|
|
Post by oldcajun123 on Sept 26, 2019 13:53:32 GMT -5
 That’s a beautiful machine.
|
|
|
|
Post by Darin on Sept 26, 2019 14:10:21 GMT -5
Thanks, all. We are really excited to hit the road again. Headed west on I-40 again, by chance?  |
|
|
|
Post by Ronv69 on Sept 26, 2019 15:15:44 GMT -5
Thanks, all. We are really excited to hit the road again. Headed west on I-40 again, by chance? Eventually. 😁 |
|
|
|
Post by isett2860 on Sept 26, 2019 21:53:32 GMT -5
Moving the Spyder back to AZ for the winter.
Left Chicago yesterday Wednesday. Stopped in Worthington, MN.
Crossed SD and went through the Badlands National Park. Thar was awesome.
Spending the night at Mount Rushmore.
Tomorrow Devils Tower and then south to Baggs, WY.
Not sure which way after that. Have a few ideas,
Weather will dictate😄
|
|
|
|
Post by Darin on Sept 27, 2019 10:59:57 GMT -5
Moving the Spyder back to AZ for the winter. Left Chicago yesterday Wednesday. Stopped in Worthington, MN. Crossed SD and went through the Badlands National Park. Thar was awesome. Spending the night at Mount Rushmore. Tomorrow Devils Tower and then south to Baggs, WY. Not sure which way after that. Have a few ideas, Weather will dictate😄 That's a great, scenic route! Let me know if you end up coming down I-17 past the Verde Valley at some point.  |
|
|
|
Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2019 11:08:30 GMT -5
Moving the Spyder back to AZ for the winter. Left Chicago yesterday Wednesday. Stopped in Worthington, MN. Crossed SD and went through the Badlands National Park. Thar was awesome. Spending the night at Mount Rushmore. Tomorrow Devils Tower and then south to Baggs, WY. Not sure which way after that. Have a few ideas, Weather will dictate😄 That's a great, scenic route! Let me know if you end up coming down I-17 past the Verde Valley at some point. Is there a road that parallels the train? That could be a great ride. |
|
|
|
Post by Darin on Sept 27, 2019 12:13:20 GMT -5
That's a great, scenic route! Let me know if you end up coming down I-17 past the Verde Valley at some point. Is there a road that parallels the train? That could be a great ride. I'm assuming you mean the Verde Canyon Rail? The only thing that parallels it is the Verde River ... I do have a class 5 rated raft, though. Right now, you'd have to get out and pull the boat way too much. Spring run-off is about the only good time to actually "run" it. |
|
|
|
Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2019 12:20:52 GMT -5
Is there a road that parallels the train? That could be a great ride. I'm assuming you mean the Verde Canyon Rail? The only thing that parallels it is the Verde River ... I do have a class 5 rated raft, though. Right now, you'd have to get out and pull the boat way too much. Spring run-off is about the only good time to actually "run" it. We drove 17 in the truck last year and it was very nice. Turned off to Sedona then to the train station. We drove a lot in the area south of Flagstaff. We did a lot of rafting when we were younger, but I doubt we will be doing it again. We ran one river 3 times in one day during a rainy day. |
|
|
|
Post by Darin on Sept 27, 2019 12:40:43 GMT -5
I'm assuming you mean the Verde Canyon Rail? The only thing that parallels it is the Verde River ... I do have a class 5 rated raft, though. Right now, you'd have to get out and pull the boat way too much. Spring run-off is about the only good time to actually "run" it. We drove 17 in the truck last year and it was very nice. Turned off to Sedona then to the train station. We drove a lot in the area south of Flagstaff. We did a lot of rafting when we were younger, but I doubt we will be doing it again. We ran one river 3 times in one day during a rainy day. Some really nice countryside up there. The last time we ran the Verde River, the water levels dropped so fast from day to day that we didn't get to our destination on time. It was the next day when we finally arrived at the take-out point and I had several messages from the Maricopa Sheriff and Yavapai Search and Rescue. Hey ... at least I know my friends are looking out for me! LOL |
|
|
|
Post by trailboss on Sept 27, 2019 12:43:34 GMT -5
Stay off the Cahulawassee River, Ron...bad things can happen. I never knew Jon Voight smoked a pipe.....  |
|
driftingfate
Full Member
Posts: 500
First Name: David
Location:
|
Post by driftingfate on Sept 27, 2019 15:32:50 GMT -5
Moving the Spyder back to AZ for the winter. Left Chicago yesterday Wednesday. Stopped in Worthington, MN. Crossed SD and went through the Badlands National Park. Thar was awesome. Spending the night at Mount Rushmore. Tomorrow Devils Tower and then south to Baggs, WY. Not sure which way after that. Have a few ideas, Weather will dictate😄 Sounds fantastic. Share pics if you’re so much inclined. |
|
|
|
Post by trailboss on Sept 27, 2019 17:06:22 GMT -5
I have the T-shirt to prove....that I have the shirt....never been there though. My daughter in law knew the owners of a KOA campground there and worked summers up there as a college student, she said that all the bike riders were great tippers.
