roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Day 6 we made the turn home and went from Colorado Springs to Grand Junction, Colorado. This was definitely one of our best days riding, the scenery was amazing and the ride was on the shorter side so we had time to stop a few places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 We stopped for breakfast in Breckenridge and enjoyed the free gondola rides around the resort. There was a lot to take in - that resort is on a whole different scale than I've ever experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Day 7 took us from Grand Junction to Park City, Utah. This was another great ride and we particularly enjoyed highway 139 as well as our stop at the Dinosaur National Monument Visitor Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 We got stuck in line waiting for road construction. The upside was a lot of cars to pass on the way up the mountain, and a few left over on the way down the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Dinosaur National Monument Visitor Center near Vernal Utah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Park City, Utah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Day 8 took us from Park City down through Salt Lake City, across immense salt flats into Nevada and then up into Idaho and the now familiar Twin Falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 We got to the Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway late morning and it was a beautiful day. We had an epic time racing around the salt flats, taking pictures and talking to other motorcyclists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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roderunner Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 And back to Twin Falls for the night...dinner at "La Fiesta" again and watching the sun go down over the Snake River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Day 9 Twin Falls Idaho to Hilgard Junction, Oregon...we were back on the route we took down. We would have rather taken a different way than we took on the way in, but anything else was going to either require a lot of seat time or an extra day which we didn't want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Sunrise at Anderson Camp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 We had one stop to make before hitting the road, I needed to get my chain replaced (for the record I was around 15,500 mi). It had been acting up for several days and despite our attempts to clean it and keep it lubed, it was done. I was worried that I might damage the bike so the night before I called Adventure Motorsports in Twin Falls and they said they could get me in first thing in the morning for a new chain. It was a nice shop and the people were friendly and professional. They said they would get me a loaner bike so I was wondering, would it be an FZ-10, perhaps a Super Tenere? No it was an older Suzuki V-twin but it got me to breakfast and back. The mechanic also had a 2015 FJ-09 (gray) so we compared notes, looked at his mods, etc. Then he got to work on my bike and we headed for breakfast. When we got back the new chain was installed so we settled up at the cashier and hit the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 We camped that night at Hilgard Junction State Park which was right next to the freeway and fairly noisy with cars and trucks passing by, but we were tired enough that it didn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roderunner Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Day 10 Hilgard Junction to home and family (except my wife who was at work still). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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