ANOTHER GELO TRIP UPDATE

As many of you know by now Jim & Cathy are on their Gold Wing headed for the Pacific Coast Highway.  As much as possible I encouraged them to keep us WNR's updated on their adventure.  Here is the latest installment sent to me from Jim.  You can catch up on earlier reports by reading the previous posts.

"Hi Bob,

Day 3

Heading west from Colorado Springs.  Went through the Garden of the Gods and the Manitou cliff dwellings in the AM then jumped on 115 to US 50.  Made it to Montrose, CO.  Got our room then headed back to Black Canyon National Park just east of town.  Took a nice hike along the canyon.  Cathy got a new job as a park ranger.

Day 4

Headed out of Montrose and jumped on US 550 south.  This is known as the Million Dollar HWY.  It takes you into the mountains to Ouray, Silverton and Durango.  Got some ribs in Durango at a place called Serious Texas Bar-B-Q.  Good stuff!  Beautiful drive but not for the faint of heart.  Lots of switchbacks and the edge of the road is a vertical drop in many places.  Apparently a million dollars doesn't buy guard rails.  From Durango we worked our way to Moab, UT.  Pitched our tent in the Moab KOA.  Set out to explore Arches National Park.  Hiked back to the Delicate Arch.  Quite a long hike but well worth it.  It's beautiful around Moab.  Got back to our tent around 9, it was around 85 degrees yet, found our air mattress was flat.  Blew it back up and went to bed.  Woke up a short time later on the ground.  At least it was sand under our tent but it was still a long night.

Day 5

Headed north out of Moab to 70.  70 and US 50 join for a ways.  We exited back to US 50 at Salina and then stayed on that all the way to Fallon NV.  The stretch through NV is billed as the loneliest hwy.  I would have to say the NV stretch is far better scenery than the Utah section.  Many miles of desolate, hot, dry desert in UT.  Met an old fellow on a Gold Wing on that hwy riding home to California.  He was born in Iowa and had been on the road since May 15th.  I didn't ask his age but he had to be well into the 80's.  Made over 630 miles that day.  Cathy was in charge of the camera while we rode and she must have been bored because she was taking pictures of her reflection in my helmet.  Oh and Bob will be happy, we are at a Hotel 6, the light was on!

Today we head for Yosemite and the coast.  Will report when I can." 

CHUCKLES WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE DONUTS ARE OUT WEST AND WNR ARE LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON FOR YOU HERE TOO.  BE SAFE, AND KEEP THE REPORTS COMING!!