On the road again….

We rolled into El Paso tonight at 7:00 local time.  The ride from Scottsdale was marked with cloudy skies and warm temps.  It never got really hot and we had a nice tailwind all day, so it was a comfortable ride.  So comfortable, in fact, that Sharon could’nt stay awake, what with the endless flatness of the southern plains combining with the warm temps.  I had to wrap her arms around me and tie her wrists together so she couldn’t fall off!  OK, it wasn’t quite that bad, but she did nap a lot today!

We didn’t see much of note today.  One high spot was the trike we  saw.  It looks home made, and sports a V-8 engine, and steering set up like a tractor.  Then we hit the foothills at Las Cruces, and things were greener and more hilly.

One of the great things about motorcycling is that you are out in the weather and sense everything right away.  No isolation in the litttle cocoon of a car’s cabin with A/C or heat.  You know right away if the temp dips or jumps, if it starts to rain, or if you pass a stockyard (yuck!).  There were several of those between Las Cruces and El Paso.  Nice.  Still, a bad day riding beats a good day working!  Today was a good day riding.

Dinner was at Leo’s Mexican Restaurant, a local (exit 11 off I-10) joint here in El Paso.  It was very good; I had some of the best nachos I have ever eaten.  Yes,  Tim, better than Mexican Fiesta, and sorry Susan, but I think it beats Tony’s, too.

Today by the numbers:  455 miles ridden, 42.5 mpg, 42.3 mpg, and 44.6 mpg.   Love that tailwind!  We were cruising 75 mph much of the day.  Tomorrow we’ll break 4000 miles since Belleville![gallery]

227 Responses to “On the road again….”

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  27. Kylie Batt says:

    дето тоже читал…

    We rolled into El Paso tonight at 7:00 local time.  The ride from Scottsdale was marked with cloudy skies and warm temps…..

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