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Time for another post  9 July 2011 - South of Jean, NV on the old highway with thunderstorms in the distance Unfortunately, the pics you see here show how far I got – about a couple miles south of Jean, NV on Las Vegas Blvd. This was one of the places I’ve wanted to take the bike for a while. Before I-15 linked Las Vegas and L.A. this was the main road into town. Most of it south of Jean has been left to erode over the years and while I had thoughts of going until it ends about halfway to Primm, I thought better after feeling how harsh the ride was.  9 July 2011 - South of Jean, NV on the old highway with thunderstorms in the distance So why did I turn around and head back instead of jumping on the I-15 to Primm you might ask? Well, if you look in both of the pics above you’ll see the answer in the background. Here’s a hint – those clouds weren’t just dumping rain. Now, anyone who’s read this blog for a while probably knows I love thunderstorms. I just don’t like the thought of being on a motorcycle in one if I can help it – especially if I don’t have decent rain gear & I’m one of the tallest things around and not in a car  9 July 2011 - Sunset with showers over Red Rock Canyon in the distance Another reason I headed home can be seen in this last pic. Here’s a hint – look at where the sun is and consider that I’m about an hour from home with the route I had planned. Yes, I went through Red Rock Canyon again to get back home. I figured the rain would move on before I got there (it did – I only encountered sprinkles) and while it might be dark (I love my motorcycle’s high beam!), at least I wouldn’t have to deal with Saturday night traffic on city streets that would probably be under that rain by the time I got there. All went well and I got home safe and only slightly damp I’ll have more before very long, but until then have a great day  I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted and I apologize for that. It’s been busy at work, I’ve been up in Utah, and I’ve been riding my motorcycle as much as I can  8 July 2011 - Back at Red Rock Canyon Overlook Friday seemed like a good day for a ride after work. The sun was out, a zephyr carried a bit of coolness, and I had plenty of daylight left. The ride out to Red Rock wasn’t long, but it was certainly enjoyable  8 July 2011 - Back undercover after a ride through the rain I stopped and grabbed some dinner on the way home and it started to sprinkle a bit, but let up after a short while. And then I turned a corner and the flood gates opened Actually, I really rather enjoyed riding in the rain From my good buddy, Shane. Shane is the Roadmaster on the BNSF Devils Lake Subdivision in North Dakota. We dumped a lot of rock in June of 2007 and a few other times before. Oops! Bad news: Good news: The crew tried to explain this to Union Pacific higher-ups but They were informed that Rules prohibited moving the train
‘REMEMBER, RULES IS RULES!’ This one was at American Thinker. From Justice Thomas……….this line……………..and a paragraph from the article to get you interested. This is one that needs to get out to the world. This is my little piece of that. The hard left is nothing but a lynch mob with alternative tools. Justice Thomas paid the media mob the compliment of calling them a “high-tech lynch mob.” Clarence Thomas was born in the South at a time when lynch mobs were very real. But technology just amplifies what they already are, as moral low-lives. Bull Connor passed out ax handles to the mob in the sixties, but today’s high-tech lynch mobsters are no different when they try to destroy the careers, jobs, and reputations of good and decent people — and even their children, like one-year-old baby Trig Palin. Michele Bachmann was just threatened by one of the media mobsters, because now her 23 foster children are free bait for the media lynchers. This is like mafia thugs walking through your nice family home and telling you what a fire hazard it is, and are you sure you don’t want to sell out? They have no decency. None at all. http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/07/lynching_palin_cain_west_and_bachmann.html
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Saturday was a bit rainy and I figured I’d wait until the radar showed a bit of clearing before heading out. Primm, NV sounded like a good destination as I know there’s some decent food to be had and I could say I’ve ridden to California 
Yep, I got to ride home a few miles in the middle of what turned out to be a rather strong thunderstorm 
