02 April 2013

Ok, well, I know it just didn't seem to work out to well writing about the biker lifestyle and rides while in the Atlanta area.  I have moved across the country to the Phoenix area so maybe this will help give some more to write about.  Hey, I never said I was a professional writer.

I have done one ride since arrival, went down Hwy 85 to Gila Bend, it isn't so much of a windy road with gentle sweeps or even switchbacks, but it was Mar and 80+ degrees, so that made up for the road being pretty straight.  Sometimes it is good to crank the motor up to 75+ mph, put the feet up on the pegs, the body back on the nice back rest behind ya and cruise down the road. 

After a nice cruise, being able to watch the mountains, seeing a little wildlife, finding the motorcross park for Buckeye and of course some state pen we arrived in Gila Bend around 1230 or so.  Getting a little hungry we saw this old style place displaying a space ship on it's roof.  The sign in front of it was white with big blue letters "Space Age Lodge" and the building next to it with the ship on top was the Space Age Diner.  Sitting down with a salad bar and a decent sandwich all being washed down with some Iced Tea made for a good rest stop and refueling.

On the way back we headed up Old Hwy 80, this proved to have less traffic and more local views.  Houses and ranches dotted the sides of the road with fields thrown in for good measure.  We did pass a solar power plant, basically a field with a huge amount of solar panels in rows.  We did find this road while the speed limit to be lower than 85 had many more curves, there also was a bridge by a dam and people fishing in the pond created by the dam.  That was a nice little find, we'll be sure to go back and have time to stop at the bridge and take a look around.

That's about it for now, more later as we have finished getting things unpacked and put away.

Yes, I'm still changing screen names until I find one that fits.

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