FfgE8u-98HTbXQ4MNHyOCKeQrVYa9MdAb6pMnM5v4UxpVELVs7jOZtidv1sGVLBQ5s_rJggEHYVK1xOySNIIRYuQuY1yalai5s9hTWtbnosoDNpAim0/s4592/DSC05041.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1ZACcg5qINs-CB3ZWEqqn_Dg4FfgE8u-98HTbXQ4MNHyOCKeQrVYa9MdAb6pMnM5v4UxpVELVs7jOZtidv1sGVLBQ5s_rJggEHYVK1xOySNIIRYuQuY1yalai5s9hTWtbnosoDNpAim0/s320/DSC05041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One house on the main road was gorgeous.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR4uj2bX6FT6EhBuX0Gu6gKJotNbTM1FmF4H_np-p_thm2QfcZa_W7YC6qoiQBoTDwv18TknsmkHZEaUTDGWhEC3zzPxmEUHspYPGGpjD2S2P0Y_UvEisZcPGg2TRpb14W1J8UH_swRle/s4592/DSC05043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR4uj2bX6FT6EhBuX0Gu6gKJotNbTM1FmF4H_np-p_thm2QfcZa_W7YC6qoiQBoTDwv18TknsmkHZEaUTDGWhEC3zzPxmEUHspYPGGpjD2S2P0Y_UvEisZcPGg2TRpb14W1J8UH_swRle/s320/DSC05043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the neighbor. Abandoned. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqi5uCeNCso0Ueiepm3eo9grr-GCFJUCv-B4WESTpssBnUlHFtdPcqQ-5dvL_M57-T-wus6u8p4Q_fw_q4KhnPl8md5Lu_VsmfGq5DadutZTOn-aG90f0ups0NPHwrudYPvpAw7S2CQ8WA/s4592/DSC05044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqi5uCeNCso0Ueiepm3eo9grr-GCFJUCv-B4WESTpssBnUlHFtdPcqQ-5dvL_M57-T-wus6u8p4Q_fw_q4KhnPl8md5Lu_VsmfGq5DadutZTOn-aG90f0ups0NPHwrudYPvpAw7S2CQ8WA/s320/DSC05044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHLc14GWaPMK0Fjk5sOHgDH_4XrWOj_QNah4U8JFv17OloNlq4AdXaxxOOxW7pqTXesGHaHEhhHlz1h2omgSKS1W3kfGaqZks9-2sLnZc5EZRZwfTqTg7nqTWJmXBJQpBbaMEdUubFHGH/s4592/DSC05046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHLc14GWaPMK0Fjk5sOHgDH_4XrWOj_QNah4U8JFv17OloNlq4AdXaxxOOxW7pqTXesGHaHEhhHlz1h2omgSKS1W3kfGaqZks9-2sLnZc5EZRZwfTqTg7nqTWJmXBJQpBbaMEdUubFHGH/s320/DSC05046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the only store in town. Mercantile. She sold me two corn on the cob's for a dollar each and proudly announced they were from her garden out back. After I bit into the first one, I wanted to go back and tell her that for a dollar each, she should water them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvX0rVH-N9UcZCSu_ylPFBQ5qvmvcA6rtNF5KXJkFJLqPmX1s22mBufUzBd2xWj2kc8c-YMFnqV3T61_471jGxK-Zy0v0L-Pb7C7Ff-n9Zp_gh8e_Z2gHqojNnWLCOmfEAOZikIlIyzRzs/s320/DSC05050.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was lured by these amazing large veggies. I bet they taste like sawdust too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DFq42cDNH0iSfddaJZMwVvrbQmob_iKH-zwKIHEaRfiyhtpOzqPaD1Pjswi5JhaEve76h23YoOL6TkUw604RIhFCaYAa-VrV1Rw23NdxBOsz3p-bvvDc3yhpcTFRconsc6CWr15gRlZe/s4592/DSC05047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DFq42cDNH0iSfddaJZMwVvrbQmob_iKH-zwKIHEaRfiyhtpOzqPaD1Pjswi5JhaEve76h23YoOL6TkUw604RIhFCaYAa-VrV1Rw23NdxBOsz3p-bvvDc3yhpcTFRconsc6CWr15gRlZe/s320/DSC05047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still you could see the old shop style of the mid 1800 inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>specialagentnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631266937647713933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522212517462673612.post-43907156890626057662020-09-05T17:04:00.004-07:002020-09-05T17:04:42.912-07:00United States National Parks <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you all know by now, every year I ride somewhere internationally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not this year....I had considered picking up my bike in Ireland and going </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">through Poland, Ukraine and maybe parts of Russia, but my heart really just</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wasn't in it so King Bob (if you don't know who he is, well...you are behind</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">reading my blogs) suggested I ride through my own backyard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yosemite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lassen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crater Lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glacier Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellowstone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bryce Canyon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Canyonlands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And some others I'm probably forgetting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The original plan was to leave August 29th and my first stop, Tahoe and visit a friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fires in Sonoma, Berryessa and Hamilton area sent toxic air there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cancel that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next stop was a camp spot at Lassen National Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Except just the weekend before I was supposed to leave, Hwy 1 shut down due to yet another</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">fire around Russian River. When I was coming home from my last training ride, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">on the 101, I got many evacuation text messages on my phone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was very thick smoke and it was quite harrowing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were patrol cars and rangers at every exit,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">signaling that if the fire got too out of control, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">they would have shut the 101.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I felt lucky to make it home that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lassen Park....toxic air there too now. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cancel that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Kenny in Eureka offered a warm bed and he makes excellent dinners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started Sunday morning, August 30th, a day later, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and first stop was <a href="https://www.twobirdcafe.com/" target="_blank">two birds cafe</a> in San Geronimo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you've not been, strongly advise it. Delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful patio under massive trees. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Off the beaten path. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChGVCvd4yF-VL6K04CY869rnoAkVbvtCkC8ds4qkrtoSPaL0EaTei7Byz2Q3g2hXlYFeubpgLM3vCWZeZfdkMyPhOApinsYdj1S_lW6g78Y2rIrKuhDFhQ-Chn2Wl3dsRkNPBfDn-gf8k/s4592/DSC04980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChGVCvd4yF-VL6K04CY869rnoAkVbvtCkC8ds4qkrtoSPaL0EaTei7Byz2Q3g2hXlYFeubpgLM3vCWZeZfdkMyPhOApinsYdj1S_lW6g78Y2rIrKuhDFhQ-Chn2Wl3dsRkNPBfDn-gf8k/s320/DSC04980.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a hotel too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgMmNsmAcPh4UBPjz__FLsXBqFyGyFJHZj2J_H11CwQQSJDRK36P5zu9zaMkWeN-gmvzbcjvS3EIJtQ4fh2JV8MCUdiM1hURp2MF7HKkw1cep8bNNtHeT3NzSpWBBeCh9T0ajsX4OIq84/s4592/DSC04981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgMmNsmAcPh4UBPjz__FLsXBqFyGyFJHZj2J_H11CwQQSJDRK36P5zu9zaMkWeN-gmvzbcjvS3EIJtQ4fh2JV8MCUdiM1hURp2MF7HKkw1cep8bNNtHeT3NzSpWBBeCh9T0ajsX4OIq84/s320/DSC04981.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guess who's nose that is poking out of the bag?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZ-7inpIzTpRAjCOEOo5piijD5jtb4J39iRGYTafg3qOE3XT4nEPPPKC2DDGiMl7y-pT3Y50b_6sODGoUyfRYYCo8-vMM1f3XxhoDr28s46D8WKJKsoYVs87ACn6tk_HukBe5fxlQzX6K/s4592/DSC04982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZ-7inpIzTpRAjCOEOo5piijD5jtb4J39iRGYTafg3qOE3XT4nEPPPKC2DDGiMl7y-pT3Y50b_6sODGoUyfRYYCo8-vMM1f3XxhoDr28s46D8WKJKsoYVs87ACn6tk_HukBe5fxlQzX6K/s320/DSC04982.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I rode toward Hwy 1 through some small towns, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you could see just how close the fires came to home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These signs were everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0e_huuGaKUiXMmb78_yHHt2FPzPUOCg1NPc39_YfPE6c9MCndlRBEVI24c5rSW4o3vwi_trkPdILltST1UYA2hG4AiuJsfxZZLXMbTUhQUwhi3NgD6RRpD30zLrM6wQePj3oAj6aCKr1/s4592/DSC04983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0e_huuGaKUiXMmb78_yHHt2FPzPUOCg1NPc39_YfPE6c9MCndlRBEVI24c5rSW4o3vwi_trkPdILltST1UYA2hG4AiuJsfxZZLXMbTUhQUwhi3NgD6RRpD30zLrM6wQePj3oAj6aCKr1/s320/DSC04983.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see the air is still thick with smoke.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a couple weeks of breathing this crap, I was ready to have blue skies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISUjwHGCTkN5fq39CS1W0MA_88klSBSY4Su2pk6txTP9TDFaKN-GJJ-TEose2Ka6PP0IKPHvWlsAkieoys3HHTShNoep-dUTvN88lBajzSUsEG39G3zEswuBxpazgu8AAGArshGcJMkVq/s4592/DSC04989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISUjwHGCTkN5fq39CS1W0MA_88klSBSY4Su2pk6txTP9TDFaKN-GJJ-TEose2Ka6PP0IKPHvWlsAkieoys3HHTShNoep-dUTvN88lBajzSUsEG39G3zEswuBxpazgu8AAGArshGcJMkVq/s320/DSC04989.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Didn't stop the surfers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkkJv1Tf0BxBSrN-3uRui3Lg3TOllweKO6ps1ANytQDfY7GBOU9rY2A6yD6N6hhRTftUuK0NCXdPnzVzgTzvlS8h1vDFBu8g-KNmkTsM4YdmjA8FfA0gtXCci2Txy-ohdC-OEaBGT04Op/s4592/DSC04991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkkJv1Tf0BxBSrN-3uRui3Lg3TOllweKO6ps1ANytQDfY7GBOU9rY2A6yD6N6hhRTftUuK0NCXdPnzVzgTzvlS8h1vDFBu8g-KNmkTsM4YdmjA8FfA0gtXCci2Txy-ohdC-OEaBGT04Op/s320/DSC04991.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the spot where the previous week I had to do a 100+ mile</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">detour because they closed the highway down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like this photo because you can see the scorched trees right </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">next to one that didn't burn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXgQAw_wHhK_Dwb71x7sEbVfJIVzPcM6NOf0hM231DD042R_CMirrvzNG3n_QiJtbD_Bwu_vWSeehRbkYcogZLjhWIHcS9ChVaeM0WqO-dVPEZmzhjWqj1jh3WTG3a3aF1hIZzV8w5F1S/s4592/DSC04995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXgQAw_wHhK_Dwb71x7sEbVfJIVzPcM6NOf0hM231DD042R_CMirrvzNG3n_QiJtbD_Bwu_vWSeehRbkYcogZLjhWIHcS9ChVaeM0WqO-dVPEZmzhjWqj1jh3WTG3a3aF1hIZzV8w5F1S/s320/DSC04995.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black all the way down to the waterline.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIXRX7DGo0sX0R2lpD6GOOvkYycDEVeiZNjSMTh6ZbqyL8gXHR44gZ0luYRBQkOq1mfnpk1XYuPtx8RFjyP7I1cgp4hF54WVkNUGhaoXiV65G94htmJDudq-A3Dp2JTNfekZvsaNbmQI9/s4592/DSC04993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIXRX7DGo0sX0R2lpD6GOOvkYycDEVeiZNjSMTh6ZbqyL8gXHR44gZ0luYRBQkOq1mfnpk1XYuPtx8RFjyP7I1cgp4hF54WVkNUGhaoXiV65G94htmJDudq-A3Dp2JTNfekZvsaNbmQI9/s320/DSC04993.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgy1pS_W_mu8pZh2wRM815qfj90x1n5w5hTkQ2Q5Dv_bqiYEAbvHX_oQsv3EkJT0rHv27iYr8xyw8N84WKc2hxlMe_MCl5ejxsaTDSAZ6p7sEA7B2KAT_TgS4-pMHNN7C5amzhs5ypewZ/s4592/DSC04994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgy1pS_W_mu8pZh2wRM815qfj90x1n5w5hTkQ2Q5Dv_bqiYEAbvHX_oQsv3EkJT0rHv27iYr8xyw8N84WKc2hxlMe_MCl5ejxsaTDSAZ6p7sEA7B2KAT_TgS4-pMHNN7C5amzhs5ypewZ/s320/DSC04994.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally by Marshall, the smell of smoke was less heavy and the skies opened up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A beautiful rolling fog bank coming in down the river.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjNy-uIkltX0zXTwYQl1qj0x0lKMq2xr_2TGtdBNUHlcUJzufFxBF8cm-Wduao4DFBrWes1pwxlhbBYrLhpVe4jSwEke3XxerfWRpNEFkQd0q6KAsigItL0EqHGMXuzSFOxNXadR_jwuO/s4592/DSC04997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjNy-uIkltX0zXTwYQl1qj0x0lKMq2xr_2TGtdBNUHlcUJzufFxBF8cm-Wduao4DFBrWes1pwxlhbBYrLhpVe4jSwEke3XxerfWRpNEFkQd0q6KAsigItL0EqHGMXuzSFOxNXadR_jwuO/s320/DSC04997.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once I made it north a bit more, saw a creative roadside outdoor garage sale place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trusting people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just drop your cash in the box and take what you want.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Honor system.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjvKnaZoCZYYMDXUuRQRVLs2P7dzx3wPUWLq5MXQGo6B5BpktUw1xIXdaDXE5xfuQZCF4-HmPa3xIFUUKjr23uPwPXPKqZkgEmufXHQn-xY6yFOOQfYy_IG_Cv5oqlWt0phN3n6sPWksT/s4592/DSC04999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some other vendors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoib0KjsSpoMKu5-J0mz1TFOVhpw4ijfIviSdaEzVRqz8nlJ4ifvS5gt1h5ohhoQn1b6Hgk63H7j9GbOp65cDjLSIXGUCkdrVGDlYSHYSnYzDsDcQLgq5G2sR9MPDbbtuFRtKlmqCnKQ6/s4592/DSC05001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoib0KjsSpoMKu5-J0mz1TFOVhpw4ijfIviSdaEzVRqz8nlJ4ifvS5gt1h5ohhoQn1b6Hgk63H7j9GbOp65cDjLSIXGUCkdrVGDlYSHYSnYzDsDcQLgq5G2sR9MPDbbtuFRtKlmqCnKQ6/s320/DSC05001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Avenue of the Giants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd heard that the Santa Cruz fire came close to the Redwoods on the peninsula. