Dios Mio 'Zilla RadioHowie is so damn right on about you, you're just a big Girlie Man! You don't see Wheatie or El Toro Jose complaining do you? Old Michael is bringing the Bailey's and Jameson Irish Whiskey, to keep us warm while riding at 40F degrees! jes' sayin' and nuff said, Brrr!
Gorgeous George I can always count on you Brother, you are not a Weenie like AJ is! JSNS, Noel!IN!
--G
I know you Specific Northwet Mooks don't know we get snow here in Arizona, but over half of The Grand Canyon State is over 5K feet in elevation! JSNS, Brrr!
It has been raining all day in Alpine, and late this afternoon, it turned to snow. It is now 22° and snowing in Alpine (according to the weather webcam) at 10:42 p.m. I watched the snow start around 5 p.m.
You know there's going to be even more snow and ice between Blue Point Vista and Alpine. Please be careful, and dress nice and warm! Turn up that Gerbings to "broil."
- Jo
I was there in April. Early in the morning there was frost on the road in some corners. I never slipped, but this old Arkansas boy isn't used to that.
A rider on a BMW a few minutes ahead of me went down after hitting sand on the fog line while setting up for a left hander. On the right was a 500' drop. He was lucky that he did not high side or slide to the right or he would have had many, many scrapes and bruises instead of a scraped arm and banged up body. I helped him up and stayed with him until we got to Clifton. His bike was rideable and he had shaken off his spook by then.I was there in April. Early in the morning there was frost on the road in some corners. I never slipped, but this old Arkansas boy isn't used to that.
I love that road and will do it again.
It's a terrific road. I was headed out to visit a friend in Apache Junction and took 191 from I-40 and spent the night in Springerville. I left there early the next morning, thus the frost on the road. Hwy 191 has everything. Some of the sections had tight turns that were really hard to find a line through. I'd think I found the apex, and it'd move on meA rider on a BMW a few minutes ahead of me went down after hitting sand on the fog line while setting up for a left hander. On the right was a 500' drop. He was lucky that he did not high side or slide to the right or he would have had many, many scrapes and bruises instead of a scraped arm and banged up body. I helped him up and stayed with him until we got to Clifton. His bike was rideable and he had shaken off his spook by then.I was there in April. Early in the morning there was frost on the road in some corners. I never slipped, but this old Arkansas boy isn't used to that.
I love that road and will do it again.
Even that did not lessen my enjoyment of the ride.
OK, I know that makes no sense, but I'd find myself having to adjust mid-corner -- something I try not to do. Then other sections would be extremely nicely laid out turns when I could just press into it, hit the apex, and ease back out. It can be very challenging. Since I was all by my lonesome and only saw a couple of other vehicles in 70+ miles, I took it easy -- not a place to crash by yourself. The BMW rider was also lucky you even found him.
