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Trip Highlights

• North Rim of the Grand Canyon
• Zion National Park
• Utah’s Highway 12 – The Hogsback
• Capitol Reef National Park
• Monument Valley
• Total miles for Scott & Eric: 1,940
• Total miles for Paul & Don: 1,520

Trip Preparation

• Eric buys a used Yamaha FZ-1
• Paul buys a 2007 H-D Road Glide
• Stew crashes his RC-51 at the track
• Scott flies into LA to ride Eric’s FZ-1

Day 1 – Heading For Higher Ground

• Wednesday, May 16
• Scott & Eric
  • Van Nuys, CA to Flagstaff, AZ
  • 502 miles
• Paul & Don
  • Tucson, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ
  • 325 miles

Day 2

• Thursday, May 17
• Flagstaff, AZ to Jacob Lake, AZ
• 271 miles

Day 3

• Friday, May 18
• Jacob Lake, AZ to Torrey, UT
• 271 miles

Day 4

• Saturday, May 19
• Torrey, UT to Flagstaff, AZ
• 394 miles

Day 5 – Heading For Home

• Sunday, May 20
• Scott & Eric
  • Flagstaff, AZ to Van Nuys, CA
  • 502 miles
• Paul & Don
  • Flagstaff, AZ to Tucson, AZ
  • 259 miles

Post-Trip Debrief

• Best trip ever?
• Yet another new post-ride bike purchase by Paul
• Eric does more work on the FZ-1

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Riders & Bikes

• Paul “Pablo” Espensen
• Don “Yukon” Surina
• Eric “Dr. Evil” Espensen
• Scott Bruce “Jacques” Duncan

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