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In particular around Boulder Creek but later learned they were saved.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perspective.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhaGW8E9bjpOZ5GLqYljpkvEPcXHp84tczLHRPlslifxwQ140jU-UrRCp4rG0oOF8lerwNLC7FveHf2GUL4bN_09IPFoIQjkHac5M9FGxZXKUhwTTZbgG2477TmYBPLIpTWLwHHYbW8XB/s4592/DSC05004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhaGW8E9bjpOZ5GLqYljpkvEPcXHp84tczLHRPlslifxwQ140jU-UrRCp4rG0oOF8lerwNLC7FveHf2GUL4bN_09IPFoIQjkHac5M9FGxZXKUhwTTZbgG2477TmYBPLIpTWLwHHYbW8XB/s320/DSC05004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is Kenny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With his rather impressive workshop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always bring a project for him to help me on with the bike. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But first...dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That night was homemade linguica sausage and saute peppers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I ate as much as he and his wife together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFLOkV81DDk-3SFX7H_rKzeZomJ17ZlA56afLDfVNm7Izaoli5LIOv4hyphenhyphenBA6rAYMzDzrR-0luFqPfjCRWb2TTQQdArMzxRPddQiXzKS6ISdK7P3I5lVG2qJ0ggOUB6iAgLfizuCVmr36X/s4592/DSC05005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFLOkV81DDk-3SFX7H_rKzeZomJ17ZlA56afLDfVNm7Izaoli5LIOv4hyphenhyphenBA6rAYMzDzrR-0luFqPfjCRWb2TTQQdArMzxRPddQiXzKS6ISdK7P3I5lVG2qJ0ggOUB6iAgLfizuCVmr36X/s320/DSC05005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to take Grindle out of the bag and get settled in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny, true story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use sunblock powder, (cream just smears inside my helmet) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I had a small cosmetic powder brush to apply it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took it out and laid it on the sink counter and stepped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">away for a few minutes, came back and it was gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a very mischievous looking cat nearby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kenny found it a few days later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiduVFwKSVO-Z7Gr42FfswdL5FGxW0vKu-81lEka8a8J806gqPWfJN_iMt4kWiCwxiA1BuZUl-ggW13WLLZ6gklduXYqVzNFlp6niVh1t5tnLlnq3U5N7arrr7UYKAY0UQ4rXka4qjcERp/s4592/DSC05006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiduVFwKSVO-Z7Gr42FfswdL5FGxW0vKu-81lEka8a8J806gqPWfJN_iMt4kWiCwxiA1BuZUl-ggW13WLLZ6gklduXYqVzNFlp6niVh1t5tnLlnq3U5N7arrr7UYKAY0UQ4rXka4qjcERp/s320/DSC05006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Project #1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hook on the top box to hang my jacket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Putting it on the mirrors just bends them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Putting it on the seat, it usually falls off into the dirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Putting it on the front wind screen, that is just gross. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bugs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzG8Wd1ktmtDzBHkb4XUgXgcxFyuF7LcaQoyILr8-9nd6kO9WmvQKglnucx6swG6J9Cd97g58il54JCc7aMoGietXlX0UrA-qc12NE4dcyRqvZBIIhgW1ry9Zm3m2AmWNMVk5oP85sINNe/s4592/DSC05007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4592" data-original-width="3056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzG8Wd1ktmtDzBHkb4XUgXgcxFyuF7LcaQoyILr8-9nd6kO9WmvQKglnucx6swG6J9Cd97g58il54JCc7aMoGietXlX0UrA-qc12NE4dcyRqvZBIIhgW1ry9Zm3m2AmWNMVk5oP85sINNe/s320/DSC05007.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It held for 3 days with 100 mph tape. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shame.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKZ3QRheon0upxkUssg4tuagl8hML3KZMrv0y7D60jUiqRja0EM_vtJ68wPsm1_ou8qOIo5rt2LUdMyPvn3zOp1JicldSIdnXapsfTyxofc1_yBcdvQa4MdxW-QupuNgFtWmPW9D1UCb5/s4592/DSC05008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKZ3QRheon0upxkUssg4tuagl8hML3KZMrv0y7D60jUiqRja0EM_vtJ68wPsm1_ou8qOIo5rt2LUdMyPvn3zOp1JicldSIdnXapsfTyxofc1_yBcdvQa4MdxW-QupuNgFtWmPW9D1UCb5/s320/DSC05008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The last country.</div>
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And one more 'unimpressive' stone circle. </div>
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Getting used to a new GPS can be frustrating.</div>
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When I set up a series of stops....it's not any good at saying when I've made it to the first stop. </div>
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So I rode right by this thing.</div>
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I was so laser focused on avoiding hitting all the distracted people crossing the road, parking, wandering, reading their stupid smart phones. </div>
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Went right by it...until a voice said in my helmet...you just rode right by it!</div>
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I just loved the cloudy skies. </div>
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I saw something glowing and sort of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lite-Brite" target="_blank">lite-brite</a>"ish in the cabs of lorries. </div>
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I want one for my 68 Cougar XR7.</div>
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Tan Hill Inn.</div>
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At one time you could sleep in these weird things.</div>
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Cute marina. </div>
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Forgot to mention this before but since no one, (well maybe except drug dealers who can't afford burner phones), use actual phone booths anymore, they have been turned into defibrillators. </div>
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That and Worcester sauce. </div>
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Here I am trying again to get the country flag photo.</div>
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2nd time....</div>
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And the smallest house in Great Britain.</div>
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The Shropshire Slasher!</div>
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Wales was a country of pretty rolling hills and farmland.</div>
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Found some great stuff. </div>
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Visit Edinburgh and Inverness (which I skipped) and one last walk through Culloden together.</div>
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An abbey.</div>
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I rode with high beams on during the day.</div>
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The gift shop ladies loved my horns.</div>
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Worn once by royalty.</div>
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One of the Islay distilleries.</div>
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This was a very nice place. Inside.</div>
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The Tiger without wheels.</div>
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Driving Scotland roads in a rental car was considerably more harrowing that I could ever imagine.</div>
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Felt like I should warn others.</div>
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He met me out front of the store as I pulled up, </div>
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Within minutes looked up my website and quickly saw that I had been to Chicken Alaska and asked me all about it. Then showed me video of him riding to Base Camp to Mt Everest on one very scary road.</div>
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It's a way to move boats from above or below instead of a typical water channel.</div>
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It was amazing.</div>
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Purple flowers that blanket the landscape </div>
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One of my more comfortable sleeps.</div>
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It was a short but rocky water crossing where we used Bob's extra block of wood to make sure my bike didn't tip over into the new expensive rental car crammed right next to me.</div>
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Wall of bottles.</div>
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Sadly, empty.</div>
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The port town that the ferry was cancelled from due to turbulent seas.</div>
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It arrived just as I was sidewalk parking.</div>
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Recommending I don't piss off the big one with the giant horns.</div>
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Gorgeous big house in the countryside.</div>
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Michael, our host does 'energy healing online'. </div>
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This time a black silk glove liner.</div>
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I need these to make the best use of my heated gloves.</div>
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Lost it on a windy day on the west coast.</div>
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But found this sweetie in a dog carrier.</div>
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Calm and friendly.</div>
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Made it to the furthest point of the North Coast 500.</div>
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John o'Groats.</div>
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The next town is Wick.</div>
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A local Scottish man.</div>
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Riding a two stoke motorcycle that looked like a bicycle.</div>
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He had about 3 teeth left in his mouth.</div>
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Sweetheart.</div>
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Then he went over and looked at our beasts.</div>
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This countryside home was nice.</div>
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The dogs barked into the night.</div>
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It is called the battlefield of Culloden.</div>
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The small 'hills' that underneath have mass graves are easily noticeable.</div>
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This short section was the English fallen.</div>
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It was a stark and disturbing visual of the profound loss of life. </div>
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I've had friends visit places like Auschwitz and describe the same feeling of deep sorrow. </div>
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I did not imagine this would happen.</div>
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I saw these gin bottles in the gift shop.</div>
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They had interesting flavors so I found their distillery and it is just outside Edinburgh. </div>
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The tire change was easy and expected.</div>
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The heated grip controller on my bike shorting out from the rain wasn't.</div>
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I have Raynauds as many of you know so this was bad news.</div>
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So we stopped in this 'hardware' store to try and find a switch.</div>
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A bit disappointing. It was more of a homegoods store.</div>
