Earache's Ride to the west side....

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Took a ride to the west side and thought I'd post up a ride report...



Left Indy last Friday and rode to Denver. A  quick 1,000 miles. I didn't take a single picture as there is absolutely nothing to see except cornfields. And I think I slept half of the way as well.

Three of us, Joe, David and I, made the trip this year. Our first stop after leaving the hotel in Denver was a cafe inm Empire, Colorado for some breakfast. Had some rather small breakfast burritos...

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Empire, CO - home to about 35 people. Even has a Hard Rock Cafe!

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We're at 10,000' here. They had snow as recently as two weeks ago. Fairly cold here still, just a bit above freezing. The sun is very warm though.

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Out of the mountains and into the flats of Utah. The temperature rockets upward to the high 80's and it's very hot and dry...


Must have some sort of dead animal problems here...

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We arrive in Salt Lake City just in time to catch the WSB races at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.

Ben Spies in the AMA support race...

The track....


Attendance was kinda low...

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The local cops had some Segway thingies to cruise around on. I need to get one! So does Mario...

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Miller is an incredible facility. Too bad it's miles from anything, locatyed way out in the desert near the Great Salt Lake...

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WSB race pics....

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The Ducati riders had a bad day at Miller....

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Corser crashed right in front of me, of course, I missed the shot....

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After the races, we head out to Lake Taho, Nevada with our friends Mark and Vinny from Ireland. They shipped bikes over for a coast to coast ride. Not many curves in Nevada...

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Stopped for fuel at a remote desert station. Getting very hot now so we took a bit of a break. We have been doing 110 mph for most of the day to get across Nevada as fast as possible. No cops looking for us, so it''s a good day.

Found an old truck left by the side of the road at the gas station. Brass radiator would bring a few bucks at the scrap yard. Can't believe it hasn't been nicked yet...

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Stopped for lunch in Eureka, Nevbada, one fo the countless old mining towns that you find out here. It's seen it's better days but still has some excellent examples of 1870's architecture...






Lunch was nothing but the best; chili dogs and fries...


I wasn't the man I thought I was as I left 1/2 of on the plate. It was just too hot out to eat a heavy lunch. But the options on the menu were kinda slim

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We're humping it towards tonight's destination; Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Today's ride will be around 650 miles. Hope to throw away some cash at the gambling tables, drink a few cold beers and have a good nights sleep.

We're booked into the Harvey's Casion Hotel while MArk and Vincent are across the street at the Mount Blue...


Nice room, too nice for us....

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After a dinner at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Tahoe Restaurant (good drinks, average food) we ride around Lake Tahoe the enxt morning. Cool and crisp, the air was full of pine scent from the trees. Great raods, curvy as you like, smooth and traffic free. Fantastic views of the Lake from up here....

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A few shots of Emerald Bay...



Mark and his tourist pose...

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My friend Joe has to eat on a very strict schedule, so we stop when he's hungry. Joe has selected a small roadhouse that specializes in biscuits and gravy. Fuggin' nasty if you ask me, but we all get an order with the exception of the Irish guys - they opted for a more familiar fare of eggs and bacon...