Long Island to Vegas and back...

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It all started with an invite by my friend Charlie's father-in-law, for us to fly out to Phoenix, borrow two of his bikes, and ride with him to Vegas for the Bikefest. It morphed into Charlie and I riding west, seeing some sites, staying in Mesa Az with our families for a few days, and continuing on to Vegas. The plan was for Charlie and I to ride to Pikes Peak, continue on 50 west across Colorado to Moab, visit Arches, Bryce, and Zion National Parks, and continue on to Mesa, where our wives and kids flew to, and would be waiting. We would spend a few days in Mesa, then continue to Vegas, and ride home from there.

We planned to do a SS1000 to St. Louis on the first day, we could knock out some miles, and Charlie wanted to test himself, and hopefully get a certification. With the exception of either of us being able to sleep before the trip, the Saddle Sore went well, as we made our way to STL.




Charlie's bike....




Riding through a tunnel in Pa.




West By doG Virginia...






Charlie and his Harley...













Somewhere along the way we both felt a bit tired, so we pulled off and napped behind a Burger King. We both felt refreshed afterwards and rode on.
We made it to St. Louis as it got dark, and started raining. As we found a motel off of I-70, I realized my headlight was out...I have auxiliary lights, so it wasn't a big deal, and i would look at it in the morning.

Little did I know, my blown headlight would prove to be a bit more complicated....



Mileage Day 1