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Stopped by one of the many alpine lakes in our area - a bit cooler near the water....

Weather was kinda warm - even at elevation - but still almost perfect for riding. I would have liked to do a bit of off roading but their bikes didn't really fit that plan of action so we stuck to the pavement...

I can't imagine riding without a helmet and they can't imagine riding with one. Different strokes, I guess...

Had a couple of friends in from Chicago. They were on a cross country trip and stayed ay our house for a night. I rode with them for about 350 miles yesterday as they were making their way back east. They were riding a HD of some sort and a Honda Gold Wing - both slower than the second coming of Christ on the roads so I often sped up and shot pics of them as they caught up...

We were close to that area 2 weeks ago - that's where they had all of the alien crap in the stores. etc. Not shit to see down there and the riding sucks.

July 15th = Montana. Wyoming areas. Hope it cools down before then! Then gonna do Tennessee, North Carolina in August. Try to work in another one in September before it gets cold - no destination on that one yet.

37C in Denver this weekend - went from snow to hot as shit in a week. So I guess that was Spring then. It's a good deal cooler up here in the mountains, so it'll be crowded as shit with city people trying to beat the heat. A good weekend to stay home!

They even had cones set up between lanes to keep you from splitting. Taking things a little too seriously. But we didn't care.

That'll get you a ticket here. Not saying you can't try it, but if a cop sees you, you're done. This was in Cali and they had people out making sure no one split - we asked. And they had cops there to back it up along with "double fines in construction zones". Hardly worth trying it just to try to save 3 minutes.

I didn't take my bike out on the salt, stayed on the paved section at the edge of the salt. Todd took his out there at a very slow speed. That will eat the aluminum right off of your bike if ya leave it on there very long.

Very cool spot. A few more piccies from there...

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Todd was beyond hot at this point and attempted some roadside body heat control. Stayed overnight in Grand Junction, Colorado before getting up at 0500 Saturday to hit the interstate for home. Made to the house and put another trip in to the books. Sure was fun.

Left Bonneville, hauled ass through Salt Lake City and turned south towards Moab. Temps were up around 105F again so Dave and Debbie didn't wanna ride through Moab - they just got on the freeway and blasted for the hotel. Todd and I were foolish enough to go look at some other stuff..

It's salty and flat, so aptly named....

Stopped by the Bonneville Salt Flats on the way outta town to catch the sunrise....

Landed in Wendover, Nevada on this night. Nice enough little gambling town in the desert. Got up before dawn to head out in an attempt to beat the heat of the day...

Some of the local big horn sheep...

After an overnight stay in Klamath Falls, OR, we head out into central Oregon and aim towards home. Not a lot out here. 150 miles between fuel stops and Todd's Duc nearly ran outta fuel a couple of times...

Extremely blue and clear water....

106F / 42C as we crossed southern Oregon. Beyond hot. Wasn't too bad while moving but stopping for fuel made you sweat a bit. We head for elevation and Crater Lake to cool down...

But we eventually made it to Oregon, although Todd thinks it's over that way....

Got stuck in a 2-1/2 hour long delay as road works were repairing a landslide from above. At least we had an ocean view....

Had an uneventful ride back to the hotel from Shelter Cove. Up early the next day and headed for Oregon. Morning was cool at 50F / 10C and a little damp from the sea mist blowing in...

Still a cool place though...