Delicate Snowflake wrote:
Dear Snowflake;
Thank you for reminding me.
The End.
OK, it was a memorable trip. Not the greatest memories, but memories none the less.
Camping plans halfway down were squashed by the weather reports of excessive heat in everyplace I was planning on camping. Original plan was to camp at the Amboy Crater, but it was supposed to "cool off" to 101 degrees by 9 at night. So I just kept on going across the Mojave with the windows up and the A/C on.
As I was passing Edwards Air Force Base, saw an old restored C47 taking off and then crossing Hwy 58 as I was talking to my uncle on the phone. Told him about it and the old Navy stories started flowing abnout riding in one of those aluminum cans during the Korean War. It's that tiny little dot in the blue sky, phone camera, hate me.
Looked for a less expensive gas station in Needles Ca, but there is no such thing. $6.29 per gallon ($1.66 USD per Liter Snowflake) and found the old 66.
Arrived at my buddy's place around 9:30 at night, and as I was getting directions on where to park the truck & trailer, his dog decided that he HAD to piss on a fresh tire. Never saw the dog, pulled forward, and .......
YELP, YELP, YELP, YELP!!!
Midnight Vet run and Sammy had no broken bones, but an open wound tear under his left front shoulder.
Thursday morning brought the need for coffee after a long night, and Jon had a dentist appointment to Prescott first thing. See the Doc, and then headed to shopping at the gun store for supplies for Friday. Lots of ammo.
Friday was a low key day with four of us heading to a range and trying out new custom made spring loaded targets of .5" plate steel. They ring very well.
Some of the toys we used, and we all wore ear protection for a very good reason.
It wasn't as hot as the Mojave, but it did reach into the upper 90's most of the day. Elle decided that she was going to remind me of running over Sammy for the rest of the weekend by melting under my trailer during the heat of the day.
Other riders arrived from all over, stories were told, lies were evident, beer flowed, and all had fun to a point.
Saturday's ride was split up into three groups going different directions. Five of us took a north/east route for some altitude and relief from the heat. Dust was a problem, but we stayed apart enough to not breathe too much dirt. Altitude brought pines and forest for an awesome part of the ride, and a couple of rest stops.
Climbed up for great views back to the desert area.
Headed east to the Sycamore Canyon Overlook for another great view.
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