nope, no way i would go ride on the salt out there! i love my bike...that and the 1nch or so of standing water. you can see where people have gone out and ripped cookies, and otherr places where they went to go play and got STUCK! like way stuck in some places.
so where was i...oh yea Reno.
Thursday i had board meetings, or should i say bored meetings.
starrting at 9am and really i had meetings thursday until Sat. i gave a pretty good report on my region, with Colorado working on bike interlocks, and securing their Motorcycle Operator Safty Training funds. North Dakota has more bees in it than any other state and passed a law to move them back from roadways as to protect bikers. Wyoming passed a 10mph over while passing bill, we also pushed a right of way violation amendement that failed to pass this year but we hope it will next year. as well as how we have organized and are pushing a smoking ban amendment for the city of Casper that i beleve will pass.
Saturday i was able to skip a few break out sessions so i could write and prepare a speach to introduce Bag Lady Sue at the SIlver Spoke award ceremony and banquet.
I NAILED IT! i haven't hit a speach that well, possably ever! i was very proud of myself :thumbs:
i socialized late into the night with lawyers, Warlocks, and Outsiders.
i was packed up and passed out by 4am, so i could get an early start.
on the road by 10:30am we cought I-80 and kicked into overdrive. Cruze set about 80+ we made good time to Thunder Mouintain (monument to the white invaders trash). i really dig what this fella put together. it is neat!
i need to go to their website and get a t-shirt or something.
Thunder Mountain Monument, a monument to the Native American People.
we stopped for some ribs in Wennamucca. then it was gas and go all the way across Nevada.
snapped a pic at Battle Mouintain.
we went across the street in Wendover to the Montigo Bay. i must say i like it better. nicer rooms and 3 hottubs and outdoor pool.
i had not gambled but a buck ot two so far on this trip...so i thought "what the heck, go for it!". i pulled out $60 and started at the video poker machines at the bar. after winning about $12 and drinking my fill of free booze i walked over and tried a new to me Blackjack game. match blackjack. it's a 1 deck game with a match bet that pays 3/1 if your cards suit matches. kinda a sucker bet, but i stuck a few bucks on it. ended up hitting it about 6 times.
i wasnt doing too well, playing next to some fella from Equador. then this oriental tranny comes over and sits down. NOW IT'S A PARTY! i had to stick around!
She was the luckiest dude i ever met!
after about 2hrs i had my fill and lost all but $12 worth of souviners for my son.
we were all packed up and rolling by 10am and hummed across the salt flats into SLC, where we were greeted by a big alien pointing to friendly skies.
the climb up out of the saltlake valley is a fun sweeping ride through canyons of pockmarked cliffs, and beautiful green farms.
Wyoming greeted us by setting a dust devil right down on our heads. it scared the funk outta me. just riding along and BOOM YeeHaw! i thought it was going to take me off the road.
got a pic at the border and down the road to the Cowboy Cafe.
after a quick bite, it was gas and go into rawlins. Boy howdy it is a freakin long ride to Rawlins.
i would see a sign 123mi to Rawlins, ride for an hour or two and then pass the 120mi to Rawlinssign.
Finally in Rawlins we gas and go for the last time. north bound. 100 something miles home!
there was very very little traffic on the road so we wicked it up and hauled. i was ready to get home but i didn't make it.
i got so uncomfortable. i mean my bits and tackle were just freakin crushed from the 500 freakin miles already that day.
ready to cry in my helmet i stopped at Alcova at the Sunset Bar to let the boys drop, and get me some liquid painkiller.
20min, some Beam and 1/2 a Bud later i was able to hobble back to the bike for the beautiful sunset ride home.
about 8:30pm i pulled into the house with a happy Blip Blip in excited celebration.
All in all, i was gone 7 days, 4 days of riding, 1903mi, at 44.2mpg.
:thumbs: not too bad for the 1st real ride of the season!
be safe brother wish i was there