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Somewhere along the<b> east </b>coast of Scotland, I saw a small black gloves on a pole sticking up out of a wall as though waving to people going by and exclaimed "There is my missing glove from the <b>west </b>coast from yesterday saying hello!". </div>
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A lot of farming goes on here.</div>
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Mostly wheat.</div>
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The wheat is cut and then rolled into what I call 'Green Giant Marshmallows".</div>
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Finally saw the machine that does that.</div>
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The marshmallow maker. </div>
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Next airbnb was....another farmhouse!</div>
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This happened because a young girl rode her horse in the field opposite...and it just baffled and scared the cat a bit. It was hysterical. </div>
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It was a drying rack for clothes that was set up on a pully.</div>
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Farmhouse. Our hosts were very interesting free spirits themselves who did have a strong opinion on what privacy meant and even wrote about it in their rules to the point of scaring us a bit.</div>
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Cool curios.</div>
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My latest motorcycle adventure is in the United Kingdom this year. </div>
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I paid Martin to ride my Tiger back from Oslo last Sept to </div>
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What's unique about Ireland is you often just rent a private room in someone's house. </div>
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Where wild fushia grow everywhere!</div>
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This is a typical road in Ireland.</div>
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Room for one car but it's bi-directional.</div>
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With the understanding that we would not look at the gardens.</div>
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I call him King Bob after a minion.</div>
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He calls himself, 'WhereisBobL?'.</div>
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Here is his website if you are curious. <a href="https://www.whereisbobl.com/">https://www.whereisbobl.com/</a></div>
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He dirties clothes, I wash them.</div>
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Beautiful stone statuary. </div>
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The aforementioned, un-view-able gardens.</div>
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Mixing water and electricity in a highly conductive environment with you right there under it.</div>
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Rode the Dingle and the Ring of Kerry with some lovely passes.</div>
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The Emerald Isle...remember?</div>
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I saw Eagles</div>
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Kilemore Abbey.</div>
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So even though I spent a few months reading and researching Ireland.</div>
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Bob enlightened me. </div>
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We were often on it. </div>
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Scary, steep, narrow road with sheer drops, wind and rain, don't forget the rain but voila, this gorgeous white sand beach in an alcove protected from the wind.</div>
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I saw 5 of the 10. </div>
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This fireplace is one of the most beautiful stone fireplaces in Ireland. </div>
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Gourmet coffee.</div>
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Some spectacular final riding through Scotland.</div>
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Bob ate him.</div>
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The white walkers.</div>
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Art Nouveau city.</div>
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Big fire in 1904 and whole city rebuilt by 1906. </div>
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What is distinctive is the central part of each building has a small peak like this one.</div>
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Most of them had the year they were built on the top.</div>
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The shape of the windows is relevant to this style as well.</div>
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Some ornamentation. </div>
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We were both sold when we saw the menu slogan.</div>
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I used to obsess with finding the cutest place.</div>
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Something special that had amazing food.</div>
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Sometimes you eat an amazing meal.</div>
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Lot's of rain. </div>
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The clouds were so amazing.</div>
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It was at the end of a fjord with a spectacular view of the valley.</div>
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Here is one of the rooms. The river below is gorgeous. </div>
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Another one higher up.</div>
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Having a happy time together. </div>
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1877 historic timber hotel on a fjord. </div>
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45 miles later the next day, with my face-shield nearly impossible to see through and one ferry later...I found something special.</div>
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Leardalsoren Hotel. 1880. </div>
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Those are some expensive Italian sports cars....</div>
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I was pretty nervous when he said to park in front of them. </div>
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We were soaking wet after only an hour of riding and I just gave up.</div>
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Glad I did or would have missed this awesome place. </div>
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Turns out the owner made some offshore money and bought this historic place.</div>
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He's from this town. He was just a delight to talk with.</div>
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He gave me a 'sad, wet, kitten discount'. </div>
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Yep, more amazing machines. </div>
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My room, at the end of the hallway.</div>
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He said it was the worlds smallest hotel bar.</div>
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Too bad I don't drink on these rides.</div>
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It was the salmon town where the kings came to fish.</div>
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'Stave' is a medieval church.</div>
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This church is famous for it's dragon carvings.</div>
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It's a T shirt that he made, each with a number, for your place in line of having ridden or driven a specific local route with hairpin turns galore. </div>
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Beautiful valleys. </div>
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Enjoyed the luxurious common room overlooking the water.</div>
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Fish n Chips and mashed peas. </div>
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So yummy!</div>
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This was particularity eerie. </div>
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Terrified.</div>
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Just needed a Starbucks. </div>
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Yet another mountain pass, due to a road that was closed and found another neat structure.</div>
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It was an amazing place.</div>
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Nice kitchen where I cooked up a storm.</div>
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And the famous rock jutting out above the fjord. </div>
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Booked a cute cabin with two rooms.</div>
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Living room facing the poor schmucks camping in tents.</div>
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The bunk was so uncomfortable and narrow.</div>
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Thor Hammer, my friend insisted we stay here.</div>
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It was very expensive and only noon.</div>
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We did stop for a meal on the back patio.</div>
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This is the kind of insanely gorgeous place you just want to wrap yourself up with a good book and glass of scotch and forget there is an outside world. </div>
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Upstairs area with books.</div>
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Gorgeous view. And our host brought us wood for the wood burning cast iron stove.</div>
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Welcome to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalsland_Canal">Dalsland Canal. </a></div>
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It was so good, I told the chef, a Spanish girl and we came back the next day for the same thing.</div>
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We missed the rush but did share a crowded boat the next day to experience it. </div>
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Captain Nancy.</div>
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Special Agent Nancy, </div>
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What's amazing about this particular lock is the train bridge (green) and the vehicle bridge (tan) are both right over the canal which also has a water bridge. </div>
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That's the water bridge that we took three locks going up to float across.</div>
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I feel like Disney got the idea for the water rides from this kind of place. </div>
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Many of the locks are hand cranked </div>
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We rode just ahead of the rain the day before.</div>
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They stopped the historic train just the week before.</div>
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No one came. </div>
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I was so melancholy. </div>
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It had been a month, </div>
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My bed in Oslo.</div>
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View from Thor's place. </div>
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His name really is Thor Hammer. </div>
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He lives right smack in the middle of the waterfront.</div>
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It was very pretty. Despite what Norwegians say.</div>
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Like <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/raynauds-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20363571" target="_blank">Raynauds</a> cold. </div>
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Grindle was having fun sliding. </div>
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It was chicken rolled in corn flakes.</div>
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We went to Hell and back again.</div>
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Literally.</div>
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A great burger. </div>
