WeSTOC 2008
Taos New Mexico
June 20 - 29, 2008
WeSTOC 2008
Day 1 , Friday June 20 - We had just come home from Chris's Mom's Funeral Service when Byron rode up. Temps were around 102º and we had to use our cooling liners. We rode through Twentynine Palms, Amboy, Searchlight NV and Las Vegas to ST George UT.Day 2, From ST George, we rode through Zion NP, Page AZ, Monument Valley, Four Corners (but it was closed) and stopped in Cotez, CO for the night.
Day 3 We rode back to Four Corners, then headed east again to Mesa Verde (Indian cliff dwellers) then to Walsenburg, CO for the night.
Day 4 We continued our trek east all the way to Dodge City Kansas. After visiting Boot Hill, we went southwest into Okalhoma and spent the night in Boise City OK. (Byron took out a Pheasant 10 miles out Of Boise City.)
Day 5 We continued west by a short route through Texas, and then into New Mexico. We stopped at the NRA's Whittington Center and then got drenched as we closed in on Taos, where we met up with the rest of the riders that showed up for WeSTOC.
Day 6 Dan lead us on one of the routes drawn up by the WeSTOC disorganizers. We went over the Rio Grande river gorge, into Colorado and back down into Taos.
Day 7 Byron and I hooked up with Rick and Don for a little ride down to Santa Fe and Madrid.
Day 8 Byron and I took off out of Taos for the Petrified Forest and then Holbrook AZ for the night.
Day 9 Byron and I rode to Meteor Crater, the Painted Desert, and then the Grand Canyon before stopping for the night in Laughlin NV.
Day 10 We were heading home by way of Amboy and Twentynine Palms.
What a great ride! Byron and I had a blast and got along very well!
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Bob's Trip Report and Pictures