One big Slab blast across Nebraska and Iowa, with some motel weirdness at the end.
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The Nightowl is a 2015 BMW K1600GTL. Six cylinders of smooth effortless power coupled with all the electronic safety and comfort features you could want on a mile-devouring sport-tourer. Yeah, baby!
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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Texas Express – Day 14
I’m back on the road and heading from Texas back to Michigan… by way of Arizona.
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Texas Express – Day 9
I ride the final ~200 miles to the convention in Dallas, in 111ºF heat.
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Texas Express – Day 8
My route finally turns towards Dallas and the temperatures go up.
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Texas Express – Day 7
I divert my route a bit to pay a visit to my in-laws in Missouri.
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Texas Express – Days 5-6
I ride from one friend’s house to another, seeing still another friend for lunch. Then I take a day off.
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