Grand Canyon or Bust!!!
#12
07-03-2011, 07:04 PM
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Washington
Posts: 21,060
Dude!!!! We hit 2 days of that wind. It was brutal! We are in lake tahoe at taco bell.
I was in Arizona last July, and took a GoldWing up to the Grand Canyon, then over towards Vegas.
Beautiful roads around there, fantastic riding, but the wind, WTF is with that?? LOL. Seriously, at one point I spent 2 hours at what felt like a 45 degree angle, and unable to relax for even a second. I think I check the weather, and it was sustained winds at 20-30 knots, with gusts up to 45. OMFG ! And then the heat, it was 117 in Phoenix when we headed out of the metro, but it dropped to the low 90's up there in elevation.
Be prepared for an awesome ride though, As much as it was challenging both mentally and physically, I loved every bit of it and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
I know you have your trip well planned and mapped out, but, if you find you have a few extra hours when your near Flagstaff, try to drop south into Sedona, I have been there 8 times over the years, and think its one of the most beautiful places on earth. Its amazing there.
Have fun, be safe. Watch out for the tar snakes
Beautiful roads around there, fantastic riding, but the wind, WTF is with that?? LOL. Seriously, at one point I spent 2 hours at what felt like a 45 degree angle, and unable to relax for even a second. I think I check the weather, and it was sustained winds at 20-30 knots, with gusts up to 45. OMFG ! And then the heat, it was 117 in Phoenix when we headed out of the metro, but it dropped to the low 90's up there in elevation.
Be prepared for an awesome ride though, As much as it was challenging both mentally and physically, I loved every bit of it and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
I know you have your trip well planned and mapped out, but, if you find you have a few extra hours when your near Flagstaff, try to drop south into Sedona, I have been there 8 times over the years, and think its one of the most beautiful places on earth. Its amazing there.
Have fun, be safe. Watch out for the tar snakes
#17
07-04-2011, 01:10 PM
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Washington
Posts: 21,060
#18
07-05-2011, 01:05 AM
I hung out in Forks for about an hour and you couldn't even drive down main street, it was soooo busy!!
DEEJ I'm so sorry for you and your poor little town, I hope its not this way every summer weekend.
DEEJ I'm so sorry for you and your poor little town, I hope its not this way every summer weekend.
#19
07-05-2011, 05:05 PM
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Indianapolis and Toledo
Posts: 5,599
Deej for a good place to hydrate, and cool off, try the Chicken Ranch just north of Vegas out in the desert. Just about anybody can tell you how to get there!
That's where I always stopped:d:d:d
That's where I always stopped:d:d:d
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