Just a few picks from today (Thursday 6/9). Some video to follow.
The mighty KLR met her match today. The Rocky Mountains slowed her. Altitude, winds and gear weighing her down slowed progress on long hill climbs. While Mr Grey has fuel injection and a few more horses, but he was more than willing to throttle back as needed. Liz upgraded her engine with the the 685 kit weeks before we left CNY. Probably made a difference with the KLR's ability to pound through the miles at this altitude.
We still chewed up the miles today. Riding out of NM through a corner of CO and into Moab, UT.
Scenery changed with every turn of the corner, every hill climb and descent. From dry prairie to rocky cliffs or forested valleys. We saw it all today. Touched the sky at 7,000-ish feet. Rode through pleasant wooded cool areas, out to desert hot, then up altitude to cool again. Which is surprising, being closer to the sun you'd think warmer.
We went up and down some 8% grades and 90 degree 20 MPH turns. No cell coverage out there. If nobody saw you go over the side, nobody will ever know.
Just can't stop when the carrot being held in front of you looks like this!
The heat here in Moab is incredible. As we descended from the nearest mountain into Moab, it felt like riding down into an oven. Stopping for dinner I watched the air temp gauge on my bike rise from 100 to 101 in a split second. By time we finished eating it was 105! Too hot for us CNY kids. With intentions on camping and the temp rising we opted for a motel to cool off.
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