:motonoises: :great: :beerchug:Attila said:Sounds like fun. Me may be in.
Check. I miscalculated the time space continuum on the flux capacitor.WANDRNG said:Cool!
Now I'll be the pinhead and ask for clarification.
Breakfast will happen after the ride on Sunday morning at 6am?
(so technically we leave at 12:30AM Sunday morning, 30 minutes after Midnight)
Rusty said:Me may be in too!! Sounds fun!
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In a gravelly baritone voice consider it doneCharby said:Only if you sing 'Midnight at the Oasis' to me. :-\
Looks like I am not in now......Just too much going on!! I really look forward to hearing all about it! Have a great time!Rusty said:Me may be in too!! Sounds fun!
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C U there. Woof Woof. That's my dog impersonation.WANDRNG said:I'm in Vegas, or Henderson - don't know which actually. Gonna take me a nap in prep for tonight's Bark at the Moon.
You shoulda BF. I coulda put you on the KiLleR. It was me and Wandring left at around 1215a. Weather was still warm at 90 deg's. About a 3/4 moon diving in and out of the clouds and windy. We hit the lake and the wind died down. Not another vehicle on the road all the way to Overton. Strange sensation at night when the visibility is limited. Felt like I was shagging along and look down and I'm doing 65. Only night critters to worry about here are Jack Rabbit's, coyotes, a possible big horn sheep, wild horse or burro and they are rare. Rode down to Calville bay and showed Keith how the boat launch is now about 300 vertical feet from where it was 15 years ago. On into Overton with the moon showing itself once in awhile illuminating quick peeks of the lake and landscape. Lowest temp on the dash display was 82. Brrrr..... The only other illumination was the high beams eating up the road and glow of the GPS. Stopped in Overton for gas and BS. On through Logandale and onto the 15 So. to Moapa travel plaza and through the valley of fire. On the way up through Valley of Fire we ran across jack rabbit city. I think the condos were on the right side of the road and the bunny bars and casinos were on the left. Now some of these SW jacks can get to the size of large dogs if they are eating good. A couple of them we could have thrown saddles on and road around. I saw one on the side of the road snarling at me and for a bit there I thought I was going to have to break out the Holy Handgrenade (you monty python fans will get it). Keith was riding trail and he said they would wait for me to go by, run across the road and then cross back in front of him. Should have installed those jack rabbit whistles. Through the Valley of Fire State park with a few pucker moments. On the roller coaster roads sometimes your headlight is pointing at the sky and the road dips down and you can't tell where that SOB goes. Time to slow down. Back onto the Lake Shore road heading south we stopped at Rogers Springs. A natural spring just off the road. A spring in the middle of nowhere with a small waterfall. As we rode back south I started suffering from fatigue and getting dingy (Yes, more than normal) having trouble focusing on the road, maintaining a steady speed, making clean entrances and exits. I decided to call it. Stopped and talked with Keith and he said he was feeling the same. Plus he had to ride home later in the day and this would give him the chance to grab some sleep before he returned. So we missed the Dam (Hoover) and Bfast but I think we did the right thing. Rolled into the garagio about 4:15a. It was a nice ride about 200 mile's. 1st ride since getting home from the Nat's for me. Thanks for coming out Keith. It was good to C U again. CU all in Cedar City in Sept.Bigfoot_16 said:Wish I could've joined you guys, Mark. I was in Vegas at the airport on my way (flying) home today.
^^^^ That Sir is so true. We all know the SE area has little self control :beerchug: ) )ron203 said:Mark, I really like this idea. Might have to borrow it for the future. Only one problem with the SE crew doing it as part of a rally.... they'd probably all be smashed by midnight and wouldn't leave the campfire and that would be okay, 'cause it n just wouldn't end well.... :rotflmao:
Old Man on a Connie said:It was a nice ride Russ but the time change continuum screwed with my inner clock mechanism. Maybe next time plan on kickstands up like 4a and then ride to 12p. :beerchug:
CaffeineMan said:Old Man on a Connie said:It was a nice ride Russ but the time change continuum screwed with my inner clock mechanism. Maybe next time plan on kickstands up like 4a and then ride to 12p. :beerchug:
I vote for 9PM. That's what I did for the meteor ride to DV, as I recall. Dark enough, but not so late for us early folks. :beerchug:
WANDRNG said:CaffeineMan said:Old Man on a Connie said:It was a nice ride Russ but the time change continuum screwed with my inner clock mechanism. Maybe next time plan on kickstands up like 4a and then ride to 12p. :beerchug:
I vote for 9PM. That's what I did for the meteor ride to DV, as I recall. Dark enough, but not so late for us early folks. :beerchug:
9PM sounds better, but at Midnight when we met up, it was still 92 degrees. 9PM would have still been something like 100 degrees - would have kind of defeated the one of the purposes of the night ride I think. ;D
IIRC your DV Meteor ride (which I was bummed to not be able to make) was in a more climate comfortable time period.
I think a 4am in the pitch dark start, ride through sunrise, breakfast in the middle of the ride and done by 11am would be a good heat avoidance ride.