Salome

400 miles on the RX3 yesterday, boys and girls, on our ride to Overland Expo.   We called it a night when we reached Salome, Arizona, in the middle of the desert after rolling across the Mojave on CA Hwy 62.   I’ll let some of the photos I captured yesterday do most of the talking…

Paul Smith, Adventure Motorcycle magazine editor, somewhere in the Mojave Desert on a CSC RX3

A truck tire in the Mojave…there’s probably a story here, but who knows?

Highway 62…the pilot’s view

It sure was pretty out there

While we were tearing across the desert, we spotted this fellow out in the middle of nowhere on a recumbent bicycle with a sail.

You see some strange things out in the desert

We stopped to get some water in Vidal Junction after rolling across California’s Mojave Desert before we entered Arizona.   We topped off the tanks, but we should have waited until after we crossed the Colorado River.

Paul and Duane…Duane is one of our CSC tech specialists

Duane posing with a buffalo or two

My obligatory selfie

The biggest horsefly I’ve ever seen, taking a break on my RX3 windshield

Duane and Paul ready to roll across the Colorado River

From Vidal Junction it was a short hop over to Parker.   Here’s a cool shot of the Parker bridge over the Colorado River…

The Parker bridge

We crossed into Parker around 4:30, and then rolled through a few small towns in the Arizona desert.   The first thing I noticed?  Gas is a buck a gallon cheaper.   A buck a gallon!  Whoa!

When we made Salome, we opted for the deluxe accommodations at Sheffler’s Motel.   It was a good deal, as it was right across the street from Cactus Don’s restaurant and bar.   A few beers, a chicken fried steak, and all was well with the world…

Five-star accommodations in Salome, AZ

The view out front after dinner

One last photo of Paul’s RX3 before calling it a night

Funky hotels, a great dinner, Duane paid for the beer…folks, I thought it couldn’t get much better than this…until the ride today!

I have a text message from Juddy and Fernando…they’re out here on their RX3s, too.   I’ll read it and respond in a bit.   There’s some great riding in Arizona, folks.   Anybody want to do a 3-day weekend Arizona ride in the near future?   I’m up for doing this again!

More to follow…