Monthly Archives: May 2011

Day 17 Grand Canyon and Page Arizona

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Woke up early this morn and I was planning on getting in two stops today, hit the Grand Canyon, then head northeast to Page where Antelope Canyon is…..so off we go, head west on I40 to route 64 and head north, it’s pretty simple, but not for my GPS. That dam thing must have some old maps or needs a firmware upgrade or something cause this thing was taking me all over Flagstaff…fed up, I finally just started following the road signs and voila!!! I was in the visitor center parking lot….sometimes it just might be better to go “old school” once in a while. So I hit the visitor center, used the “can”, went out to the lookout, took a few pics, took a few pics for some other tourists there and then back on the bike…I was originally going to go for a little hike part way down the Rim trail, but there really wasn’t anywhere to change up and the thought of getting geared up after hiking didn’t sound too appealing (yeah, I know, some may call that a wimpy excuse but i think I’m gettin a little too old for that kinda stuff)….

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The "Grand Canyon" from Mather Lookout

The "Grand Canyon" from Kenny's Lookout.....

It really is impressive and pictures cannot really capture the magnitude of this “wonder of the world”…at least not my pictures (maybe I shud take a photo class when i get back??). Anyhow, back on the bike and off to Page where I’m gonna spend the nite and go see Antelope Canyon (on recommendation from a friend of mine)….remember earlier on I mentioned that I absolutely hated riding in gusty winds, well the ride to Page musta been the windiest place I have ever been to…I not sure how fast the winds were blowing, but let me put it this way, when stopped to gas up, my bike almost blew over off the stand…apparently, this is normal for that area….I felt really bad for those guys pulling those huge 5th wheels. But none the less, I made it to Page in such good time that I was too early for check in, so in talking with the front desk girl, I found out I could get in on a tour of Antelope Canyon that afternoon (the only way to see the upper Antelope Canyon is with a guide ), I was actually planning to go the next morning, but hey, I had time to kill… the shuttle bus ( or shud I say pickup with seats in the bed) showed up and off we go. If you have never heard of Antelope ( I didn’t) you probably have seen photos of it, this place is know worldwide for its “slot”canyons and has been professionally photographed numerous times…..take a look at mine

Entrance to the canyon

check this out!!!

hundreds of years of water did this...I could probably do it in a week with a pressure washer!

We clear out all the people for this one....

 

These are only a few of the pics I took…I must have hundreds!!! If you wanna see more you are gonna have to bring a case of beer over (maybe 2) and I can show you all of them….years ago, there was a flash flood and several people actually died in the canyon which is one of the reasons why to see the upper canyon, you must go with a guide…I was glad that I went that afternoon cause guess what??? It was raining the next day and the canyon was closed…hah!! chalk one up to fate!!! If you are ever travelling northern Arizona, this place is a must see!!! I would even pass the Grand Canyon to see this if you could only do one…..so there you go, two thumbs up for Antelope!!!!

Day 16 Going to Flagstaff Arizona

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Cleaned up the house and packed everything back on the bike…today is going to be a mileage day to Flagstaff passing through Prescott and Sedona. The first thing I noticed passing into Arizona was that gas was 50 cents/gallon cheaper than in Cali, second thing was that I thought I wandered into the land of RV parks….everywhere you looked, there were RV parks, even in the middle of  nowhere in the Arizona desert, not exactly the best locations but they seemed to be full, I guess people will go anywhere to escape the bitter winter cold…….I not sure if there was some kinda holiday this weekend, but it seemed like every little small town I passed through had some kinda festival going on…. lotsa balloons, people and flea markets on small town main street today, I was trying to make some time to flagstaff so I waved a lot and motored on through….. The land of the red rock , Sedona, was next before I hit Flagstaff. Sedona sure has changed since the last time I was there (over 15 years ago), much more built up and definitely more touristy…guess that what happens when a place gets popular. One thing that didn’t change was the stunning scenery and the beautiful red rock that Sedona is famous for. I tried to drive through town and take hwy 89A to Flagstaff (supposed to be a nice scenic motorcycle ride), but the main road going into town was backed up for miles and not moving…after sitting in line for a while (and getting real hot in the sun), I made the decision to turn back to I17 and take that to Flagstaff, not the most interestings but beat sitting in a traffic jam…..

Sedona redrock from a distance

Same as above


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Made it to Flagstaff…onto Grand Canyon and Page tommorrow….stay tuned!!!!

