DAY 2
Pahrump to Minden NV via California and Death Valley. Day 2 settling into the bike and starting to forget about politics, age, aches and pains. Two lane roads on American steel with the tunes blasting will do that for me.
Riding across Death Valley with temps hitting 90 you are impressed with the sheer beauty of such desolation. Then quickly climbing into cool crisp air riding the eastern border of the Sierra's for mile after mile. Stopping for the night in Minden realized we were only a dozen or so miles and a high mountain pass from Lake Tahoe sounds like a good start for day three. Heading north out of Big Pine we had thought about crossing the mountains, heading west on the north end of Yosemite only to find all those passes still closed by winter snow.
At dinner the talk turned to prior rides since other than Jake all have been on at least eight with me. Yes Bruce I realize you have been on nine and have by way of seniority appointed yourself assistant Road Captain.
Now I think I'm going down to the well tonight
and I'm going to drink till I get my fill
And I hope when I get old I don't sit around thinking about it
but I probably will
Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture
a little of the glory of, well time slips away
and leaves you with nothing mister but
boring stories of glory days
Bruce Sprinsteen
The stories may be boring, not to us, but at least we are still making new stories to carry us into those times of going down to the well.
Day 3
Didn't go to far today but great scenery. Took 207 over the pass into South Lake Tahoe, what a great start to the day. The western edge of Tahoe with great weather is unbeatable even with stop and go traffic. Stayed on 89 to the 49 then the 49 to the northern terminus and onto 395 for the remainder of the day. Tahoe was busy with workers but in between visitors. The skiers are gone and the buoys are still devoid of boats but us casual tourists still keep the place hopping.
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4 comments:
The narrative is always refreshing to read. There are some places I've been , yet some that I've not seen ......It gives me a vision as well as an urge to see the stops you're experiencing!
Making me think about these days being future glory days... Now that song is in my head too! We were enriched with such a variety of music growing up. It truly tells a life story. Enjoy adding to yours. Love you.
Making me think about these days being future glory days... Now that song is in my head too! We were enriched with such a variety of music growing up. It truly tells a life story. Enjoy adding to yours. Love you.
Glad you can still tell stories of your glory days .. and I still listen. xo
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