Picto Diary - 28 May 2017 - Run A Mucca

Above: Modica, Sicily. 28 May 2017.

TIMDT and cronies in Sicily.

Above: Duomo di San Pietro Modica. Modica, Sicily. 28 May 2017.

TIMDT and cronies in Sicily.

Above: Bishop's luggage on BMW F800GS motorcycle. 28 May 2017.

Start.

Above: Union Pacific ore train passes Morton Salt plant on Great Salt Lake. Mile Marker 87. I-80 westbound. Utah. 28 May 2017.

Wonderful to be back on the motorcycle. I love Utah's west desert. So isolated... pungent with the smell of well watered sage brush. Long vistas. Stark... hostile... and beautiful at the same time.

Great atmospheric clarity today. As I ride to the west of this point, fully 70 miles east of the Utah/Nevada state line, I can see Mt. Haystack in the Deep Creeks at 11 o'clock and Pilot Peak, in the Pilot Range at 2 o'clock. Both peaks are very near the state line, but Haystack is in Utah and Pilot Peak is in Nevada.

Above: F800GS and Pilot Peak. Northwest of Wendover, UT/NV. I-80, westbound.

Iconic peak just west of Utah state line north of Wendover. In pioneer times, anyone attempting to cross Great Salt Lake Desert, coming from the east, used Pilot Peak (hence the name) as the end point of the 80 mile, waterless desert crossing... and, the source of spring water throughout the year.

Pilot Peak appears in the writings of Kit Carson, John C. Fremont, and Jed Smith.

In the late '90's I did a lot of off road motorcycle riding in the immediate area. The bar in Montello, NV has great burgers.

Above: Run A Mucca motorcycle rally. Winnemucca, NV. 28 May 2017.

It was Sunday afternoon and the rally was winding down. It was well attended... I saw 800 Facebook check ins the next day. There were a few people there when I arrived. Lotta bikes in the parking lot and riding around town. No F800GS's though!

Above: Chevy truck with cattle guard and lighting array. Winnemucca Inn. Winnemucca, NV 28 May 2017.

Last night.

Now this... is what I'm talkin' 'bout!

TIMDT says if I get something like this for my F350 she won't ride in it any more.

Bud, my grandson says, "Grandpa, its your money. Just go out and get it! She'll get over it after a while." I said, "if I bought that stuff, not only would she not ride in the truck, but, it would cost me 5x the value of the installation in diamonds." Then I go on... 'marriage is about compromise. You can't get everything that you want."

Addendum:


Steve

If you just completed 96 days this year, 100 days is so close are you sure you are bailing out?

Did TIMDT visit with the president in Sicily??

The POPE,
Tallahasse, FL

She was there the day after.


Steve,

I always enjoy getting your emails, from which I always learn something new. THANKS!

Currently spending a few weeks at my sister’s cabin in the high mountains in Norway with beautiful weather.

Greetings

Norway, Med vennlig hilsen, Norway