Miles Travelled: 417
Lodging: Budget Inn | 831 North China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest
Gas Stops: 3
| Weather. 75˚ at night. |
| Rock Garden |
| Photos at Casa Cordoba |
| Alan Jackson Shrine @ Casey’s Steakhouse |
| Gas Station in Inyokern |
| Ringing “Round for Everyone in Bar Bell” at Casey’s Steakhouse. No one got excited about free liquor. |
| “tucking” to achieve maximum aerodynamic efficiency while Fuel Light progressively blinked more rapidly in the middle of desert. |
Miles Travelled: 252
Lodging: Planet Hollywood | 3667 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Gas Stops: 2
| Ridgecrest morning was amazing weather and peaceful. |
| Red paved road to vista over desert |
| Deciding to go through Death Valley via Wildrose (at the crossroads) |
| Seeing a family of goats |
| Spending an hour at 100 MPH on amazingly paved roads out of Stove Pipe Wells |
| Pool at Planet Hollywood after all the assholes left |
| Picture with Mario and Luigi |
| The water / light show to “Lady Luck” by Sinatra at Bellagio |
| Earl of Sandwich before going to bed |
| Starting the wrong way on our journey |
| Lunch at Stovepipe wells. Was gross. |
| The people in the pool at Planet Hollywood |
| Getting turned around in Vegas riding back and forth on the strip just wanting to get off bike |
| Vegas in general |
| Getting stuck in the mall trap, trying to find our motorcycles and ultimately yielding to eat another shitty meal |
Miles Travelled: 174
Lodging: Days Inn | 40 N 2600 W, Hurricane, UT, 84737
Gas Stops: 1
| Coffee / Beer / Pool / Schpoozer combo |
| Lunch in Mesquite, NV. Best Modelo ever. Decent Chinese food. Friendly dude in parking lot. |
| Getting our mojo back after lunch |
| Carving through canyons |
| Finding Beer is not illegal in Utah |
| Sunset ride through Zion |
| Waking up in Las Vegas |
| Gas Stop / Restaurant pump fake |
| Camelbak falling off the bike at 95mph |
| Wind Gust that almost took us out entering Utah |
| Wind riding home from Pizza Noodle at night that seriously almost took us out -- top 5 scariest moments Ive had on a bike |
Miles Travelled: 50
Lodging: Days Inn | 40 N 2600 W, Hurricane, UT, 84737
Gas Stops: 1
| Remote Control Shutter Release at Wal Mart |
| Kolob Terrace Road Ride |
| Getting the Bike out of the mud |
| Lava Point Vista |
| Zion National Park |
| Angels Landing Hike |
| Deer crossing our path in Zion |
| Second time bike went down in the mud |
| Learning I am afraid of heights and having minor panic attack |
| Team Jesus with the recorder on the bus |
| Hot Tub Pump Fake at Days Inn |
Miles Travelled: 240
Lodging: Austins Chuck Wagon Lodge | 12 West Main, Torrey, UT, 84775
Gas Stops: 3
| Finding a Camelbak Bite Valve |
| Driving through Zion |
| Being first through tunnel in Zion |
| Zion to Bryce Ride |
| Seeing Bryce -- Natural Bridge, Inspiration Point |
| Finding a shitter in Bryce |
| Rest stop somewhere on highway 12, picked rocks |
| 9600 Ft on Highway 12 |
| Learning that Torrey is not a dry town |
| Hot Tub at Chuck Wagon lodge |
| Last admitted guests to the Red Cliff Diner by 5mins |
| Full memory card unload at side of road entering tunnel through Zion on Hwy 9 |
| Shitting at Bryce |
| How cold my hands were at 9000+ ft elevation |
| Downloading GoPro images to find out the piece of shit stopped working before any of the ride was captured. Epic fail go pro -- fuck you guys. |
Miles Travelled: 270
Lodging: Super 8 Moab | 889 N Main St, Moab, UT, 84532
Gas Stops: 2
| Waking up in Torrey |
| Cruising through Glen Canyon |
| Vista overlook above Glen Canyon |
| Not Running out of gas on Burgman |
| Catching sunset at Dead Horse Canyon |
| Staying at Dead Horse until everyone else left and the full moon came up |
| Seeing the detail of the Canyon come back to life as the moon rose |
| Passing the only vehicle that passed us on our journey |
| Almost running out of gas (Stressful) |
| Moab in general |
| Car show rates at Moab ($170/night) |
| Smell of our Suite |
Miles Travelled: 225
Lodging: Salina Super 8 | 375 East 1620 South, Salina, UT 84654
Gas Stops: 1
| Dennys breakfast |
| Mike had an amazing run backside of Moab |
| Arches Park in general, amazing |
| Primitive trail of Windows was the bees knees |
| Balanced rock |
| Hiking to top of Delicate Arch look out |
| Finding lost moto jacket |
| Riding fast and smooth through the Fishlake National Forest overpass |
| Getting off the motorbike at the day’s end |
| Dinner at the local Mex spot in Salina |
| Adi hiking to top of Delicate Arch lookout with Moto Jacket and Moto Boots -- blisters for days |
| Adi losing his jacket on way up (“It’ll be easy to find on way back” -- famous last words) |
| Wind on the 70 |
| Getting passed by some crazies in an Intrepid doing 120+MPH while we were doing 97mph |
Miles Travelled: 225
Lodging: Hotel Nevada | 501 Aultman St, Ely, NV, 89301
Gas Stops: 3
| Breakfast in Delta |
| Pretty ride on the 50 through wide open country |
| Noticing my blown tire before getting back on the road and thus staying alive |
| Meeting German guys at Gas Station and sharing stories over a 6 pack of Dos Equis |
| Learning that my AAA covered up to 100 miles of towing and thus getting towed to Ely, NV for free |
| 4 Jamesons, 6 Pacificos, 2 Margaritas were $21 dollars |
| Hour and Half phone call with AAA that upgraded my coverage to premium for $18. Thank you Liz. |
| Mike got flashed at bar by gnarly bartender |
| Center Stand shearing off and bike falling over at Gas Station in Delta |
| Tire blowing out somewhere near the Utah / Nevada border |
| No tire available in a 300 mile radius until Tuesday |
| Only room available at Hotel Nevada (2 twins in a smoking room) |
| Seeing Raymond 3 times in the same day. |
| Chinese food. Chicken was identical on separate plates (General and Sesame) |