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Heated gear chilly.</div>
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With a gulf stream current which keeps it warm and they even have tropical fish.</div>
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Two military cots. </div>
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A teeny weeny cast iron stove.</div>
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YES another ferry.</div>
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I'd made it to Lofoten. </div>
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Best veal chop I've had in a long time with extra veggies. </div>
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He found some old church but someone slept in because they never opened. </div>
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Rode beautiful Fjords. </div>
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<b>La Piece de Resistance.</b></div>
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The house was at the end of a gravel road.</div>
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Nice and muddy after a heavy rainfall.</div>
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Red. Again</div>
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So after a restful and surprisingly mosquito free evening along the river, we headed to the Latvia border to power straight to Riga. </div>
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And for those of you that have been in my home or known me a while, you'll know of my love of smurfs so it was with utter glee I found these in the cooler on my way to said, clean toilet. </div>
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So knowing how much I appreciate bizarre signs like 'no butterfly catching' I just had to share this one gas station sign. Usually they are less graphic of the sheer stupidity of humans. </div>
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I really like the 'in your face' aspect of this. </div>
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Don't light a match. </div>
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Don't smoke. Sure this is standard.</div>
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When I stop, I usually drape the jacket over the front windshield.</div>
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Inside was a super cute place.</div>
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Limited menu but this pork was delicious. </div>
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As you can see from his plates, his bike is from California.</div>
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His bike was parked next to ours after we came out of the <a href="http://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/latvian-ethnographic-open-air-museum" target="_blank">open air museum outside of Riga</a>. </div>
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Not a very good photo I know, but all of these buildings had claustrophobic low ceilings and this photo really illustrates it. It was blessedly cool inside of each. </div>
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Beautiful gardens.</div>
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A small army of people tending to the greenery.</div>
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Shortly after this we headed into town to a Triumph dealership to get oil filters. </div>
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Which they didn't have, er, or was it a tube. </div>
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We didn't get a ticket.</div>
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Now King Bob is still a little unsure about this whole AirBnb thing but this was a gem.</div>
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Restored old building. </div>
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Secured and I mean a secured, locked gate parking for the bikes. </div>
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No AC but otherwise a great place.</div>
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My room. </div>
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Grindle wanted the bottom bunk.</div>
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I let him decide. </div>
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Living room and nice kitchen.</div>
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King Bob lamented that there was no dryer.</div>
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Sandpaper towels. </div>
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Euro's work here in the Baltics. </div>
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Oh and everything is so cheap here too!</div>
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Had a delicious meal of lamb and veggies and watched 'other' tourists go by.</div>
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Throughout this morning we were trying to coordinate meeting up with our Hot Mess. </div>
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He couldn't meet up with us the day before, something about filming. </div>
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Sweet, filmmaker, artist, Latvian, Hot Mess. </div>
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This house is his second home. </div>
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His mother who lives in the house next door left a nice long note urging us to go to this area.</div>
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On our way to the tank museum. </div>
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Just as we finished a Kebab, they started to thunder by.</div>
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Mostly old American cars. </div>
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Then we found a nice camping spot. </div>
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Woke up the next morning at dawn and enjoyed the light and steam coming off the lake. </div>
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After the ferry by Hamlet's Castle, arrived in Sweden and went straight to visit another <a href="https://advrider.com/index.php" target="_blank">ADV rider </a>inmate who invited me for a homestay. </div>
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When I arrived the questions were; </div>
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Anything else? (yes my new antlers don't seem stable) so he had the brilliant idea of putting wire around them and securing them to the helmet, which turned out a good idea because the right one kept laying down in the wind and I would have eventually lost it. </div>
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I called it the lazy antler. </div>
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Then he asked. When and what do you want to eat?</div>
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Frequently. In large quantities.</div>
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So I found a place called 'M.E.A.T' that served the bread in these cute little paper bags. </div>
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Had a perfectly cooked burger and salad.</div>
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This cute shop had me in stitches. </div>
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Dad's nickname for me most of my life. </div>
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Walked around town and found a shop that had a bunch of Tin Tin stuff. </div>
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Snowy!</div>
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Arka grew up reading Tin Tin stories. </div>
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Meet my sweet host. </div>
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He even had eggs and three packages of bacon for breakfast. </div>
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I think I cooked all of them.</div>
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Refreshed. </div>
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Cleaned and had a chance to socialize I was ready for more.</div>
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I read about these cool spiral trees but they were somewhere else in Sweden then my host said, 'Oh, we have those here, not far and it's a short dirt road' and he plugged it into my GPS and off I went.</div>
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They were so eerie. </div>
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It was a narrow small road to get there.</div>
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Through farms and fields.</div>
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So as you know by now, I'm solo. </div>
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I'm doing what I can to enjoy myself despite the heat. </div>
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Prior to this ride, I had been communicating with multiple people over the ADV forum and due to the strong urging by someone, also Facebook groups for ADV and Horizon's Unlimited. </div>
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I deactivated my FB account a decade ago.</div>
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I felt it was a tremendous amount of wasted time.</div>
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But like I said, someone urged me and voila I got a couple dozen homestay invites. </div>
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Compared to just a few on ADV. One of them was in the cat house. </div>
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Bob. </div>
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Or shall I say '<a href="http://www.whereisbobl.com/whereisboblnow.html" target="_blank">Whereisbobl?</a>' was one possible rider that might meet up with me.</div>
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He has the same motorcycle and is from New Hampshire. </div>
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He's retired so no schedule, no real trip plan, and an <a href="https://www.ironbutt.org/" target="_blank">Iron Butt </a>rider. </div>
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So this day we were communicating trying to meet up. He was in Southern Sweden too.</div>
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So this town had a rebuilt viking fortress and I think I got here just before he did.</div>
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Today I learned my lesson with Google Maps.</div>
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Which for touring by motorcycle is no fun.</div>
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Except....I did get to take a walk around this windmill.</div>
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I had passed it on the way into town but hesitated turning off the road.</div>
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Obviously I had no such concern when I had a second chance to go by it. </div>
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The funniest part...had I not listened to Google Maps.</div>
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I would have taken the slow coastal road. </div>
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But NOOOO, did a big loopty loop that had me arrive at a roundabout precisely the same time as another Triumph Tiger entered it, who <b>had </b>taken the coastal road.</div>
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He didn't see me, so I leapfrogged cars until I rode up next to him and we both gave each other a "what are the chances of meeting up like this" look and he waved me forward.</div>
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See, he already knows I have a plan. </div>
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Much like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_(Battlestar_Galactica)" target="_blank">Cylon</a>.</div>
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And I'm type A. Or so he told me throughout the ride together. </div>
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So he graciously fell in behind me and followed me to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale%27s_Stones" target="_blank">Ale's Stones</a>. </div>
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I was so excited to meet up with him.</div>
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He seemed awfully nice and easy going.</div>
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And he obviously had great taste in motorcycles.</div>
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I was so excited I left my ipod on the seat of my bike.</div>
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It was still there when I got back.</div>
