We rolled out of Murrieta at 6:00 AM in the fog and 55 degrees pretty much all through the valley and into Hemet. We hit the I 10 and motored out to the 29 Palms cut off and as usually it was a true wind tunnel tossing you left and right for a few miles.
We stopped for breakfast in 29 Palms and then started working our way north through Amboy, Kelso, Searchlight and then on into Henderson, NV. Traffic was backed up for miles waiting to cross the Boulder Dam – fortunately we were not going that route. We headed North on Lake Shore Drive along Lake Mead and then cut into the Valley of Fire. A beautiful area and I got some great photos that I will try to post tomorrow, but the camera is out on the bike tonight and I am too lazy to go get it.
Temps were pretty hot in the 103 degree range and after we had in about 400 miles (10 hours), we stopped in Mesquite for a little poker and played for about 3 hours waiting for the temps to cool off. We played $1-$8 anytime hold-em and we each lost about $25 dollars in a pretty goofy game.
At about 7PM we decided to put in another 90 miles and rode up to Hurricane, UT. It had really cooled off and was only 99 degrees now. In Hurricane we found a great Holiday Inn Express that actually has locking motorcycle garages as part of the hotel – what a great concept.
Anyhow – we soaked out butts in the hot-tub for a bit and are heading to bed soon.
Again, I hope to have some photos tomorrow if we have a connection – so stay tuned!
Steve
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