3 years ago, I set out on an epic journey with one of the best friends I've every had. Our plans were to ride old Rt 66 from St Louis MO to Albuquerque NM, then I was heading north into Colorado to ride the Million Dollar highway before finding my way back home. As many of you know, I ended up getting very sick and found myself in an Albuquerque hospital. Luci was trailered back home while I was hospitalized and I ended up coming home in a cage.
Here's the thread from that trip.
https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/gene.../152421-rt-66-adventure-updated-pictures.html
On 5/4/2014, Luci was loaded up on a trailer and dropped off at WAGs in Rio Rancho NM where I parkedr her last before going into the hospital. LCB and I finished the ride up the Million Dollar Highway from Albuquerque and spent a couple of days riding the Rockies before returning to WAGs to load back up on the trailer and come home. Thanks for the hospitality and rig sitting WAG.
The good.
- Getting to tour with LCB
- Getting to see WAG and Nan again.
- Getting to ride the Million Dollar Highway, checking off a 25 year bucket list entry.
- Getting to see The Arches, The Colorado National Monument and riding all of the great mountain roads.
The bad
- Broke my glasses less than an hour before leaving. Had to do the entire trip wearing my reading glasses.
- Don't have the New Mexico, Colorado, or Utah maps in the Garmin. Because of a data error and the maps expiring, I couldn't get them loaded.
- My phone charging/data port went bad on day 3 of 5. I was able to limp along with minimal use until day 5 when it completely died.
- Couldn't get into Dead Horse Point even with the Park Pass
- Riding in sleet and snow riding over the mountains when returning to New Mexico from Colorado
- Luci's cruise control not working which was somewhat a factor with the Ugly.
The Ugly
- Getting pulled over for speeding in Colorado.
I have the ride organized into a few photo albums. You do not need a face book account to view them.
2014 Colorado Trip
2014 Million Dollar Highway
2014 Colorado National Monument
2014 The Arches National Park
Here's the thread from that trip.
https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/gene.../152421-rt-66-adventure-updated-pictures.html
On 5/4/2014, Luci was loaded up on a trailer and dropped off at WAGs in Rio Rancho NM where I parkedr her last before going into the hospital. LCB and I finished the ride up the Million Dollar Highway from Albuquerque and spent a couple of days riding the Rockies before returning to WAGs to load back up on the trailer and come home. Thanks for the hospitality and rig sitting WAG.
The good.
- Getting to tour with LCB
- Getting to see WAG and Nan again.
- Getting to ride the Million Dollar Highway, checking off a 25 year bucket list entry.
- Getting to see The Arches, The Colorado National Monument and riding all of the great mountain roads.
The bad
- Broke my glasses less than an hour before leaving. Had to do the entire trip wearing my reading glasses.
- Don't have the New Mexico, Colorado, or Utah maps in the Garmin. Because of a data error and the maps expiring, I couldn't get them loaded.
- My phone charging/data port went bad on day 3 of 5. I was able to limp along with minimal use until day 5 when it completely died.
- Couldn't get into Dead Horse Point even with the Park Pass
- Riding in sleet and snow riding over the mountains when returning to New Mexico from Colorado
- Luci's cruise control not working which was somewhat a factor with the Ugly.
The Ugly
- Getting pulled over for speeding in Colorado.
I have the ride organized into a few photo albums. You do not need a face book account to view them.
2014 Colorado Trip
2014 Million Dollar Highway
2014 Colorado National Monument
2014 The Arches National Park
