Stacey
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Hi Everybody,
This is a short trip report of my second annual trip up to Colorado and Utah. This year was the first time on my 2008 FJR, last year I had a GSXR 1000 which was
not nearly as comfortable. The trip was great with no problems and great weather the entire way. The following are some of the routes and pics:
Day 1 was all slab work with the heavy traffic mainly in Dallas.
Day 2 was mainly slab work with a lot of long staight roads.
This was the first sign that things were fixing to change. ( Those look like hills in the distance )
This is a pic just north west of Taos New Mexico
Day 3 started in Pagosa Springs and went across some great roads in Utah
The balloon festival in Pagosa Springs was a great surprise.
Monument Valley and Mexican Hat were still hotter than I wanted
This is a snap shot just north of Mexican Hat on hwy 261 near the top of the gravel road section.
Day 4 started in Richfield UT and made a loop down to Bryce and back up to Torrey UT.
Day 5 took me to Moab and Arches NP, then over to Colorado NM near Grand Junction
Day 6 took me up the Black canyon of the Gunnison and up to Carbondale and over to Aspen and Independence Pass.
Day 7 took me to Monarch Pass and then South back toward Texas and Lousiana.
Day 8 was all slab work at high speed with my Escort 8500 x50 paying for itself the entire way home.
This is a short trip report of my second annual trip up to Colorado and Utah. This year was the first time on my 2008 FJR, last year I had a GSXR 1000 which was
not nearly as comfortable. The trip was great with no problems and great weather the entire way. The following are some of the routes and pics:
Day 1 was all slab work with the heavy traffic mainly in Dallas.
Day 2 was mainly slab work with a lot of long staight roads.
This was the first sign that things were fixing to change. ( Those look like hills in the distance )
This is a pic just north west of Taos New Mexico
Day 3 started in Pagosa Springs and went across some great roads in Utah
The balloon festival in Pagosa Springs was a great surprise.
Monument Valley and Mexican Hat were still hotter than I wanted
This is a snap shot just north of Mexican Hat on hwy 261 near the top of the gravel road section.
Day 4 started in Richfield UT and made a loop down to Bryce and back up to Torrey UT.
Day 5 took me to Moab and Arches NP, then over to Colorado NM near Grand Junction
Day 6 took me up the Black canyon of the Gunnison and up to Carbondale and over to Aspen and Independence Pass.
Day 7 took me to Monarch Pass and then South back toward Texas and Lousiana.
Day 8 was all slab work at high speed with my Escort 8500 x50 paying for itself the entire way home.
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