Picto Diary - 21, 22 September 2016 - Shakespeare Quest

Above: F800 GS. West Wendover Chevron. 21 September 2016.

Park City, UT to West Wendover, NV. 146 miles.

Riding F800GS.

Didn't take Duc: no rubber.
Or, LT: which had a flat.

SALT FLAT

The track to Pilot Peak,
Is not for the weak.

Ox on the flat.
Wagon for the cat.

Donnners made it, barely.
Others followed rarely.

Above: F800 GS Motorcycle (top down).

West Wendover, NV to Carlin, NV - 127 miles.

Pequot
Independence Valley
Moor
Wells
River Ranch
Hallock
Ruby Valley
Deeth
Welcome
Rhyndon
Devils Gate
Elko
Carlin

Above: F800 GS Motorcycle. Winnemucca Chevron. Winnemucca, NV. 21 September 2016.

Carlin, NV to Winnemucca, NV. 102 miles.

Emigrant
Beowawe
Crescent Valley
Dunphy
Mote
Battle Mountain
Stonehouse
Valmy
Pumpernickel Valley
Iron Point
Golconda
Midas
Winnemucca

Above: Breakfast. Winnemucca Inn. Winnemucca, NV. 22 September 2016.

HALF EMPTY, HALF FULL

Lost a Ben.
Ten times ten.

Fleeced by the slot.
Accepting his lot.

Resting his legs.
Eating his eggs.

Expecting the most
From Dane king's ghost.

Above: Post breakfast spin. Winnemucca Inn. 22 September 2016.

There is a God! 5x triple 7 win.600 quarters! Free Winnemucca stay!

I encourage all young people to abandon studies and amass wealth at the Winnemucca Inn!

Above: F800 GS motorcycle outside Jerry's restaurant. Lakeview, OR. 22 September 2016.

BRRR.

Resting at Jerry's in Lakeview.
After frigid ride; snowing too.

Two inches fall at Doherty Rim.
32 eff. Vision dim.

Steep rim descent not soon enough.
Bullet dodge. Ain't no guff.

Shivering Bishop, not too well.
Hot coffee stop, in Adel.

Lakeview Jerry's, eat hot soup.
Warmed me up, but, Sysco goop.

220 miles. Winnemucca to Lakeview.

Above: Grizzly Mountain outside Cedarwood motel room. Ashland, OR. 22 September 2016.

160 miles. Lakeview to Ashland.

SHAKESPEARE QUEST

Bucking headwinds all day long.
Watching fuel. Can't go wrong.

F800 on the fly.
Slowing down through downtown Bly.

Klamath blue sky in the west.
Bishop stays on Shakespeare quest.

Twisty 66 facing sun.
Bishop ends his Ashland run.