.... Next morning the weather was great again. Clear sky and the smell of pine. I took a fast hike around the mountain for about an hour. Feels good to get the heart pumping and the leg muscles working after 3 days of cruising. When I’m on a cruise it’s ALL about ME. I stop when I want, I eat when I want, I swim and I hike when I want. My goal is to end my cruise in better shape then when I started. Hey, what ever works. For me if I can make something positive come out of my cruising I’ll want to do it more and I’ll feel healthier when I’m doing it , PLUS I think it makes the beer taste better :).

Utah: Enjoy the shots. You can double click on any photo to see original size if you like.

..... Down Hwy. 666 into Utah then south on 191 to west on 95 to 24 west to Hwy. 12 south, then in and out of Bryce canyon, then to Hwy. 89 south to 9 west into Zion national park. Wow wow wow wow wow! When we finally climatize Mars this is what I imagine driving around the planet will be like. I’m sure you southwestern people do it all the time and it’s no big deal but for the rest of us, if you haven’t done southern Utah, Do It.

....... western Colorado and Utah, I was starting to see a lot more bikers. Just getting into Utah I came up behind 4 sport bikers. Cool, sometimes I like riding with other bikers that I’m not traveling with (no coordination necessary) but these guys where going 65 in a 65, I was in the 75, 80 mode in a 65. I slowed this mode down a lot still knowing I had a Metsler on the front. But anyway, we were all having fun with continuos twisties. I wanted to pass and do my 80 thing but couldn't.

We were cruising for what seemed a long time when some autos starting coming up on us. I even wanted more then ever to do a blast pass and get rolling but it was super twisty and 4 bikes ahead of me made a long thing to pass. No way would I pass and end up in the middle of a pack of 4 bikes traveling together here, it’s way unsafe!

The cars came up behind me and Holy crap, the one directly behind me was a highway patrol. Wow, what have I been doing right lately? (I - Do - Believe - In - Karma) Now it went from OK to sad, we were going 60, wtf. I saw a sign for Boat Ramp and peeled off, what a find

When I saw THIS I immediately thought this could be the winner in the “Great water crossings” thread. What kind of bike would you need to cross this, for sure some sort of ski system along side the front tire and maybe just some huge knobbies?

Super clear water and all my own except for a water skier in the middle. A long swim, a little laundry and a 30 minute nap in the sun, perfect!