Mark & Nola go South

This trip started with Nola deciding she would go down to Phoenix for 6 weeks to assist our Daughter (Holly) by helping babysit while Holly takes a course on teaching infants how to swim. Then came the question that every "Motorcycling" husband longs to hear.... "Will you take me to Phoenix?.... Will you take me on the Motorcycle? Answer: It will be my pleasure!

Here we are packed up and ready to go... Ready to camp ... ready for anything?

We stopped in Raymond for the 1st of July festivities. Here's Nola and Donna.

What Raymond parade is complete without the Raymond Canadians?

Blair Proctor (brother in-law) on the drums.

Babes and Motorcycles.....

Great Burger at a road side joint in the SawTooth Mtn's MMMMMM.

This is me with Dyan (sister) and her husband Tink in their store located in Twin Fall Idaho... July 3rd 2008

This is an un-named motel in Ely Nevada... Nola calls it the "Fear Factor Motel"

Soon after the "FFM" we came to Atlanta? The sign said we were close. We thought about stopping to visit with Dylan, and then thought maybe it was a nasty trick.

So instead of going to Atlanta (sorry Dylan) we decided to cross the desert and go visit Robbie and Tammy Brandly in Las Vegas. The desert was warm 44 C. Smokin hot on a motorcycle, but not as hot as it eventually gets later in the afternoon!We left Vegas around 4 pm, got our hand slapped by the State Patrol for splitting trafic on the I-15, opps. Then proceeded to the Hover Dam where Nola took some shots from the back of the bike. It was really, really hot here 49 C. Nola said she was feeling sick and asked me to move as quickly as possible. The air was still and dead in the "Dam Valley" . We stopped at Kingman for a "Trucker Supper".... MMMMM average at best.

Well we were shooting to get to Phoenix tonight 4th of July. As we got closer to our destination, it became obvious that we were going to get a firework show by "mother nature" . The light show was great, it came with lots of rain and wind, my bride took it all in and said keep going, so we did and pushed (splashed) through to "Queen Creek" ... where Holly is staying.

This is the place. We arrived around midnight. The last few miles seemed to be the hardest, directions were a little sketchy, but we made it with out incident.

Here's "Helmet Man" aka Hunter.
And that handsome guy "Austin"...

It was great to get to the destination, especially to hang out with family for a few hours. Everyone was great. We owe a huge thank you to the Sackley family and the Nathan Tanner family for their hospitality and kindness. Thank You.

Next: The short way home! 32 hours of GO!