Freewheelin' to New Mexico |Trip Report | 3/3

elvis · 12-17-2012, 04:41 PM

I meant to write a trip report after I posted our photo album and made another post about our new gear that we used on that trip.

This is the last piece about our epic trip to New Mexico but I'm running into an issue when I try to paste the trip report into a new posting: "The text that you have entered is too long (38497 characters). Please shorten it to 10000 characters long."

Instead of trying to shorten the text, I will simply provide the link to New Mexico pages on our web log.

Hope those pages help members when planning their rides through the states we traveled.

Cheers,

E.

**crazygene49** · 12-17-2012, 05:05 PM

Thanks for posting this. It looks like you had a great experience and some yummy food.

cactusjack · 12-17-2012, 05:38 PM

That was one heck of a trip, Elvis! It gets hot out here in the Southwest, doesn't it?

Thanks for visiting our country.

usranger74 · 12-17-2012, 05:52 PM

Thanks for posting. Can't wait for the 2013 riding season to get here!!

rickyboy · 12-18-2012, 12:38 PM

Hey Elvis, looks like a FANTASTIC trip. Thx for posting that!! I hope we get to go for a ride together this coming season. Any plan to make the National??

geeze Scott I visited your country every weekend, for 6 yrs. damn near,.... and not one "thank you".

Elvis does one measly trip and you fall all over the guy saying "Thanks for visiting our country"????

cactusjack · 12-18-2012, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rickyboy

Hey Elvis, looks like a FANTASTIC trip. Thx for posting that!! I hope we get to go for a ride together this coming season. Any plan to make the National??

geeze Scott I visited your country every weekend, for 6 yrs. damn near,.... and not one "thank you".

Elvis does one measly trip and you fall all over the guy saying "Thanks for visiting our country"????

I guess you weren't telling the right people?

blowndodge · 12-18-2012, 01:28 PM

WOW that was great watching that Elvis! What a ride!

elvis · 12-18-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

That was one heck of a trip, Elvis! It gets hot out here in the Southwest, doesn't it?

Thanks for visiting our country.

CJ, it's a special treat whenever we travel in the States. We've been lucky so far and hope to be able to take these trips in the future.

You should take your Ultra to Beautiful British Columbia and Alberta. It's very nice out here. I also read and hear Maritime Provinces are beautiful, too.

It really gets hot in the Southwest but the most challenging ride due to high temps was in North Cascades, WA a couple years ago (I know it is hard to believe).

elvis · 12-18-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rickyboy

Thx for posting that!! I hope we get to go for a ride together this coming season. Any plan to make the National??

Just an attempt to contribute to the boards...

Riding anytime, anywhere but riding to Colorado especially sounds great and certainly penciled in on my calendar.

**canuckrider** · 12-18-2012, 11:24 PM

Elvis,
Thanks for sharing. That looks like quite the trip you two had. I see that some of your travels were through some of the same country that Hammer and I travelled in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona last June as well. Great country but hotter than hell for us Canadians!

Reading your blog makes me wish that it was summer again and that I'm ready to head out on the road.

elvis · 12-19-2012, 01:38 PM

Gents, glad you like the photos and all. If you have wintery conditions where you live, hope the material gives the warm-and-fuzzies...

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Originally Posted by crazygene49

Thanks for posting this. It looks like you had a great experience and some yummy food.

The New Mexican food is very good. It's spicier than usual Mexican food we get out here or most places in the States.

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Originally Posted by usranger74

Thanks for posting. Can't wait for the 2013 riding season to get here!!

The same here. (it's bloody snowing out here, the traffic is a mess).

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Originally Posted by blowndodge

WOW that was great watching that Elvis! What a ride!

It was really great and will be difficult to repeat it.

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Originally Posted by canuckrider

...the same country that Hammer and I travelled in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona last June as well. Great country but hotter than hell for us Canadians!.

Agree about the weather...

Utah and Arizona are very special, so unique and just great to travel, ride your bike and forget about everything.

cactusjack · 12-19-2012, 02:12 PM

Elvis,

I prefer New Mexican cuisine because they cook with Hatch chiles. Fortunately there are a lot of places here to find it. I like it much better than the Sonoran food that is so common here.

Sin City Stan · 12-19-2012, 02:34 PM

Elvis, what a great trip. 22 days on the road and over 5000 miles had to be a blast. Nice blog too.

waterman · 12-19-2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rickyboy

geeze Scott I visited your country every weekend, for 6 yrs. damn near,.... and not one "thank you".

Elvis evidently did his legally. I have seen your picture on the board at the post office as a frequent illegal.

ponch · 12-19-2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Elvis,

I prefer New Mexican cuisine because they cook with Hatch chiles. Fortunately there are a lot of places here to find it. I like it much better than the Sonoran food that is so common here.

You'll have to let me know where...

12-17-2012, 04:41 PM	#1
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canuckrider Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okotoks, AB, Canada Posts: 1,090	Elvis, Thanks for sharing. That looks like quite the trip you two had. I see that some of your travels were through some of the same country that Hammer and I travelled in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona last June as well. Great country but hotter than hell for us Canadians! Reading your blog makes me wish that it was summer again and that I'm ready to head out on the road. __________________ "Sun on my face, wind in my hair, sound of my bike in my ears and peace in my soul..." VBA Member #01514 2008 Nomad 1600, Blue & Silver
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cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Elvis, I prefer New Mexican cuisine because they cook with Hatch chiles. Fortunately there are a lot of places here to find it. I like it much better than the Sonoran food that is so common here. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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Sin City Stan Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 3,746	Elvis, what a great trip. 22 days on the road and over 5000 miles had to be a blast. Nice blog too. __________________ Oldest Saloon In Nevada http://www.pioneersaloon.info/ "Sin City Stan" Henderson, NV VBA #01004 VROC #29365 2004 Nomad 1500L5 +100 "The Bike" 2009 Nomad 1700 (past) 2004 Vulcan Classic 800 (past) 2010 Cortez - 2011 Crescent City - 2012 Kanab - 2013 Estes Park
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