Fishdip had to take off Sunday morning, so we said our farewells and I headed back over to Rally HQ to see what was going on (and to meet @
Gregg_VA who was free this morning). Pretty much a picture day, though there was the First Out Of The Gate hair dye contest that I asked if I could be part of (the hair dye not the contest) since I'm sporting a small mohawk anyway.
Kurt Worden
My friend Hammy and Dale "Warchild"
I am a dork!
Gobs of bikes
Sunday at 4pm was when the Rider's meeting was, followed by the banquet. As I had no access to either, back to the motel to slack off for the evening. Monday morning rolled around and I headed over early to see the final preparations before the 10 am start time.
30 minutes to go, hide in the shade
Final inspection:
Go Team 250!!
Those being released first.
Go Hammy!!
Go Alex!!
After the riders were released, I met a few of the folks hanging out, including Mike Kneebone!! wow... Then I headed out to two of the places I heard about,
Petroglyph National Monument and
Sandia Crest House.
There were no visitor pins from Nevada! Had to fix that.
Twisty road down from the crest.
The next morning was time for me to claim my New Mexico In State Saddlesore. Routed a huge loop around the state to get a general sense of what NM was all about. Yeah, I missed a lot of really pretty places, but I also rode through some scenic areas. Including an uber flat region just as the sun was setting and the moon rising. That was incredibly awe inspiring!
But the morning was crappy...
Damn theft attempt! Luckily had the rear brake lock on overnight.
El Malpais National Conservation Area
Closer shot of the Very Large Array
Closed gas stations make for great rest stops
A successful ride!!
