STORIES
AND LESSONS LEARNED REMARKABLE ENOUGH TO BE A SUBJECT OF LEGEND

48 State Adventure - Summer 2015

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ID - MT - WY- SD - ND - MN - NE - IA - WI - IL - IN - MI - OH - PA - NY - VT - NH - ME - MA - RI - CT - NJ - DE - MD

HALF WAY!

WV - KY - VA - TN - NC - SC - GA - AL - FL - MS - LA - AR - MO - KS - OK - TX - NM - AZ - CO - UT - NV - CA - OR - WA

(48 STATES WAHOO!)

TOTAL MILES 8, 997

#1(435) - #2(490) - #3(455) - #4(540) - #5(375) - #6(298) - #7(210) - #8(420) - #9(390) - #10(498) - #11(305) - #12(59) - #13(403) - #14(530) - #15(556) - #16(496)

#17(486) - #18(572) - #19(607) - #20(382) - #21(490)


Sunday, August 9, 2015

PRECISION FORMATION & TECHNIQUES

Day #17
Date: Sunday, August 9, 2015
Departure: Raton, New Mexico
Destination: Monticello, Utah
Miles: 486

PRECISION FORMATION AND TECHNIQUES





FORMATION
Grandpa in the lead - Left 1/3 of Lane
Ben in the middle - Right 1/3 of Lane (1 second behind)
Jase behind - Left 1/3 of Lane (2 seconds behind)

PROCEDURE TO PASS ON FREEWAY
The rule is to never cross in front of each other.
  1. Grandpa (lead) turns on left blinker and communicates his intent on the CB
  2. Jase (behind) turns on left blinker and moves to passing lane to set up a block for passing traffic.
  3. Grandpa moves to passing lane.
  4. Ben signals and moves to his center spot in the formation in the left passing lane.
  5. Ben remembers to turn off signal.
  6. They all pass cars safely and within the speed limit.
  7. Grandpa (lead) turns on right blinker and communicates his intent on the CB (sometimes)
  8. Ben (middle) signals and moves to the right lane and assumes right 1/3 of lane
  9. Grandpa (lead) moves to the right lane assuming his place in the left 1/3 of lane
  10. Jase (behind) signals right and moves into his left 1/3 of lane allowing cars to pass them on the left once again.
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BURRRR!
8,000 Feet Elevation
50 degrees
Taos, New Mexico

Ben is beat up!
He has no protection from the heat or the wind or the cold!
The Kawasaki Vulcan 900 has no fer-rings, no vents, small windshield!
He shivered through church

We have unplugged all of the electrical that runs our heated jackets and it was just too much bother to stop and get everything set up.


Side Note
*Grandpa's Text Message*
"Church in Taos. Now we are on our way to Farmington but I don't know where we are??? Luckily we found gas. That is "gas" for the motorcycles. I have the other kind."

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THE FOUR CORNERS
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Utah



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JON WON'T QUIT GROWING!



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TEN (10) SEPARATE SHIRTS
PROMISE!
CLEAN ONE EVERY DAY

This is just an important information item for the women in our lives and for the observant blog readers.
Jase packed ten (10) BYUi shirts for this adventure


Day #1 and Day #2


Day #3 and Day #4


Day #5 and Day #6



Day #7 and Day #8


Day #9 and Day #10

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JACK'S POOL MISHAP 
"OUCH!"



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GRANDPA'S JOURNAL
Church in Taos, New Mexico
Espanola, New Mexico
Cuba, New Mexico
Kirkland, New Mexico
Shiprock, New Mexico
Teec Nos Pos, Arizona
5 miles in and 5 miles out to get a receipt
Four Corners
Cortez, Colorado
Dove Creek, Colorado
About 90 miles through Colorado
Monticello, Utah

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