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With a stern warning from a local who apparently kept an eye on our bikes while we were gone.</div>
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But remember, Type A, I had a back up ipod just in such an emergency.</div>
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It's worth noting how much effort this man went through to meet up on this day.</div>
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Book his ticket with a website that won't work.</div>
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He had a radiator leak he had to get fixed.</div>
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Then his rear tire had a blow out, just like I did in Argentina.</div>
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Despite all that he made it.</div>
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Once we checked in, we rode into town where we found a place to eat and I sold him on my general philosophy that life is short, especially for motorcycle riders, so eat cake first. </div>
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Which he did. Oh and that was his first experience of my love of parking on sidewalks.</div>
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We had a nice get to know each other chat then back to the ferry.</div>
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Based on the adamant recommendation of my host the night before, I reserved a bunk in a female only room instead of the chairs in the salon. Boy was that a good idea. This ferry was full of smelly, smoking, drinking, loud, lonely truckers. And I had a pink sweat pants outfit to lounge in.</div>
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Arrived the next morning in Klaipeda Lithuania and because Bob made me aware of a time change difference, woke up in time to get ready properly and have breakfast. I was quiet, didn't turn all the lights on but it didn't stop the other two sleepers from glaring at me, until they realized they only had an hour to get ready because they overslept. </div>
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First stop. Nida. And the Hill of Witches. </div>
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Even though it was <i style="font-weight: bold;">one more ferry</i>.</div>
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We traversed the whole of Lithuania to go all the way to the southeastern border because I found something cool there to see. I worked on Bob to trust me in booking a two bedroom Airbnb. He is a hotel guy. We rode maybe an extra two hours to make it, only to find it was a dump and didn't look anything like the photos, so after much rigamarole, he found a hotel and I found a single studio.</div>
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Now it was time for food. This is a tourist town so we found a place playing the Minions movie in Lithuanian and excellent wings. The ones on the right are balsamic and chocolate. </div>
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Rough, cement stairs and dingy entrance.</div>
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Creepy. Stifling hot. Run down.</div>
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First stop on our 2nd day of riding <a href="http://grutoparkas.lt/en_US/" target="_blank">Gruto Park</a>.</div>
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Founded by a local 'Mushroom Magnate' at the fall of the USSR.</div>
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This man went around all the Baltic states and collected statues of the Soviet Regime. </div>
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Special Agent Nancy Professional Revolutionary and Saboteur. </div>
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And one giant soviet era steam train.</div>
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This one was an opera.</div>
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Bob ordered a an I.P.A beer. The girl corrected him. 'Eepa'.</div>
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I shared the ride with JC who showed up promptly at noon on Friday and was an absolute delight to ride with for three days. He was riding the second bike that was supposed to go on the ride with me. </div>
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The whole ride he yammered on and on about his amazing wife who I'm convinced is super human now. Can't wait to meet her. He's so in love. It's adorable. </div>
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Kinda dark but that's JC, his son in law and partner and me, about to eat great southern fried chicken. It would be the last time in a month that I get to eat fried chicken. </div>
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Special Agent Nancy Dangerous Goods Specialist. </div>
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After a generally uncomfortable and weird night at the AirBnB, we headed to the Four Seasons at the airport for a fantastic breakfast. </div>
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The only tragedy on the way North was I lost a horn on my helmet. </div>
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Medieval town with what I call luxury camping.</div>
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Europeans will spend their vacations in these places. </div>
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Showers were clean and plenty of hooks, even a bench to sit on. </div>
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Shops with cute, expensive junk.</div>
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Now this little guy somehow hopped on my bike overnight and rode with me over 60 KM the next day on my way to the Lego House in Billund.</div>
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Yep. Three story tree made entirely out of legos. </div>
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The top of the tree. </div>
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This one had a transformers look to it. </div>
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Not much to look at but a great first night's stay. </div>
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They are kinda cute. </div>
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Took off early morning for the southern coast of Denmark and cute town after cute town. </div>
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It's the 4th week of my ride and I have green moss growing on my boot too.</div>
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This is Egeskov Slot. </div>
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Or Egeskov Castle. </div>
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The coolest part....the family still lives in this castle. </div>
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The hunter room. </div>
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The staff remove all the brochures and anything around the tourist center each night.</div>
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Been there too.</div>
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His and Hers? </div>
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This is the book of the current royal Egeskov couple's marriage. </div>
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It's a huge, heavy book. </div>
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Seems the wedding had hundreds of guests and lasted over many days. </div>
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Even all the meals were written down. </div>
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The first Egeskov wore this armor. </div>
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This is a bed specially designed to retain the heat. </div>
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Neat iron fireplace. </div>
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This is significant because each animal is displayed with the arrow that killed it.</div>
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Many of the tips are poisoned. </div>
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Of Nancy sweating.</div>
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Of Nancy tired of being hot. </div>
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All the family tree offshoots. </div>
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On to another pretty castle. </div>
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Was originally a monastery. </div>
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Lot's of them. </div>
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Asgers Hoj tomb. </div>
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Burial mound in the middle of a field. </div>
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Blessedly cool and dark inside. </div>
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Liselund Slot. </div>
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View of the back. </div>
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This large house/barn/whatever was awesome. </div>
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I rode in on perfectly raked pebbles.</div>
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Well marbles, felt like it at least. </div>
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Put my tire track around the tree, then left. </div>
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A beautiful little walkway. </div>
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Not even the ticket booth seller. </div>
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Elmelunde has the oldest stone church in Denmark with 14th century frescoes. </div>
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But not this neat tower that I parked under on the way back.</div>
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Worth it.</div>
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There was a large viking ship find in one of the three major canals of Denmark.</div>
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They painstakingly built a seawall and siphoned out the water then dug all up the pieces to six boats.</div>
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Studied them and now, in workshops next to the actual museum, make exact replicas using hand made tools and take people out on them. </div>
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Put back together as well as can be. </div>
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This will be my 4th time in New Zealand. </div>
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I did a mini trip to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rarotonga" target="_blank">Cook Islands</a> a few months back and during that stay I got an email from <a href="https://scottscheapflights.com/" target="_blank">Scotts Cheap Flights</a> that United, my most despised airline, had what they call a "Mistake Fare" of $396 RT from San Francisco to Auckland. Usually it's $800 on a really good special. Having an opportunity to stick it to that horrible airline (and knowing I would actually be on an Air New Zealand flight) I clicked buy. Shortly after, I made my morning coffee with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_pokey_(ice_cream)" target="_blank">Hokey Pokey</a> ice cream as the cream in my coffee. </div>
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My first meal. The amazing eggs here and bacon. </div>
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4 slices of bacon. </div>
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After a short stop in Auckland I hopped on a flight to Dunedin to meet up with my ADV pal Trevor. </div>
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We met on <a href="http://advrider.com/index.php" target="_blank">ADV</a> years ago and again the last time I was in New Zealand a few years back to visit Milford Sound and some friends of mine one last time before they moved back to the US. </div>
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View from my room downstairs into a gorgeous garden.</div>
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The clouds in New Zealand are by far the most beautiful I have seen in the world.</div>
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Some of you in my inner circle know of my shameless annual butter contraband. </div>
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I love Canadian butter so much that I pack 8-10 lbs of it in a cooler and check it on my flight home. </div>
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Trevor's fridge had this super awesome contraption to hold the butter in the fridge but keep it at just the right temperature. No more hard butter or having it go rancid because you leave it out and don't eat it fast enough (not a problem in my home). </div>
