Every time I drive through this type of landscape I imagine what those guys on the moon felt - riding around on that moon rover, although at 80MPH I would have almost been put into orbit from some of the bumps I hit. The land is vast and desolate. The ground is hard and dusty. Rocks protrude from the ground like pillars - as if placed there by some great architect. At times the scenery was overwhelming and I had to just focus on the road. A sort of vertigo would set in and I wouldn't know if I were riding uphill or downhill. Needles to say it was a day of riding that I won't easily forget.
On the down side - on one of our stops for gas I didn't get my kick stand fully engaged and as I began to dismount - the bike leaned too far to the left. I instantly realised what I had done and began leaning hard back into the bike. Mike saw what was happening and came over to help me get the bike back up. It didn't go completely over, but I incurred some damage. So I'll need to stop at a Harley dealer for a few parts. Also think I pulled my left hamstring. Shit happens. Saw that on a bumper sticker - its true.
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