I\u2019ve done it again\u2026 I\u2019ve been out here wandering around trying to visit southern Utah, but stuff keeps coming up. I left Clovis and rode north through Las Vegas, NM, up to Taos, then over to Farmington, and there I hunkered down for two nights. Rain was again forecast to pass over me there and over my proposed route the following day\u2026 and that\u2019s not all\u2026<\/p>\n
Winter precip was forecast in the higher elevations for late this week and the weekend in southern Utah!\u00a0 Not a biggie, really, as I could just reverse the route \u2018circle\u2019 and amend the itinerary to have us visit Kingman, AZ, first. Good idea, but\u2026 it left me with a few days to kill between then and clear skies over the land of men with multiple wives\u2026 Man, I\u2019m sure glad such a \u2018calling\u2019 never came my way!!!<\/p>\n
This morning, as I was fine-tuning my route and timing, a wild hair sort of notion popped into my thinker muscle\u2026 Why not rent a cabin again? I really enjoyed my brief stay at another cabin in Idaho early last Fall, so the idea does hold a certain amount of charm and appeal to this usually mobile trekker.<\/p>\n
I checked out availability in the areas I\u2019d be touring, and there it was\u2026 what appeared to be the perfect spot for me to hole-up for a few days\u2026 A base-camp from which I could ride around to the various National Parks and do some serious site-seeing. It comes with a gas grill, too, so I can practice grilling steaks while I\u2019m at it. I signed up for five days\u2026<\/p>\n
So, this is Thursday, and I don\u2019t have to be at the cabin until next Tuesday, May 2nd. I\u2019m presently in Payson, AZ, so definitely not a four-day ride lies ahead\u2026 I was just through here a month or two ago, so not much \u2018exploring\u2019 for me to do\u2026 No worries, though\u2026 I\u2019ll come up with something.<\/p>\n
The current flex-plan calls for us to ride to Kingman tomorrow\u2026 or the next day if we don\u2019t make it all the way there\u2026 Since we won\u2019t be in any hurry, I\u2019ll be scoping out the areas we\u2019ll pass through for anything that might signal \u2018adventure opportunity\u2019, so\u2026 Could be some \u2018bar happenings\u2019 beyond those of the handlebar variety\u2026<\/p>\n
From Kingman, I\u2019m thinking we\u2019ll just scoot through Las Vegas, NV, and up to St. George, UT. I\u2019ll spend probably two nights there, and visit Zion NP and Bryce Canyon NP at that time. Once at the cabin, we\u2019ll only be ten miles from Capitol Reef NP, and a day\u2019s ride from Canyonlands NP\u2026 This won\u2019t be our first time through there, though, so all those places to visit are on the \u2018possibilities list\u2019, but who knows\u2026 I may just hang-out at the cabin a lot\u2026 and attempt to hone my steak grilling skills\u2026 Lord knows, I could seriously use the practice!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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