Parkview Mesa

Today was the last day of the Spring Heat in Arizona HOG Touring Rally. Not much heat 🤣. From Tucson, I went north through Globe and Salt Water Canyon (always a great ride) to reach Show Low, where there was plenty of snow and cold. I had to stop to put on my heated gear, including my insoles because I couldn't feel my toes 🥶.

Once I was nice and toasty, I white knuckled through White Mountain Pass where there was a ton of snow. I think the road must have been freshly doused with chemical because it was wet but not icy. The evergreen trees were enjoying the sunshine and taking advantage of its warmth to dust themselves off...sometimes right on me! The animals were enjoying it as well. Oddly enough, the horses were by the road, but the herd of elk and pair of pronghorn were behind the fence 🤔.

Once I popped out into Springerville, I snapped my first Madonna of the Trail pic, then had a quick lunch and coffee at Junk & Java. I was just about to leave when in walked a motorcyclist...that I know 😱. Bill Davis, the HOG Touring Rally organizer!

I took the warmer (barely) route back to Show Low, then swooped a bit north to Taylor to grab another TOH State Memorial, then hightailed it to Phoenix. I got back early so I hit a couple of HDs before going to Desert Wind HD for our final dinner. For those of you who know, I didn't win the rally knife, but I had fun and made some new friends. Great time yet again.

I grabbed even more stops after dinner and have just gotten settled in the room. Very tired and an early day tomorrow. I'll do the math below later.

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

HD Dealership Challenge: 5 (total 76)
RTE-X-USA: 1 point (total 42)
10 Rides for 2024: 0 (total 1 of 10)
IBA Lap Around the 48 Stops: 0 (total 1 of 9)
MCGTTX 2024 Stops: 0 (total 0 of 50)
PNW GT Stops: 0 (total 0 of 30)

Tour of Honor Stops:
- State Memorials: 1 (total 3)
- 9/11 Memorials: 2 (total 4 of 50)
- Doughboy Memorials: 0 (total 0 of 50)
- Gold Star Family Memorials: 0 (total 1 of 50)
- Hueys: 0 (total 3 of 50)
- K9 Memorials: 0 (total 1 of 50)
- Madonna of the Trail Stops : 1 (total 0 or 12)
- Veteran Cemeteries: 0 (total 1 of 50)Read more