DAY 18 AND 19

DAY 18 RAIN

Waited at the hotel using a late check-out option until the rain stopped. wait it never stopped.

After watching the storm on radar continue to circle above us and with nothing to do at the hotel I was getting antsy. 

Finally about noon we decided to throw on rain gear and get riding. Route was easy, west on 18 south on 83. Rain and wind not a fun combo the wind was blowing hard from the side helping the rain find its way into any opening that leads to bare skin. Towards the end of the day the sky turned to light puffy clouds the weather warmed and the sun came out allowing us to dry before reaching the hotel. This was a plus for the hotel judging by the mess we left the sole employee of a Subway at lunch. Riding is always better than sitting around and riding in a storm really wakes the senses. Oh, did  I mention it rained.

DAY 19

After leaving JB our tentative plan had been to stay north and turn south in either Colorado or Utah. After watching the weather and listening to the brimstone and fire from the doomsday (weather) channel alternate plans had to be considered.The reality of tornado's to our east and heave snow to our west left us with one decent option. We exercised our option and headed straight south on 83 under cloudy cool skies with temps in the low 50's. After lunch the weather warmed and we finally finished the day in 80 degree temps stopping for the night in Guymon Oklahoma.

It was a great ride today watching storm cells develop rapidly to either side while threading the middle at 75 mph shivering in the morning to a mandatory stop to put all the warm gear away in the afternoon. The road was straight, for the most part, but the varying winds and bouncing around from the cattle trucks going the other way kept everyone alert, fun stuff.

One finally observation about two lane roads in the rain. You occasionally get behind a semi throwing up a ton of spray coating your visor and windshield so that you can barely see anything. You keep creeping out into the opposing traffic lane to try to pass only to find at the last second a car without any lights on hurtling towards you. All while the do/don't pass lines are washed out in the rain, sends the old adrenal gland into overdrive!