MCGTTX Day 1

I had a nice ride today, short and hot, but good. I didn't leave the hotel until about 0930, which was just fine with me.

Before I knew it, I was in Amarillo where I stopped to see the Slug Bugs, which is like a smaller Cadillac Ranch. Then I headed up to Kansas to see Dorothy's House from the movie "Wizard of Oz." Pretty cool.

I was headed back south through Guymon, OK, when I saw a bunch of name brand hotels. I pulled over to see what one would cost for the night and....

One thing I learned from my Hoka Hey challenge in 2022 is that when you're tired, you ALWAYS put your kick stand down when you stop, even if it's just for a few seconds.

So today, really hot and really tired, when I pulled over to check hotel prices, I put my kick stand down. Good thing, too, because then I forgot to put it in neutral before I let go of the clutch. So, because of a habit, instead of falling over when I popped the clutch, I just fell on the kick stand. Yay!

That clutch pop sealed the deal on staying here for the night, and so I am now sitting in a sports bar having a meal before crashing...into a bed.

It really was a good day.

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