Day 15 Salton Sea

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I have heard so much about this big dead body of water with just as big of a stench just about an hour east of La quinta….the Salton Sea…well let me tell you, it didn’t disappoint. Apparently the Salton Sea was created back in the early 1900’s when the Colorado river flooded and water filled this “salton sink” and because of the lack of water egress, the Salton Sea was eventually formed. This body of water soon became a tourist attraction and was quite a recreation hotspot…why not? a huge body of water in the middel of the desert!!! But because of the aformentioned lack of water egress, the salinity of the water climbed to the point where pretty much nothing could live in it….soon the popularity of the Salton Sea died off (along with everything else), people left and the place started to look like a ghost town…which leads us to today, there are a few locals still living around, but not many, dilapidated buidings and fish skeletons all over the shore…oh yeah… and that nice stench in the air….

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These are all over the shoreline

Think some one has been playing with these?

The beaches are not made up of sand but of shells and skeletons....

Bombay Beach east side of Salton Sea

Something else in the area as well is Salvation Mountain…it’s definitely something to see and a little hard to describe…this crazy old guy built this “mountain” outta hay and other stuff, then painted it all up…I think it is an ongoing project and he is adding to it when he can and he has his own website now http://www.salvationmountain.us

I think I found God!!! Maybe not, but I did find Salvation Mountain

Just before a little town called Slab City, Salvation Mountain is something to see...

Time to leave La Quinta and the Palm Desert…..off to Arizona tommorrow….

Day 14 Joshua Tree National Park

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Now that I got my new tires installed and my bike ready to go, I decided to take a day trip to Joshua Tree National Park which is only about an hour from La Quinta. I didn’t want to do the regular paved tour through the park, so I searched the internet and had found that there are a lot of  “4 wd” roads in the park as well. So with GPS in hand (or should I say on bike), I headed out towards the south end of the park looking for Berdoo Canyon Rd….head east on hwy 10 through Indio to Dillon Road exit, head north on Dillon for a few miles to Berdoo Canyon Rd, turn right onto Berdoo Canyon and away you go…..

Beginning of Berdoo Canyon Road...leads into Joshua Tree Park

What do you think they do out here for fun?...Luckily none of these guys were around when I was going through

Berdoo Canyon Road connects onto Geology Tour Road and then connects to the main parkway. It’s made up of rocky technical sections, loosen sand and hardpack…so you kinda getb a little of everything. I’m not used to riding in too much sand, so it was a little tricky riding through these parts with the bike snaking around underneath me, I almost dumped the bike several times on some technical rocky areas (I sure wish I had lower gearing) but managed to keep upright and relatively scratch free….

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It really worse than the pictures show...honest!!!

Yup more of the same.....I think it was about 90F at this time....HOT!!!

They call this a road????? What the &#@#$* ??

After Berdoo, I headed south on the main parkway to another called “Old Dale Road” which headed north passing by some old mines…..

Beginning of Old Dale Road....to the left!!!

Miles of sand!!!

Old Dale started out as a hard packed dirt road almost two lanes wide, I’m guessing designed for “regular vehicles”…but after about 15 miles, the road progressively gets worse and worse until nothing but a hard core rock crawler could pass…..I probably got about 3/4 of the way through but then hit a section that was just too much for the loaded down KLR ( and me as well)….so I made the decision to turn around and back track….

Old Dale Road slowley getting worse

Doesn't look as bad as it really was.......

All in all, I put about 250 miles on with about 120 of those in the dirt trails….it was hot and I was getting tired wrestling my 400 lb bike through sand and rocks…..time to head back to La Quinta!!!!

Tommorrow….Salton Sea….

Day 6-13 Hanging in La Quinta

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OK, I’ve slacking off a bit and haven’t been updating this blog for a little while……to my defense, La Quinta is not a very exciting place…but if you want to just chill out, get a little sun  and play some golf, this is the place be….so while waiting for my new tires to show up, that’s exactly what I did….. nothing too exciting, but I did get to see some of the sights around town (Old La Quinta, Old Palm Springs), did some hiking in Palm Canyon and took a day trip to Sand Diego through Hwy 74 ( this would of been a great trip on my bike, but the new tires hadn’t arrived yet…so I did it on 4 wheels instead).

Palm Canyon hike waterfall

Same hike...thenstream that fed the waterfall

Been watching Survivorman lately and decided to give making shelter a shot...not bad huh?


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Road leading up to Palm Canyon...lukily I didn't rent the big SUV...road's a little narrow

So my new tires arrived arrived on friday and I managed to install them on the bike sunday!!! Went for a little test ride on them after install and WOW….what a difference, especially at highway speed, they just feel much more stable…..anyhow, lesson learned, you get what you pay for (at least with tires)…ready to go riding again.