I heard it is pretty nice, sounds like a great ride, Charlie!
|
|
|
|
Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2019 17:16:19 GMT -5
I saw the movie! 😉😁🤠
|
|
|
|
Post by toshtego on Sept 27, 2019 18:51:27 GMT -5
A lady friend of mine is a summer US Park Service Interpretive Ranger at Devil's Peak. I tease her plenty about UFOs and Sasquatch. She is a good sport about it all. She is also a NRA certified firearms instructor and a dead shot with a Beretta 92. I seen her at the range at the place she taught classes for the NM Concealed Carry license. She loves Devil's Peak and told me what it is made of but I forget.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2019 20:44:26 GMT -5
It's rock. The core of an ancient volcano. What, were you expecting dilithium? 🤣😁🤠🌋
|
|
|
|
Post by toshtego on Sept 27, 2019 21:03:31 GMT -5
It's rock. The core of an ancient volcano. What, were you expecting dilithium? 🤣😁🤠🌋 Gee, I thought it was Plaster-of-Paris. What kind of rock was my point. So, I looked it up and it is a phonolite porphyry intrusion from about 40.5 million years ago. The rock is a light to dark-gray or greenish-gray igneous rock with conspicuous crystals of white feldspar. As the magma cooled, hexagonal (and sometimes 4-, 5-, and 7-sided) columns formed, each about six feet in diameter. Any questions? Ask John. |
|
|
|
Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2019 21:35:27 GMT -5
I knew it was some kind of porno rock, but I was afraid to Google it. I liked my answer better, anyway. 🤣🤠👍😋
|
|
|
|
Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2019 21:36:14 GMT -5
Same process as the Devils Causeway. That SOB gets around.
|
|
|
|
Post by bonanzadriver on Sept 28, 2019 10:32:33 GMT -5
Can't wait got get home and go for a ride with Blondie on the Fatboy.
Have been in Chicago all week for meetings.
8 hours in the airport yesterday (ok, ok, it was in the Admirals club with free drinks, but hey) only to have all flights cancelled because of weather.
Patiently waiting (sorta) on a United flight :-( to get home to NC this afternoon.
|
|
|
|
Post by isett2860 on Oct 1, 2019 18:39:57 GMT -5
The trip from Chicago to Rio Rico, AZ is over about 2500 miles. Badlands SD. Mount Rushmore. Devils Tower WY. Moab, UT and Cottonwood, AZ. Sorry Darin, wasn’t going to bug you at 8pm on a Sunday! This was in Moab. On a dinner cruise of the Colorado river.  |
|
|
|
Post by isett2860 on Oct 1, 2019 18:42:06 GMT -5
 Badlands |
|
|
|
Post by isett2860 on Oct 1, 2019 18:43:48 GMT -5
Devils Tower. No Aliens or spaceships  |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
Location:
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 18:52:38 GMT -5
Those are some great pictures, Thank you for posting them.
|
|
|
|
Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 1, 2019 19:03:25 GMT -5
Outstanding Pics!!! Wish I could talk the wife into going out West (past San Antonio)...the PNW in particular...this country has so much to look at...no reason to go out of the USA...and everyone speaks the same language...mostly.
|
|
|
|
Post by isett2860 on Oct 1, 2019 19:03:45 GMT -5
This one is for all of you looking for the open road. 😃 Monument valley Arizona  |
|
|
|
Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 1, 2019 19:05:56 GMT -5
Yeah!!! That is what I am talking about!
|
|
|
|
Post by toshtego on Oct 1, 2019 21:15:29 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by isett2860 on Oct 1, 2019 21:29:58 GMT -5
My view when she is driving.  |
|
|
|
Post by isett2860 on Oct 1, 2019 21:33:18 GMT -5
How she looks when I’m driving. Relax, we were stopped at road construction in Utah.😆 at least I hope so, that semi is a bit close. Is that Trailboss? 😄  |
|
|
|
Post by toshtego on Oct 1, 2019 22:00:30 GMT -5
I still have my old Crown helmet with visor from 1972. And the goggles.
|
|
That’s a beautiful machine.
