Monday June 1 (I think) Four Corners Continental Devider!

I have ridden about 3600 miles, and at least another 300o to go!
Today's sunset in Arizona!!
On our way to 4 corners , to snag 4 states!
Just before the drop on Continental Divider, bottles all along the hillside. Sandy and I

Panzer and Sandy. He by the way hates having his picture taken, and I told hime he would just have to get used to it for the next week. I probably took more picture of him, than he has in a life time. I need my memories of all these wonderful people that help me get lost... ;) Continental Divider, a place where Sandy will never forget, dropping her beautiful brand new 08 Softail. She is starting to think of it as being pretty special spot. Good attitude, Sand-down!!
Here is where we bought these cool t-shirts of the 4 corners and Route 66. Had to show you the t-shirt, if you scroll down. That is how we felt riding in the heat, the hills, the desert and all the U-turns, and the drop!
But we DID do 4 corners, 4 states in one day! Who's gonna pay????
Whooo hoooo!! We made it even if it did take awhile and a couple gas tanks full!
This is what we felt like at the end of almost 500 miles of riding!!

Today was a very eventful day!!! I am really to tired to be bloggin, but hate getting behind.

We left Albequerque late this morning after taking Angie out for breaky. Angie doesn't ride, but she was a great hostess and sat 2 hours or more at a Harley Dealership with us.

Okay so up until yesterday, I had never met Panzer and Sandy, so I was off on another adventure to discover how my new escorts rode. It didn't take long to figure out...this man can ride..and loves riding..

He waits for no man......or woman!! lol!

Gone like a shot in the dark. I was forwarned by Dragon, who will be meeting up with us around Thursday, that he RIDES!!!! He also like U-turns!! UEee, if you are reading this you definetly have competion out here!!! I think he is going to get stuck with the knick U-2! We had a few of them, where he pulls over to check the map after riding about 30 miles. Sandy just gives him the sweet smile!! That was when we were looking for the 4 corners. He is MILES AND MILES ahead of us, as we stop and take a pic every 10 minutes, he says!!

Anyway New Mexico is absolutely gorgeous! Canyon type mountains, or rock, whatever ya call them. Amazing to see. We are headed to the Continental Divider.. Off Panzer pulls to the side of the road, where the sign is so that I could have a pic under it. I have to say the side of the road sucked. It was soft and had a ridge to get back up on. It was not looking a pretty site to get back on the road and go back where we came from.

I was having a flash back of where I dropped my bike in the same situation, pointed one way and wanting to go the other, on a hill, in mushy ground.. Only this was on a hill in a curve with who knows what would be coming around that curve. I'm thinkin...no, nope, can't, don't want too, ain't gonna do it. I am not gonna go down again!!

Sandy (Sandown)...Yup a new member of the Drop Sisahs!!! Shit, that beautiful, brand new, Softail, layin there.....Cripes.. I ran over to help pick it up as I feared what was going to happen. I looked up the road and Panzer was coming back, and I started to grab the places I was suppose to grap to lift that sucker up. No bars to grab. All of a sudden, this guy with a worried look on his face jumped out of his truck and the two of us had it up.

I felt terrible for Sandy, but she said right away... Damn, I knew I shouldn't have done, that, and I was duck walking my bike instead of giving it throttle.

It really sucks, but she handled it like a trooper, no damage to the bike. I told her she was now a member of the Drop sisters. Something be wrong on the Conga girls... Motorman, would say we were looking down, so we went down!

Now I had to go and try not repeat the action!!!! I ain't gonna be lookin down, and I am going to lead that Queen, and give er some throttle. Wheeew!!! I did it!

Okay back on track, we head for the 4 Corners, that is where 4 States connect at the corners. Being I am getting 45 bucks a state for the fundraiser, it had to be done. Panzer says it's only about 60 miles out of the way, and it's for a good cause, and they hadn't seen it so let's get er done, and go find a place to stay and have an early night. I guess it depends on who is leading, cuz the way he rides, it could be done really fast if he didn't like those U-turns so much. We went the wrong way!! The right distance, but the wrong way!!

No problem to me, we are riding, so don't matter what direction. We could always do it the next day. But we did it,and had some laughs over it too. I think he lost his memory stick as Sandy would say!!!

It was hot by this time, and I gave up my new mesh jacket, helmet, and lost my gloves, they flew out of my luggage going down the highway. But like I said, the scenery was fabulous, so the heat was bearable. And I had my tunes!!!

I am learning to hang back from U-2 just incase he decides at the last minute, he lost his memory stick again!

Sandy and I stopped along the way to take some pics of a most amazing sunset. Hope hers turned out better than mine.

We finally find a town to spend the night, and Panzer pulls into the Holiday Inn for crap sake!! How much Panzer??? Oh I dunno... 140 bucks, whatever, I am tired and hungry and they have a restaurant right here. I looked at him, like...hmmm, I tired, and broke and will go with out eating..lol, I am going to look for that Best Western I saw, they are nice and affordable.

Off I go. I couldn't find it, and am not riding too good at this point of exaustion again. There was another hotel, so I pulled in and these 2 guys saw me pull in. Big smile on their faces. I nodded and said, Good evening, and got off my Queen. By this time they were standing beside their bikes staring at mine, or me, which I doubt as I was lookin like a old weather beaten bedraggled, lost sole.

One guy said...Nice Bike!! Nice SEAT!! Cool pain job, Cool stereo system, as it was blaring when I rode in. I said, well thankyou very much!! I asked them how much the rooms were and they were like $20 cheaper than the other one.

So they asked me where I was from and if I was alone. I told them, I was with friends..bla bla, and I was from Vancouver Island. That I bought the bike in Florida and was riding it home. Told them of the fundraiser, and that I stayed with the Palladinos, are you familiar with them??

They said they were from Montreal, and yes they had the dvd's and always wanted to ride like the Pro's. So I said, I took the course and they are my friends. his words were....God woman, I don't even know you and I already love you!!!

Ha!! Thought that was pretty funny. Then they said, go stay with your friend girl, you deserve to be with your friends. And so I did. We had a nice dinner, and it was a great ending to a great day!