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So here is the view from the upstairs of the house of Dunedin below. </div>
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This is how Trevor welcomed me to Dunedin.</div>
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Full tub of Hokey Pokey ice cream and one big spoon.</div>
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Pretty little fuchsia's all over the driveway that he expertly backed into at, what I would call, a high level of confidence (speed) to his house. </div>
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He drove us up to this tower that gave an epic 360 view.</div>
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I picked up a bottle of this Rhubarb Gin. </div>
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Left most bottle. Cuban rum. What else?</div>
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Then the middle bottle is a chocolate flavored Gin by Sacred Springs. (bottle has some neat Maori drawings) which made one fantastic stirred up drink last night. </div>
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Some sheep on our first pass. </div>
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New Zealand pies are special.</div>
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Usually hearty enough for two meals. </div>
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This place made their own but every gas station, mini mart, grocery store and bakery has these little round pieces of heaven. </div>
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<a href="https://www.waipiatahotel.co.nz/" target="_blank">Waipiata</a> is on a bicycle trail in the South Island and along the way there are these cute, cute hotel/restaurant/bar places for them to stop and eat or sleep. </div>
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I have a lot of respect for people who tour by bicycle.</div>
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The Hayes family. </div>
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They were the only game in the south part of the south island to make any metal work or equipment. </div>
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The story of work hard and prosper.</div>
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This was the waterwheel house that powered most of his workshop.</div>
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This place was beyond cool.</div>
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Then we drove up the rode a bit and he drove into this field and said "this is where we do the <a href="http://www.brassmonkeyrally.org.nz/" target="_blank">brass monkey motorcycle event</a> every winter". Yep. That's right. In <b><i>winter. </i></b></div>
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This little house is for seasonal workers.</div>
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Then we turned off to Ranfurly and took a back road to Moa Creek and to the lake where some LOTR scenes were filmed. </div>
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The valley's here are gorgeous.</div>
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Gorgeous and a bit scary.</div>
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In the snow.</div>
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Great old mining equipment arrayed about their yard. </div>
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Old homestead.</div>
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I learned that Trevor was a great driver.</div>
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Calm through rugged terrain and water crossings...oh yes. We traversed small rivers. </div>
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So this was an 'unmainted' gravel road.</div>
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Definitely an epic day.</div>
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So the route was Cromwell and over to Bannockburn and then the Nevis Valley where it comes out near Garston. Up the side of Lake Wakatipu to Frankton (and successfully avoided Queenstown), then back to Clyde via the Kawarua gorge and Cromwell gorge which I didn't see because it was dark by then. </div>
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I did see plenty of possums dead on the road. </div>
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Seems these things are indestructible. </div>
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Even when one is roadkill, it looks like it's napping.</div>
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No gore. </div>
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Garlic bread was weird.</div>
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But the fireplace was awesome.</div>
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Our first night was in Clyde.</div>
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These people left the house to go to the store and left the front door <b>wide open.</b></div>
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My hard single bed in the living room.</div>
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I've got Grindle.</div>
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We started with a nickel tour of Dunedin.</div>
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After today, we are up to the fifty cent tour for sure!</div>
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Here is a map of these days.</div>
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My finger again on the left corner. </div>
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Another cute town.</div>
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The only thing I love more than HP is the hot chocolate. </div>
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The milk...oh the milk. Hormone-free, free range, grass fed, happy cows.</div>
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The milk here is musky, intense and just delicious. </div>
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Cute tavern. </div>
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And another ridiculously cute, bicycle trail, stop/hotel. </div>
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Creepy glossy, shaded and translucent.</div>
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Trevor waiting for his sandwich. </div>
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Daily ritual.</div>
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Find hot chocolate and some sticky, sweet thing. </div>
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St Bathans then Danseys Pass.</div>
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The place had all these beautifully hand knit things.</div>
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Then we crossed a river at Kurow and through Hakataramea Pass and on to Haldon Road until we got to this place called the Dog Kennel corner. No dog kennels there now and through Burkes pass (also Bollocks pass) and stopped at this neat roadside attraction where I saw this awesome airstream. </div>
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Hundreds of bags of flours, sugar, nuts, candy, seeds, spices and...Dark Chocolate Hokey Pokey!</div>
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Once we got there....well it was expensive, old and smelled like stale smoke and had no wifi. </div>
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Found this great 2 bedroom house that was newly remodeled. </div>
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Right on the main road. Good thing I brought ear plugs. </div>
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Grindle liked it. </div>
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Stick shift no less.</div>
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Wide gravel road and I had a blast. </div>
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Steep hill with an unbelievable wind.</div>
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I had to stop filming because a gust of wind nearly knocked me down.</div>
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Frankly, it was humbling just how majestic and gorgeous this place was. </div>
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It really did take my breath away.</div>
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Having learned something from Icelandic ponies, I picked a safe spot in the grass on the less windy side to sit and appreciate the view for a bit. </div>
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Their ears were so fluffy.</div>
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Their fur was so soft. Gentle cute little buggers. </div>
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I had a liquid dinner. G&T.</div>
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The daily ritual. </div>
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Get up.</div>
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Start the Ute. Bbbrrrrr (remember big Kitty Kat)</div>
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Flat, long valley after beautiful long valley.</div>
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Some sheep. </div>
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Some cattle. </div>
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One cute musterer. </div>
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Original Molesworth station house where they could rest.</div>
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It was amazing. </div>
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Lamb chops with mint, tomato, olive oil.</div>
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What a fabulous meal!</div>
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Ricky the owner of the house had a beautiful garden of flowers.</div>
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We drove another gravel road called Port Underwood along the coast to Picton where I would catch the ferry. Stopped at this lovely beach. We are at the northern most point of the South Island now.</div>
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Great friend whom I had a lot of laughs with and who showed me the best parts of New Zealand.</div>
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Later that day I would be star gazing in Wellington on the pier and asked by a couple of officers if I was OK. Boy was I more than OK. I gushed about everything we had done and seen and all the roads we had driven and one of them said that I'd seen more than he had in his whole lifetime. </div>
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Total distance driven together 1800 km. </div>
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A leisurely three hour ferry ride across the narrow. </div>
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Second bedroom in a two bedroom apt in central Wellington.</div>
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To Wellington.</div>
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I make sure it always includes a movie at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_Theatre,_Wellington" target="_blank">Embassy theater</a>. </div>
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The lounge at the end of this hallway.</div>
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This time I watched Black Panther. </div>
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Weird I know. I've got an issue with American style toothpaste. </div>
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It's so harsh and burns and I don't know if it's the chemicals, the fluoride or what but I have a Bulgarian friend of mine, Yavor, mule this one brand of honey toothpaste from there and now I have found another option in New Zealand. It's like brushing your teeth with lemon sherbet. </div>
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Lot's of artists in Wellington. </div>
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That wooded area in the background is Victoria park where many LOTR scenes were filmed. </div>
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I'm going there tomorrow on my movie tour.</div>
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One of my resources when trying to find unique, stylish, quality establishments directed me to Foxglove. It was on the water and it had a "game room". You can make our my reflection in the glass on the second photo below.<br />
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Another gorgeous Art Deco building.</div>
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Chartered Accountants. </div>
