Sun City to Williams, AZ
I said farewell to my humble winter abode at 8:30 AM this morning and headed north. The temperature was already in the low 80's.
I fought the morning freeway traffic east through Phoenix on the 101 Loop, hit Interstate 17 and turned north. I fought head winds and a 6,000 foot elevation increase all the way to Flagstaff. I watched the temperature slowly drop to 55 degrees, and my fuel gauge quickly drop below half. I stopped at the Harley-Davidson shop in Bellemont and took a picture of this unusual muffler tree......
Then I continued on to the the Canyon Motel and RV Park in Williams, the location of the Rumble Sisters Biker Sisterhood Raven/Wild West Fest. I think we are expecting about 20 women, and 10 men of various titles, to join in the weekend festivities. This is an adorable facility, complete with cabins, a rail car, a caboose and RV sites.
www.theCanyonMotel.com Copy and paste and check it out!!!
When I checked-in, the nice lady at the front desk couldn't find my reservation. Either their computer lost me, I called the wrong RV park or I just thought about calling to make a reservation and really didn't. If it's the latter, this is going to be a fun summer!! I really think it's the first scenario.
The park is at an elevation of 6900'. I used to live in the mountains but I don't remember being affected by the high altitude. Maybe it's old age, because I'm sure feeling it today. It's not so much a shortage of breath, but just a little light headed.
For my photography scavenger hunt I need a picuture of my First-Mate Piggy Pirate sitting on my bike with a teepee in the background. I passed a motel a few miles back on the freeway that had 4 teepees on their property. Hopefully I can get a successful picture there.
2 Comments:
Love the muffler tree and the railcar rooms. Remember in Rocky Mountain NP, they told us the best thing for high altitude problems was to drink lots of water. I guess it is a shock to your system jumping up 5000 feet in one day. Have fun.
Thanks, Barb. I remembered. I've been drinking water!!
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