The Scooter Cannonball Run is a coast to coast endurance event for scooters. It is a time/distance/regularity rally where points are awarded based on miles completed and the ability to maintain the standard pace. This year it will begin in Savannah, GA and end eight days later in San Diego, CA covering 2633 miles. There are over 50 entrants riding all types of scooters. From a 1946 Salibury to a modern 3 wheel Piaggo MP3. I have decided join the fun this year. We will leave Savannah on April 22 and head west. I will be riding to raise money for KIDS and LEMUR'S charities. Please help us by purchasing some miles for one of these charities. Don't worry, I will be covering close to 6,000 miles out to California and back to Florida, so there are plenty of miles to go around. ALL monies go directly to the charity.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

COLD WATER STATION TO RACHEL



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Though I love to ride early in the morning, I delayed my departure a little as I had sent my cold weather gear home after the Cannonball. The temperature was up to 49 by 7:30 so I layered up and headed out east on US 50. Temperature stayed around 50 until about 10, but it was not uncomfortable. We gassed up in Austin and continued east until NV 376  where we turned south.

To save you from the being bored with NV, I put togather this slide show. No two pictures are at the same spot. I did a video, but it failed.




I stopped to visit with Clyde, the manager of the R&O ranch. He is a cattle buyer and runs 1500 head of his own over in Utah, but the owner of the R&O asked him to come over and run his place for awhile. They were moving some of their 8,000 (that is right “thousand”) cattle to another pasture. He employees 5 year round cowboys and 7 farm workers for the pastures and the hay. He was glad to report that the cattle business is good.





In Tonapha I bought a gas can. With Big Red I can go almost anywhere with out extra fuel but this leg required some extra. I tried to take a picture of the refueling but the wind was 
blowing 25-35 mph and I was afraid to let go of Big Red.




 The nearest gas was 50 miles from this sign.

 That is a UPS truck in the middle of nowhere.

 We went off the highway for awhile, but the road was to much of a washboard and gave it up.





We headed down NV 375 to Area 51. We saw no aleins but lots and lots of airplanes. There was a group of about 20 C-17’s and then a dozen or so C-130’s flying slowly in odd patterns.
Most employees of Area 51 fly the 15 minute flight on charter 737’s everyday from Las Vegas to work.



I am staying in the big city of Rachel at the Little A' Le' Inn. Don’t let anyone ever try to convince you this is an Inn. It is a couple of old worn out 1960’s mobile homes. You get a key to one of the rooms and three rooms share a bath. Due to my mode of travel and where I wanted to be, this was it. At least it is not as bad as the Sun-n-Pines in Lufkin, TX, but the evening is early.




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