{"id":25538,"date":"2023-02-27T05:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=25538"},"modified":"2023-02-27T17:18:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:18:44","slug":"25538","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/25538\/","title":{"rendered":"Life & Island Times: Detour Day 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

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May 2001
\nDetour Version 1.0<\/p>\n

Day 19<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah has Arizona\u2019s scenery but a better color consultant.\u201d
\n-Marlow to Steve after driving through Utah<\/p>\n

Grand Junction Colorado and the last of Steve\u2019s friends are our city stops.<\/p>\n

Stopped for brunch in Delta Utah at the Topps Caf\u00e9. First meal of the trip where the sole coffee creamer option was a petroleum product powder packet. Cook had trouble with delivering stuff at same time. Food was good nonetheless. San Fran gay couple traveling with B&W longhair cat who ate a plate of breakfast eggs. We departed first. As their car caught up and passed us later on I-15, they waved at Steve.<\/p>\n

Upon entering Utah, we went on a 20-25 mile long down-slope ride through sheer rock sluices cut for US-50. Damn impressive road construction job and great ride. Throughout Utah, we saw myriad rock formation shapes echoing creatures and machines in SCI FI and fantasy movies we\u2019ve screened during the past forty years.<\/p>\n

Almost got run over by a UHaul truck as it veered well left of center. Distracted woman driver let the truck drift. We were less than two beats from a self-initiated emergency pavement departure in search of safer spaces in the roadside flora and fauna. As it was, we were stagger riding the far-right side of our side\u2019s single lane, when she heard or blaring horns, looked up, and jerked her truck hard right.<\/p>\n

Observation #14: Passed by a slowly moving pickup truck with a small, \u201cHeinz 57-Variety\u201d breed, dog in the bed in Western Utah. For the first time in my memory, I saw a dog definitely not enjoying his nose-in-the-air time. His neck lay on the truck\u2019s bedside wall. His eyes stared almost mournfully down at the passing pavement. This image has stuck in my mind ever since. Hang dog sad.<\/p>\n

Arrived Grand Junction at 430 PM, so the local motorcycle shops could do both bikes\u2019 oil and filter changes. Bikes were spotless after a free power washing. My experienced HD mech and I jabbered about his 2-wheeled trip to the Arctic Circle four years ago. It\u2019s a do-able do.<\/p>\n

Stayed at the Mesa Inn for $40. Dined at Boot\u2019s recommended place \u2013 Dolce Vita in downtown GJ. It was big city downtown good without the swank.<\/p>\n

We met and chatted up one of Steve\u2019s old St Regis College roommates. Seemed very surprised we knew and ate at Dolce Vita.<\/p>\n

Daily Windshield Bug Smash Bingo Game winners: no players<\/p>\n

Query count as of the end of Day 19:<\/p>\n

Where\u2019re you going? \u2013 21
\nWhat\u2019s that? (Steve\u2019s Valkyrie) \u2013 8
\nDamsels in distress? \u2013 9<\/p>\n

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