Monday June 13
The plan for today was to get to Torrey, Utah and stay in the Capitol Reef National Park campground. The trip went nice and smooth with two small exceptions and we took time for breaks and to smell the roses. We went through Shiprock, New Mexico and tried to get a photo of the rock that gives the city it's name but can never get the right angle to show how it resembles an old sailing ship.
The rock formations in Utah are beautiful and our trip took us through many nice areas. We stopped at scenic overlooks, historical markers and Natural Bridges National Park.
I asked Linda if she wanted to go ride the Moki Dugway and she said no as we would have to go back about 25 miles. Later in the day at a visitor center someone showed her a picture of the road on the cliff side and she was glad she said no. The picture makes it look more difficult than it is.The temperature did reach the 90s but with no humidity it did not feel bad. We did get a picture of the King's Throne rock formation however we did not get a picture of the Cheesebox formation.
We were pretty well wind free except for the last hour. About 30 miles east of Torrey is the ghost town of Giles on the left side of the road in the trees. This is a 65 mph zone. I came around the curve and a new red Mustang convertible is stopped in the middle of the road looking at Giles. This required very hard braking and even then I had decided to take to the right shoulder if needed. But I managed to get the bike slowed down and even had enough time to figure how to activate BMW's asinine horn button. That was exception 1 to our nice day. Exception 2 was that the campground was full and we had to go into town and pay for a tent site but we did get a shower and internet access. Another plus to the day was the lack of big trucks and deer. We did not see one deer. We did come across a group of hot rods outside of Shiprock that really looked good going down the road. Tomorrow we will start across Nevada on Highway 50. I will add some pictures later, my true love is asleep and only she knows where the camera is. It feels like it could get cold tonight and possibly even rain. Oops, sorry Clint, I left the Spot on again. We jump right into setting up the tent and forget everything else. I will brave the dark and shut it down.
I asked Linda if she wanted to go ride the Moki Dugway and she said no as we would have to go back about 25 miles. Later in the day at a visitor center someone showed her a picture of the road on the cliff side and she was glad she said no. The picture makes it look more difficult than it is.The temperature did reach the 90s but with no humidity it did not feel bad. We did get a picture of the King's Throne rock formation however we did not get a picture of the Cheesebox formation.
We were pretty well wind free except for the last hour. About 30 miles east of Torrey is the ghost town of Giles on the left side of the road in the trees. This is a 65 mph zone. I came around the curve and a new red Mustang convertible is stopped in the middle of the road looking at Giles. This required very hard braking and even then I had decided to take to the right shoulder if needed. But I managed to get the bike slowed down and even had enough time to figure how to activate BMW's asinine horn button. That was exception 1 to our nice day. Exception 2 was that the campground was full and we had to go into town and pay for a tent site but we did get a shower and internet access. Another plus to the day was the lack of big trucks and deer. We did not see one deer. We did come across a group of hot rods outside of Shiprock that really looked good going down the road. Tomorrow we will start across Nevada on Highway 50. I will add some pictures later, my true love is asleep and only she knows where the camera is. It feels like it could get cold tonight and possibly even rain. Oops, sorry Clint, I left the Spot on again. We jump right into setting up the tent and forget everything else. I will brave the dark and shut it down.
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