The entries for the Nova Scotia trip were originally emails sent to family and friends. After the first email (below) went out on July 30, 2013 daughter Vanya responded: "Dad, you HAVE heard of blogs, haven't you?" So, I've created a blog and posted the emails from the trip, along with a few photos. In the future I'll use this same blog to keep a running account of my motorcycle travels.
A few of you (well, one anyway - you
know who you are) have expressed an interest in keeping track of me on this
year's long ride to Nova Scotia, probably so that if I disappear into a canyon somewhere you can scratch
me off your Christmas card list.
Monday morning, July 29, we fought the usual Bay
Area traffic, which stayed heavy across the central valley until the Yosemite
turnoff. We had a very nice ride with clear roads over Sonora pass and into
Nevada, marred only by a smelly haze of forest fires and a brief late afternoon
thunderstorm in Nevada (it's monsoon season in the southwest). We spent the
night in Tonopah at the Clown motel, which, as its name implies, features
pictures of clowns, statues of clowns, and indeed all things clown in its
decor.
On Tuesday we were up early and rode down
the Extraterrestrail Highway (NV 375) to Rachel where we had breakfast at the Little A'Le'Inn. The day
didn't get hot until Caliente (figures), NV, and then it was in the 90's the
rest of the day. I've been through this part of the country a lot over the
years, so I tried to find a different route, and we went down to St. George, UT
before going through Zion from the west to east. Tonight we are in Kanab, UT
and we'll ride to Chama in New Mexico tomorrow. The bikes are running fine, the
weather is good, and the scenery is spectacular. The highlight of Zion Park
today was a small herd of mountain goats. John P. has expressed an interest in
maybe an extra stop or two during the day besides the gas and food stops.
I suppose he wants to stretch, or drink water, or take pictures, or something
We'll see.
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| Picnic area at the Little A'Le'Inn in Rachel, Nevada |
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