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Certified accountants are <b><i>awesome.</i></b></div>
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So here is Lucky.</div>
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I was so impressed with the food, I went twice.</div>
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Yeah yeah, it's a small food stall on a busy street. </div>
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So what.</div>
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Great fried chicken. </div>
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Another long walk at night along the harbor. </div>
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The other side of Victoria park. </div>
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So today we did a LOTR movie tour. </div>
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First stop was a quarry just outside of Wellington where they filmed Helm's Deep and Minas Tirith. </div>
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There was nothing left and we weren't allowed to enter the site so no photos. </div>
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There was nothing to photograph. I was starting to regret paying for this tour but then we went further out into Lower Hutt and this is the park where they filmed Saruman's tower, Orthanc.</div>
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And this is where Saruman walks with Gandalf seeking his counsel.</div>
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Then we drove to another neighborhood and behind the row of houses was this stream. </div>
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This is where the horse, Brego, lays down so Aragorn can get on his back. </div>
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Generally a rather unimpressive place. </div>
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Next we went to Rivendale. </div>
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It's actually a place called Rivendale. </div>
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She left Ohio to immigrate to New Zealand for the movie and decided to stay.</div>
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After our walkabout through the park, we went to Miramar which is the movie industry section of Wellington. It's near the airport. It has this famous Art Deco cinema called the Roxy. </div>
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It's only 5 years old and was built by Peter Jackson's bank account. </div>
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Who is that statue of through the window?</div>
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Last night in Wellington. </div>
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Had a wonderful time.</div>
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St Jean Sur Richelieu; Lake St Jean; Riviere Du Loup; Gaspe; Perce; Maria; Quebec; Montreal</div>
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Not one of my usual epic rides but a lot of things happened this past summer that kept me from adding to my list of countries. Don't worry, I'm at it again next summer 2018 and already posted <a href="http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/scandinavia-summer-fall-2018-seeking-experienced-riders-to-join.1256013/">here</a> on ADV for Scandinavia.</div>
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Why is it that we always look for the furthest place to go instead of our own backyard? My family is from Quebec, in fact a tiny town most people who live here don't even know about called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours,_Quebec">St Ours</a> (it's on the Richelieu river on a historic road called 'chemin des patriotes') but more about that later.</div>
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I found <a href="http://www.monettesports.com/location.htm">Monette Sports</a> in Laval, a suburb of Montreal, that rents motorcycles and discovered the Honda <a href="http://images.motorcycle-usa.com/PhotoGallerys/22963_NC750X.jpg">NC750X</a>. Never heard of this bike? Not surprised. It's only sold in Canada. Why it's not sold in the US, I have no idea. Because it's off season, I got the rental for half off. </div>
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It's an ideal bike for a beginner but even someone as experienced as I am because it's light, capable and comfortable. I loved this bike. I'm frankly amazed I loved it so much. It's not for someone with the passion for performance but if you want an uncomplicated, easy and fun bike, this is it. I am actually seriously considering selling the Tiger and buying this one. </div>
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Here it is accumulating rain outside my mom's condo for a couple days, the rain would not let up and it just sat there. Forlornly. I couldn't wait to leave but the rain here when it starts is quite heavy and without relief and riding in that for hours and hours isn't fun no matter how much you want to roll. Plus it gave me quality time with mom and she started to see for herself how much I love riding.</div>
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Delayed by two days, I left Tuesday morning instead of Sunday but I made up for that by just starting earlier each morning and driving past sunset. Not something I would normally do but days are shorter now. So I left and took a scenic route on the <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemin_des_Patriotes">Chemin Des Patriotes</a>. I've been on this road hundreds of times to visit family.</div>
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Cute doesn't even begin to describe this area....if you do come to Quebec, this short one hour ride is a must. The roads are in good condition. Most 'back roads' are incredibly bumpy with tar snakes and let's just say that it's brutal on a full bladder. Because this road is historic, it's well maintained. </div>
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My mother's side of the Bonnier family has a massive family get together each summer here with hundreds of cousins. </div>
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This is the house my father was born in. </div>
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And the town church, one of the most beautiful in the region. </div>
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The old convent next door. My old school is across the street. No photos. Still traumatic thinking about it all these years later. </div>
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Here is the ferry for St Roch (St Rock) across the river. Dad had a house here for a bit. </div>
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Quebec is a province of farmers. Lots of fields of food everywhere you go. I'd say Quebec is one of those 'bread basket' places. View of the corn fields behind my Uncle Pierre Girouard's house.</div>
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They are quite proud of their calling and the farms are always beautiful, well maintained and clean. They often have signs of the family name in front too. </div>
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This place is religious too. Every town (and I do mean town) has a church and most are quite amazing and at important crossroads there are effigies. </div>
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Another cute house, there are thousands of them here. You won't ever and I do mean ever, see junk or discarded crap in front of homes here. People have a pride of order and cleanliness I've never seen anywhere in the world. </div>
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I took the long scenic 132 along the river up to Trois Rivieres (three rivers) and stopped for a business call and lunch in Shawinigan. Duck in a delicious mushroom sauce with veggies. </div>
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I didn't eat a lot of great meals but this was one of them. You know how it is. Stop when you are hungry and hope for the best. </div>
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So I took the 155 to Lac St Jean. Between Shawinigan and La Tuque, the colors were marvelous. Lured into a false sense of comfort and security, I didn't gas up before and halfway there realized this bike didn't have the range of my Tiger so I slowed down and puttered along a winding road north. Arrived in farmland near Saint Felicien and stayed here alone for $30. View from my window. </div>
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Room was clean and warm. I was very cold. Despite heated gear, you still get cold when it's below 45</div>
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Of course Grindle came along...for those of you having read my prior posts know he came from Grindelwald Switzerland after a rather challenging ride through the snow in July. </div>
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When I woke up I saw this outside. Bombardier! Auto-Neige (snow car)</div>
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They use it still, not a a spec of rust on it. I love old stuff like this. I arrived at night in the dark, I always do because the sun set's later now that it's October so I didn't see it.</div>
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Gorgeous fields of corn and other food and a good heavy cloud cover really brought out the fall colors during my ride.</div>
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So I abhor fast food....well except for In and Out burger but anyhoo. The A&W chain here in Canada is fabulous. They are hyper-focused on organic and non-hormonal foods. Their eggs are free range and the coffee is from Van Houtte. I had breakfast here twice it was so good.</div>
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I rode along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguenay_Fjord_National_Park">Saguenay Fjord</a> to Saint Simeon to wait for the ferry from the north shore to the south shore of the St Lawrence River to make it to the Gaspe Peninsula. I waited about 2 hours for the ferry and had a rather miserable meal. (no photo)</div>
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I did see a pair of Beluga whales, lucky me. </div>
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Got to the north shore of the Gaspe and booked a hostel room just past Matane where I stopped at "La Fabrique" pub and had Indian spiced wings. Take a look at the size of these miniatures wings. Chickens aren't pumped full of hormones here and you can tell.</div>
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And the pork in Canada is some of the best in the world. </div>
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BBQ sauce was homemade and presented in a basket on top of a neat little fake newspaper.</div>
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I devoured them. </div>
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I didn't actually mind that much riding in the dark because in general people here in Quebec (at least) don't drive like maniacs escaping a tidal wave. People follow safe distances and on the rare occasion that someone doesn't, half that time it's a Vermont/NY license plate. Drivers are just not in a mad rush here and the police stops people all the time who go even 15-20 km over the speed limit.</div>
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There is a zero tolerance here to aggressive drivers. Amen.</div>
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My room. Large but a bit cold. Didn't sleep very well here despite my scalding hot bath.</div>
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Had the whole place to myself. I was literally alone in this giant place.</div>
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Big empty place, cold, felt haunted.</div>
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Slept like the dead though. Har-Har. </div>
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Other travelers opt for a more sensible method of transportation.</div>
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The north shore reminded me a bit of Iceland. Long expanses of road and water along the left and rock walls on the right so tall that I was often riding in the shade.</div>
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Not many of these left. I saw 5 in total going around the whole region.</div>
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Really wanted fish. Fresh fish and chips. No luck so I finally gave up and went to a pizzeria.</div>
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Lo and behold, they had fresh fish n chips and it was delicious.</div>
