August 14, 2006 - Day 35 - 496 Miles Springville, UT - Grants, NM
Springville, UT - Grants, NM
Great ride up Price canyon this morning (Hwy 6). Early morning temperatures are still rather cool once you get up around Soldier Summet (7450+ ft), but warmed up quickly enough. Radical change in scenery between Price and Moab, a distance of only 115 miles. You go from high mountains and high valleys to real desert and red rocks, ala Arches National Park. Moab is a neat little green-spot town in the middle of the desert.
Price Canyon between Soldier Summit and Price
Between Price and Green River, UT
Nice little roadside arch just south of Moab, UT
Hoped to have lunch with my friend Melody P., but was unable to contact her. Totally my fault. I should have called last night but didn't know if, or what time I would get through there so, like the dummy she called me in her phone message this afternoon, I waited until I hit Green River, only 70 or so miles away, to call. It turned out we missed connecting by only about fifteen or twenty minutes. She returned my call but I'd already decided we weren't going to be able to meet so I'd grabbed a quick lunch and hit the road out of Moab. Unfortunately, she called right after I left and I turn off the phone on the road because 1) I always run the charge out of it, 2) I can't hear it ring while riding, and 3) evidently, I can't feel it vibrate while riding. So why have it on? My bad.
Anyway, had a great lunch in Moab at a place called, I think, Pasta Joe's. The lunch pasta was "Green Chilli Ravioli." It was ravioli with jalapenos in them!!! Now who could possibly turn that down? It was as good as it sounded...multiple times.
Left Moab and started running into rain showers from Monticello, UT on into Grants, NM. As usual, the bike ran great and just chewed up the miles. Looks like thunder storms will plague me through west Texas and, perhaps, on into the DFW area. We'll see. It's not like I lack experience riding in the rain.
Great ride up Price canyon this morning (Hwy 6). Early morning temperatures are still rather cool once you get up around Soldier Summet (7450+ ft), but warmed up quickly enough. Radical change in scenery between Price and Moab, a distance of only 115 miles. You go from high mountains and high valleys to real desert and red rocks, ala Arches National Park. Moab is a neat little green-spot town in the middle of the desert.
Price Canyon between Soldier Summit and Price
Between Price and Green River, UT
Nice little roadside arch just south of Moab, UT
Hoped to have lunch with my friend Melody P., but was unable to contact her. Totally my fault. I should have called last night but didn't know if, or what time I would get through there so, like the dummy she called me in her phone message this afternoon, I waited until I hit Green River, only 70 or so miles away, to call. It turned out we missed connecting by only about fifteen or twenty minutes. She returned my call but I'd already decided we weren't going to be able to meet so I'd grabbed a quick lunch and hit the road out of Moab. Unfortunately, she called right after I left and I turn off the phone on the road because 1) I always run the charge out of it, 2) I can't hear it ring while riding, and 3) evidently, I can't feel it vibrate while riding. So why have it on? My bad.
Anyway, had a great lunch in Moab at a place called, I think, Pasta Joe's. The lunch pasta was "Green Chilli Ravioli." It was ravioli with jalapenos in them!!! Now who could possibly turn that down? It was as good as it sounded...multiple times.
Left Moab and started running into rain showers from Monticello, UT on into Grants, NM. As usual, the bike ran great and just chewed up the miles. Looks like thunder storms will plague me through west Texas and, perhaps, on into the DFW area. We'll see. It's not like I lack experience riding in the rain.
posted by Minuend | 6:59 PM
1 Comments:
Bobby and Zelda were in the Grand Canyon - sorry you missed them - great trip blog!
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