Leisure World

Today seven of our group left Flagstaff at 08:00 to ride down Lake Mary Road past Lake Mormon and through Happy Jack. The Coconino National Forest was a lovely evergreen swath through rolling hills still speckled with glistening patches of snow.

We squiggled our way to Payson, then headed east to Show Low, where we had a delicious lunch at Buffalo Bill's Tavern & Grill, then headed south on US-60.

More squiggling took us through Fort Apache Reservation until we stopped twice at lookout points on the Salt River. We got some great turns on the mountain roads, then grouped back up to roll into Apache Junction, a suburb of Phoenix, around 16:30.

Tonight's dinner was at Superstition HD, our final gathering for this rally. It was wonderful see so many old friends and meet several new friends. The group I wound up leading most of the rally was absolutely fantastic, and I hope I get to ride with them again some day soon. Thanks, guys!!!

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

Day 51 mileage: 346.1 (total 12087.9)
HD Dealerships: 0 (total 164)
National Parks: 0 (total 29 in 15 states)
10 Rides for 2022: 0 (total 4 of 10)
MCGTTX Stops: 0 (total 7 of 50)Read more