This was a fun, very enjoyable trip.
I threw the top box on the ST, loaded the bags and headed for the coast.
On a motorcycle, it's not where you're going, it's how you get there.
Trip statistics:
124mph actual max speed
1402 miles round trip, apx. 9.5 hrs to get back
43 degrees low temp, 68 degrees high temp.
Travel time is riding time including stops for food and fuel.
The max speed was obtained in the desert.
We left Friday around noon and arrived in Santa Maria around 6:00pm.
We spent the night in Santa Maria and left for Las Vegas around 8:00am Saturday morning.
Friday afternoon.
Hope, our ST and the ocean view on our way to Santa Maria
The weather was very nice on Hwy 1 and the traffic was light enough to have some fun.
Saturday morning on our way to Las Vegas.
Hwy 33, 4600 ft.
We took Hwy 166 out of the Santa Maria area. It's more high speed with sweepers.
We then took Hwy 33 and 150. There were some high speed stretches on the way to the good stuff.
We had fun scraping the pegs in back to back turns. On our way out, we saw a bunch of locals heading up to go play.
It was all super slab after that. A bit boring at times but we did have a 95mph run for about an hour on I-15.
Another view of Hwy 33, 4600 ft.
We did have to slow it down in the shaded turns.
We noticed some black ice where the sun doesn't hit.
Hwy 15 approaching Nevada.
What's up with all the clouds? The 10 day forecast was clear.
It wound up raining Sunday all day and night.
Monday.
It even snowed quite a bit. The snow level got low too.
This is a view of from the top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.
Streets of Las Vegas and a layer of fog around the base of the now snow capped mountains.
A view of the Las Vegas strip from the top of the Stratosphere.
Monday evening
New York, New York.
The Las Vegas strip.
The volcano show at the Mirage.
A view of the volcano eruption at the Mirage.
Tuesday morning on our way home. Ray, the ST and a beautiful view.
No question, it snowed.
Thank goodness for heated grips and Widder heated clothing.
