Day 10 – Monday – Memorial Day.
The Zumo tells us that we’re less than 400 miles from San Diego, so we decide there’s no reason to spend another night on the road so our destination tonight is Ray’s house. Since Ray can move much faster than Dan and Chris, he takes the map and abandons us in the middle of the desert (kidding). The map only gives us the ‘big picture’ of the country, the Garmin is what I’ve been relying on for navigation. So, we dissolve the fellowship and Ray is off.
Dan and I stop for breakfast at the Mile High Grill in Jerome, AZ. Jerome is kind of an ‘artsy’ community ‘bolted’ to the side of a mountain. Lots of steep inclines and switchbacks getting to the town. We have to wait about 5 minutes for the restaurant to open, but Dan and I agree this is the best breakfast of the trip.
The ride west from Jerome through Prescott, AZ and on toward California is probably the best motorcycle route we’ve been on. AZ 89A is constant switchbacks, beautiful views and great roads. We pass a lot of bikes heading into the area, probably to enjoy this cool road.
10:00 am, Prescott, AZ. 3507 ODO. 2.7 gals.
12:55 pm, Quartzsite, AZ 2.97 gals. 3648 ODO
1:30 – California state line.
Drove through the Glammis/Imperial Valley rec. area – huge sand dune ORV area
Border Patrol check point just before the split of
Ocotillo Wells, CA 3.5 gals. 3800 ODO.
6:15 pm. Rays house. 3882 ODO. Our last 400 mile day.
The Zumo tells us that we’re less than 400 miles from San Diego, so we decide there’s no reason to spend another night on the road so our destination tonight is Ray’s house. Since Ray can move much faster than Dan and Chris, he takes the map and abandons us in the middle of the desert (kidding). The map only gives us the ‘big picture’ of the country, the Garmin is what I’ve been relying on for navigation. So, we dissolve the fellowship and Ray is off.
Dan and I stop for breakfast at the Mile High Grill in Jerome, AZ. Jerome is kind of an ‘artsy’ community ‘bolted’ to the side of a mountain. Lots of steep inclines and switchbacks getting to the town. We have to wait about 5 minutes for the restaurant to open, but Dan and I agree this is the best breakfast of the trip.
The ride west from Jerome through Prescott, AZ and on toward California is probably the best motorcycle route we’ve been on. AZ 89A is constant switchbacks, beautiful views and great roads. We pass a lot of bikes heading into the area, probably to enjoy this cool road.
10:00 am, Prescott, AZ. 3507 ODO. 2.7 gals.
12:55 pm, Quartzsite, AZ 2.97 gals. 3648 ODO
1:30 – California state line.
Drove through the Glammis/Imperial Valley rec. area – huge sand dune ORV area
Border Patrol check point just before the split of
Ocotillo Wells, CA 3.5 gals. 3800 ODO.
6:15 pm. Rays house. 3882 ODO. Our last 400 mile day.
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