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The most eastern point is Perce. Mom and dad came here in 1964 before I was born.</div>
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She said when the tide is out you can walk to the hole.</div>
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This is where the ride turns back for home.</div>
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I downloaded the airbnb app and used it to find places to stay. </div>
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This was advertised as a renovated home in the countryside. </div>
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Arrived in the dark and google maps didn't work and found myself screwing around going down narrow dark dirt roads in the forest and having to turn around at dead ends. I was grateful to have such a light, easy to maneuver, bike. </div>
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It was worth it for sure, as I finally pulled into the right driveway, chock full of deer eating, I pulled the bike into the wood barn and met Pirate. </div>
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Here is my wonderful room that smelled of wood and was toasty warm. </div>
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I dreamed that I was swimming in a warm Jacuzzi playing with lion cubs. </div>
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I think I dreamed that because this little pooch seemed like one. </div>
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Fabulous, unique home. </div>
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They renovated this home and host guests all summer long on airbnb.</div>
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Finding a motorcycle friendly home is always best as they can tell you about cool stuff to see that you'd otherwise miss. Patrice showed me his harley in the basement and told me about this special little place with a well. </div>
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Water coming right off the mountain. It was delicious. </div>
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I am glad that I rode the North Shore first and the South shore last because of the position of the sun. This morning I woke up to 29 degrees. Fearful of black ice, I rode reasonably and even got a head nod of slight disgust by the female cop parked at the gas station waiting for someone going to fast. </div>
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90% of the road was in the sun so I was fine. Stopped in Amqui and found this neat old bridge. </div>
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Lot's of these covered wood bridges too. Did I say cute? </div>
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Along the north shore of the Gaspe are hoards of migratory birds hanging out before the flight south.</div>
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Then stopped at the next 'town' for Petra's rock collection.</div>
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Generally aren't very friendly the way we think of friendly,<br />
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When I forgot my passport in the inside pocket of my laundry,<br />
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This butter is even better than butter from Quebec.</div>
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Lava salt and <a href="http://www.nordursalt.com/" target="_blank">Nordur Salt</a>. </div>
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When I was crawling around the edge of the cliffs in my pink sweats I knelt in a lot of bird poop.</div>
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So, visit Iceland. Cheap flights on WOW airlines </div>
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You better like seafood or lamb or it's hamburgers for you.</div>
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This year's ride. Iceland. </div>
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We met Sveinn and Atli and Elis at Doug's last winter in California.</div>
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They found Doug on ADV Rider and of course he went out of his way to help them find a bike, sleep a couple nights at his house and give them the nickle tour of Lodi. </div>
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It was time for payback so we called on them to help us on our ride through Iceland.</div>
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Meet Sveinn and his parents. Sveinn picked us up at the airport at 5 am and we went straight to their home and she laid out a beautiful breakfast including ample strong coffee which we needed after our 8 hour flight on hard, paper thin airplane seats that cleverly hid the recline lever.</div>
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Viking Biking. The owner's name is Thor. (of course)</div>
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Weird ode to Iceland and Gay Pride.</div>
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So I took off early and went to a lovely waterfall where I filled my camelpak for the first time. </div>
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Sheep. Way up on the craggy bluff.</div>
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We rode all day in strong side winds but after these glaciers, the wind kicked up to a dangerous level.</div>
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There was no other option, if we'd stopped the bikes would have been knocked over and so Doug just kept saying "ride the white line Nancy" as I whimpered in my helmet for the hour or so it took us to get to Hofn (and we didn't even know if we could find accommodations). </div>
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Parrilla. Synonymous with heaven in my book.</div>
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These roadside ones are awesome. </div>
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Just look at all that meat grilling. </div>
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Whoa!<br />
They bring a whole metal platter of mysterious meats<br />
with coals on the bottom to keep it sizzling.<br />
And just when you can't possibly stuff another delicious piece in your mouth.<br />
They bring a whole other platter.<br />
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My nemesis. The little red car.</div>
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I have been plagued by little red cars. </div>
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This one parked strategically close enough to make taking off with side bags </div>
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But NO. Little red car + S.A.N. = havoc</div>
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After a breezy border crossing in Uruguay we ended up going back out to the river </div>
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Calm waves lapping the edge.</div>
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Perfectly cooked medium rare steak!</div>
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From the Pacific Ocean (Ancud and Penguins) </div>
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to the Atlantic (Uruguay) in 45 days!</div>
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10,000 km</div>
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Delicious pizza.</div>
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Homemade crust!</div>
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Crunchy, the way it should be.</div>
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Not that paper thin, tasteless, overpriced crap you get in San Francisco.</div>
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Here he is making the pizza dough.</div>
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Sad for it to come to an end.</div>
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Waiting for the ferry to unload.</div>
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Gorgeous French building.</div>
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It was a very smooth process start to end.</div>
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This side up. Sheesh.</div>
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La Rey. Famous pizza place. Founded in the 1950's.</div>
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Loud. Packed and fun.</div>
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Our most excellent, mate drinking taxi driver.</div>
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My very comfy bed.</div>
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Another beautiful center plaza. </div>
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Its dangerous on motorcycles.</div>
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I prefer the spots just outside of town.</div>
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Usually cleaners, safer, quieter and cheaper.</div>
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Another beautiful government building.</div>
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This was one of the only restaurants open and we figured it would be pretty good since it looked posh and fancy. Nope. Overcooked the steak. I should have known better....it said 30 minutes cooking time. Pasilla's are steakhouses. They always get it right. </div>
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Very comfortable bed. </div>
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He got a sticker too.</div>
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They have been a huge hit. </div>
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The gas attendant''s and border crossing guys really like them.</div>
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This is the most grandiose we have seen thus far. </div>
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Easy fun dirt road.</div>
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This boy would not leave his poor puppy alone. </div>
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OK OK, enough photos of Tafi Del Valle but gosh was it just serene.</div>
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Found a hotel in Jujuy.</div>
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Our bikes in the basement.</div>
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Dark. Rank. Wet. </div>
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They are shaped like small tennis or golf balls.</div>
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This one was the size of a beach ball. </div>
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It where the political leaders met to form a coalition to repel the Spanish invasion. </div>
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This nice lady helped me get a ticket from Buenos Aires to Santiago.</div>
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Lot's of asses on the side of the road too!</div>
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Cool city of the dead perched up on the hill.</div>
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Took a bit of a round trip to see a cool town. </div>
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We were the only people there but it was pretty good. </div>
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The next epic part of our ride involved the <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paso_de_Jama" target="_blank">Paso De Jama.</a></div>
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It seemed just plain wrong to come to South America and not ride a 15,000 foot pass.</div>
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Arid, dry and barren yet beautiful everywhere you look.</div>
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A humbling and slightly spooky experience. </div>
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Riding through Death Valley is as close as I've come.</div>
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Late night soccer match. Right in front of my tent. </div>
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Walking on it felt like snow crunching beneath your boots. </div>
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I licked it. Yep, salt.</div>
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And the best part....There is a reserve habitat for flamingos!</div>
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Funny looking....and cute.</div>
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Like I said, harbingers of doom:</div>
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Valparaiso on fire. </div>
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Villarica volcano erupted.</div>
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La Rioja helicopter crash.</div>
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