Well the day started off in nice – but cool weather and we took highway 149 South since none of us had been on it. It was AWESOME for the first hour or so until it started raining! It did not rain quite as hard as it did on us yesterday, but this rain was very steady and we rode in it for probably 2-3 hours. For the most part it was OK, but going over some of the passes, the temps would drop to the 45 degree range and when you were pretty much already soaked, it got just a bit chilly. This is an area we absolutely have to come back to so we can see it in better weather conditions.
After about 4 hours of riding (most of it in rain), we rolled in to Pagosa Springs and the next thing I know, Rick is pulling into a strip mall area. I could not figure out what he was doing until he pulled up in front of Laundry mat and said he had to dry his clothes as he was soaked to skin and freezing. It seemed like a good plan so we all went in and shed most of the clothes into the large industrial driers (see photo).
About ½ way through Rick’s dry cycle we look into his dryer and money ($5’s, $10’s, $20’s and $100’s) are flying everywhere. It looked like one of those games where you get in a booth and try to grab as much as you can. Apparently his wallet was in there and was now emptied in the drier.
After drying off, the skies were breaking up and we hit a local subway and hopped back on the bikes. The scenery was great again and we rode to Kayenta (gateway to Monument valley) hitting yet some more rain on the way - and picked up a room at the Holiday Inn and then Bob rode us out to Monument valley as the sun was setting. It was beautiful as well. He showed us where he worked during his 3 month stay here.
We dined at Burger King and them came back to the room to hang out.
Steve
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