My OperaMy, how time flies...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 5:42:48 AM
...when you're getting old...
December already...last month of the year...hard to believe it's gone by so fast.
Getting Baby all dolled up. Dropped her tail with a pair of 11.75" shocks last week, and got my Le Pera saddle this morning. Already making plans for next year's trip.
The ride to Sedona wasn't quite what I expected. Well, the destination, anyway. The ride was great; however, it did lead me to change seats. Haven't had a chance to try the Le Pera yet, though...cold an raining today, but I digress. Saw nothing but desert between Ozona and the other side of Safford, AZ. That's quite a ways. Sedona is your typical tourist town; I knew that before I left. 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff is some ride, though. Not what I had in mind when thinking of Arizona. Didn't like the idea of having to have a pass just to pull off the side of the road to look at Oak Creek (for more than the alloted 15 minutes before risking a ticket). Rain was scheduled for that Thursday, so I figured on getting a head start back home. It was 32 degrees and overcast when I left Flagstaff around 7:15 that morning. I didn't see the sun until I got to Phoenix. I did 2379.8 miles total, on $123.56 in fuel, about a nickel a mile.
Next year, I'm taking two weeks, and heading...thataway. No destination this time. Just hitting the road. I'll find out where when I get there.
December already...last month of the year...hard to believe it's gone by so fast.
Getting Baby all dolled up. Dropped her tail with a pair of 11.75" shocks last week, and got my Le Pera saddle this morning. Already making plans for next year's trip.
The ride to Sedona wasn't quite what I expected. Well, the destination, anyway. The ride was great; however, it did lead me to change seats. Haven't had a chance to try the Le Pera yet, though...cold an raining today, but I digress. Saw nothing but desert between Ozona and the other side of Safford, AZ. That's quite a ways. Sedona is your typical tourist town; I knew that before I left. 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff is some ride, though. Not what I had in mind when thinking of Arizona. Didn't like the idea of having to have a pass just to pull off the side of the road to look at Oak Creek (for more than the alloted 15 minutes before risking a ticket). Rain was scheduled for that Thursday, so I figured on getting a head start back home. It was 32 degrees and overcast when I left Flagstaff around 7:15 that morning. I didn't see the sun until I got to Phoenix. I did 2379.8 miles total, on $123.56 in fuel, about a nickel a mile.
Next year, I'm taking two weeks, and heading...thataway. No destination this time. Just hitting the road. I'll find out where when I get there.
Jesse Terryjessedterry # Saturday, January 9, 2010 7:54:13 AM