Four Corners Tour – Ride Day 10 – Tour Day 7 – July 21, 2015 – Tuesday

Four Corners Tour

Start Time: 6:16 AM MDT
Stop Time: 4:08 PM PDT
Start Location: Winslow, AZ
Stop Location: Las Vegas, NV
Lodging: Spring Hill Suites
Breakfast: Cinnabon (cinnamon roll)
Lunch: Subway (meatball sub)
Dinner: Le Village Buffet (more food than any human should ever consume)
Miles Traveled Today: 466
Weather: 59-98, Sunny, Clear Skies all Day

States visited so far on this tour.

Route: I-40, US-89, US-64, I-40, US-93, NV-582, Paradise Road.

Here’s a really good way to start a perfect riding day. Get an early start for the two hour ride from Winslow, Arizona to the Southern Rim of the Grand Canyon and go from there to the Hoover Dam.

The anticipation of experiencing God’s creation cowboy style (riding a bike is as close as it gets to experiencing the sights, scents and sounds of our Creator’s creation, and the marvels he inspires men to create as He intended them to be experienced). Unless you ride a Harley, because the sounds and intense heat coming from and off the V-twin engine drown out all the sights, scents and sounds.

I pretty much agree with everyone I know that has been to the Grand Canyon, that it is indescribable. My best attempt is a great big ditch, but there are no words that are adequate.  A description is necessary, but simply insufficient.

valuable information

Valuable Information

  

It really is hard to formulate words that describe what you are seeing when you stand on the rim of such a massive expanse (ditch).

It was another cool morning, 59 to be exact, and at 80 MPH on a motorcycle, that’s pretty cool.

Put on the Gerbing Heated Gear just to make sure I didn’t get chilled, and ultimately had to turn it on to keep from getting frozen hands.

I was really looking forward to this day for the entire ride up to this point, and the Grand Canyon did not disappoint, and then it was on to the Hoover Dam.

 

hoover dam

taken from the new US-93 bridge

 

hoover dam

taken from the back side of the dam

 

hoover dam

also taken from the backside of the dam

 

You know, I’ve seen pictures of the Hoover Dam all my life, and I’ve even seen TV specials about the dam, but none of that prepares you for how massive it really is, or how awesome the engineering was.

On the west side of the new US-93 bridge, you are welcomed into Nevada. You guessed it, knocked out another state (that won’t happen again until 08/25/2015 since I have a 4 day woodworkers trade show to work).

After arriving at my Hotel, I had to find an appropriate parking place for the rig and fortunately there was an entire section of extra long parking places. Thank you Spring Hill Suites for anticipating my needs. Rest well Sweet Baby JIL, for in just a few short days we have three weeks straight of incredible riding to experience, and a whole big bunch of miles to cover.


I met up with Brad Hutchings (my Business Partner business partner), and his son Michael. I know that sounds wrong, but he is my business partner for a piece of software we sell to cabinetmakers called Business Partner Estimating Software.

We went to the Le Village Buffet at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel for dinner. No words.

 

dessert

Dessert

 

The ride today was awesome, the company this evening was engaging, so another great day on this great adventure.

Lord, thank you for not allowing my brains to be cooked like scrambled eggs as I rode to and over the Hoover Dam (as cool as it was this morning, the heat was intense this afternoon).

3 Comments

  1. The Rider on July 26, 2015 at 2:50 pm

    This looks like such interesting routes to ride. We have heard about them here in Africa, so good to see your photos…

    • Bobbo on July 26, 2015 at 3:22 pm

      My pleasure Rider.

  2. Tom Truesdale on October 15, 2016 at 10:08 pm

    I am reading your blog with interest as I plan on doing my 4- corners ride next year but going counter clockwise, Key West, Maine, Blaine Washington and down to San Diego and back to Houston. Great information you are posting but please spot hating on Harley’s 😉 Have taken mine form North Carolina to El Paso Texas, Up to New Jersey, Maine, West Virginia and have truly enjoyed the sight, sounds, smells and feel on riding the open roads. The Grand Canyon is one place I have been that shows you just how insignificant we are in the big picture. Ride safe.
    Tom

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