Day One: Friday, June 8th, 2001
Huntsville, Tx., to Austin, Tx -- 150 miles
Finally off, WET, WET, and more WET, sleep!
Day Two: Saturday, June 9th, 2001
Austin, Tx., to Las Cruces, NM. -- 640 miles
Nothing according to plan, cramped and bored, Chasing
windmills?, A bike washing party, Dinner and a soft bed.
Day Three: Sunday, June 10th, 2001
Las Cruces, NM., to Flagstaff, Az. -- 520 miles
Oh my God straight roads, Hidden valleys, Last chance
gas?, Ghost town and coppermine, Hours on end of twisty roads, Petrified Forest,
Bad Tire, Nestled in the mountains
Day Four: Monday, June 11th, 2001
Flagstaff, Az., to Zion, Ut. -- 289 miles
Late start, Leaving a rider behind, The Grand Canyon,
HOT HOT HOT!, Straight, Winding, COLD, Desert, Forests, Another planet.
Day Five: Tuesday, June 12th, 2001
Zion, Ut., to Bullfrog Marina on Lake Powell, Ut. -- 388
miles
Riding through the mountain, Bryce Canyon, The highway
to Heaven, 50mph Crosswinds, Is this it? A companion reunited.
Day Six: Wednesday, June 13th, 2001
Bullfrog Marina, Ut., to Moab, Ut. -- 327 miles
Catching the Ferry, Cold, Overcast and Windy, Gravel
roads down the mountain, A Sandstorm, Sleet, Dinner at Eddie McStiff's, soaking
in the Hottub.
Day Seven: Thursday, June 14th, 2001
Moab, Ut., to Montrose, Co. -- 253 miles
Deadhorse Canyon, Running the river, Slabbing to Grand
Junction, The Colorado National Monument, Meeting up with the Rallye.
Day Eight: Friday, June 15th, 2001
First Day of the Rallye -- 292 miles
Black Canyon of the Gunnison, 16% grades!, The Cimmaron
River Railroad bridge to nowhere, Riding in the sky, Mountain climbing cows, Mad
Dog's Fountain Cafe, Blitzing the Grand Mesa... Twice!, Separate ways, Find the
VFR, Parking lot bull session.
Day Nine: Saturday, June 16th, 2001
Second Day of the Rallye -- 310 miles
New pavement and blue skies, Bear!!, Bug storms, Mile
after mile of blissful canyon carving, You're gonna drink that!?, A dealership
to die for, Blitzing the Grand Mesa again, Homemade icebox, Dinner and
Elections.
Day Ten: Sunday, June 17th, 2001
Montrsoe, Co., to Las Cruces, NM. -- 540 miles
Can it get any prettier? Can it get any hotter? Can it
get any straigher? Can we get out of this ticket? Another sandstorm, A Father's
day dinner.
Day Eleven: Monday, June 18th, 2001
Las Cruces, NM., to Huntsville, Tx. -- 790 miles
Cramped and bored again, winding down, A beautiful
sunset, back in Austin, heading for home, good to be back!.