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Thursday
Breckenridge, CO to Ogden, UT
530 miles
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It's time
to head for home. Pablo and Pork Chop decide to visit the Harley
dealership in Glenwood Springs and so I accompany them before
heading Northwest for home. We kick some tires and then off I go
heading West on I-70. The descent into Grand Junction through a
canyon is excellent riding for an Interstate. I turn off I-70 at
Loma and head North for some exploring. A two lane ribbon of
blacktop stretches across the barren landscape like a huge compass
needle pointing precisely North. No cars, no homes, no trees,
nothing. The only thing out here is a natural gas pipeline. I open
up the Wing and for a brief while, we're flying along at a buck
twenty. The Wing is eerily smooth and stable at this speed. The big
flat six just purrs.
I drop out of hyperspace as we climb
up to Douglas Pass. On the other side, we descend to Highway 40 and
take a side trip to look at the
Dinosaur National
Monument. I arrive at the back entrance where there is a modest
visitors' center and little else. I ride into the monument and
there's nothing out here but a few deer bounding through the
sagebrush. I have many miles to go today so I return to the highway
and continue East.
As I cross into Utah, I'm busy gazing
at the stunning mountain range in the Monument instead of watching
my speed and I'm easy prey for a Utah highway patrolman. Once the
ticket business is out of the way, the formality is instantly
replaced by genuine interest in my Wing and I answer many questions
about its features and capabilities. It's a shame police aren't
allowed to give warnings anymore due to revenue needs. A simple
warning would have sufficed and we could have spent more time
talking about more important things like bikes. |
