I ride hard to get to my friends in time for lunch, and after a few days of hanging out, head back east towards home.
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This category is shamelessly dedicated to my motorcycles. Neither bike is the fastest, biggest, most expensive, or prettiest motorcycle on the planet, but each has become extremely well-suited to me. If you gaze upon them and do not find yourself dazzled by their brilliance… so what. I didn’t buy them to please you.
RMD Backdrops Tour – Day 5
With the backdrop effort kaput, I was just riding for myself. So, why not revisit two of the best motorcycle riding roads in America?
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RMD Backdrops Tour – Day 4
I visit several cities/towns that will appear on my model railroad layout, trying to capture background photos, and there are unanticipated challenges that prompt a change of focus.
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RMD Backdrops Tour – Day 3
I finally reach the area of the Rocky Mountain Division (RMD) and start taking photos.
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RMD Backdrops Tour – Day 1
In an impromptu (and desperately needed) move, I point the Nightowl west to gather photos to use as backdrops for a model railroad I plan to build.
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Texas Express – Day 19
One big Slab blast across Nebraska and Iowa, with some motel weirdness at the end.
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Texas Express – Day 18
I ride a last mountain I pass or two, climb to a mountain peak, and leave the mountains for the Slab dash home across the Great Plains.
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Texas Express – Day 17
I leave the deserts of the southwest and enter the mountains of Colorado.
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Texas Express – Day 16
Today I ride the target stretch of US191 in Arizona, and finish the day with a whirlwind tour of Canyon De Chelly.
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Texas Express – Day 15
The indirect route home continues its western leg across New Mexico, including mountain passes, desert, and a nice conversation with the Hurley PD.
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