The Grand Canyon…

Today was Day 2 of our Destinations Deal adventure ride and we rode 200 miles from Laughlin to the Grand Canyon.  It was a hoot.  The ride out was a bit on the cold side, but hey, we’re all young and we can handle it.   Five of us made the beeline on Interstate 40 from Laughlin to the Grand Canyon, and three of us (Gary, Dan, and Willie) took the longer old Route 66 to get here.

Here’s a cool shot of Orlando and Velma just after we entered Grand Canyon National Park.   They are very photogenic couple and I’m getting a lot of pictures of this RX3 husband-and-wife team.  I know you might be wondering about riding the RX3 two up, but Orlando and Velma aren’t having any difficulty keeping up with us, and fuel consumption for their bike is the same as the rest of the RX3s on this trip.

I showed my lifetime geezer pass to the Ranger at the Grand Canyon entrance and I asked him where I could wait for everyone after they paid their admission.  “Right over there,” he said, pointing to the sign that said no stopping…

We rode to the rim of the Grand Canyon and it was indeed grand.

Now, about folks being photogenic:  I’m convinced that riding an RX3 just makes people look good.  Let me give you another example.  Rob is photogenic RX3 rider.   Here’s Rob checking out the Grand Canyon…see what I mean?

I’ve studied this and I’ve looked at folks who ride other bikes.  None of them look as good as RX3 riders.  It’s a fact.

Hey, here’s Orlando and Velma at the edge of the Grand Canyon…

And one more of our favorite Destinations Deal couple, this time with the wide angle lens…

Leighton borrowed my camera to get this photo of Velma, Orlando, Rob, and me…

As we were leaving the vantage point where I took the above photos, I told the guys about our visit to the Grand Canyon on the Western America Adventure Ride two years ago.  I mentioned that on that trip we had an elk walk right up to us.

No sooner had I said that and two elk did exactly that!

In fact, Rob turned a spigot on (it was intended to be used for filling water bottles), and the larger of the two elk wasted no time taking a sip or two…

We rode around the Grand Canyon to another vantage spot, and I grabbed a shot of Joe Gresh on the  road…

We took a few more photos, we shared a few stories, and I snapped a few more photos…

After that, it was a quick ride back to the hotel.   Willie, Dan, and Gary pulled in and we all stood around in the parking lot looking at our bikes…

We were intrigued by some of the mods Rob made to his RX3, including one that really lights up the dash.   Here’s Rob explaining it to Joe, Gary, and Orlando…

Dinner was great.   We had pizza and beer right here in the Grand Canyon Village.  We walked to the restaurant and along the way I grabbed a photo of a neon sign…

And folks, that wraps up Day 2 of the Destinations Deal Tour.  We’re having a great time.  Tomorrow it’s Zion National Park and I know it’s going to be great.   We’ll be staying at the Quality Inn in Hurricane, Utah.

Adios for now, my friends.