Carrying On in 2015

Its almost midnight as I start typing this little post...  And I have succeeded in staying up until the new year comes in....  Usually I can make it to midnight so that isn't unusual..

I have whiled away the evening watching you tube videos...  On all kinds of topics, but mostly guitar related subjects..  Repairs and the like, as well as instruction on playing...  I am easily amused.....

My outdoor thermometer says 18 degrees.........  Burr...   But talking to a friend in Phoenix informed me that is was raining and quite cold there as well... I guess you can't really escape winter...

Tomorrow we have a breakfast planned with the Romeo Rider bunch, out in the wilds of rural Kansas, so I have to be up fairly early, so I hope this finds you in the new year where everything will come up roses......

Happy 2015!!!!!   And thanks for stopping by to read my carrying on.....   LOL

Winkelman pictures

The GWRRA Mesa Chapter has a photographer that went with us on the Winkleman Loop ride.. He takes pictures by holding his camera up as he rides... Its a big DSLR, and he has a two wheeled bike...



I was riding two bikes in front of the camera man... I have the yellow dayglo jacket on with the silver helmet..  The Can Am looks like the odd man in with all the goldwings... Remember I blogged that they rode right thru the shear cliff walls, but Chet did take pictures...   I'm not that good with the bike to ride and take pictures at the same time....

These hoodoos  are right after you go thru the Queen Creek tunnel..

We stopped at a kwik shop in Globe...

I had no idea he was taking this picture of me as the front and center guy.....

Wow, look at those distant mountains...   Move over blue ridge...   We are just as neat here in Arizona..

Fall Colors were abundant in the valley...

Out in front of the restaurant...  We stopped for lunch, but the Harley people were already there which is most of the bikes pictured...   You can see me way at the back with the orange shirt inside the yellow jacket...

This is the Ray mine, note the green tailings on the top of the slag pile..  The main ore is Copper, but I think they get a number of metals out of the mine, including Gold...

More mine tailings..

If you click on this picture, and look at it bigger you will find thousands of cacti in the valley floor....

All of these pictures were taken by Chet Shupe...  He is the photographer for Chapter D of GWRRA Mesa, Arizona.... Since he emailed them all over, I felt free to swipe them for your enjoyment...

He sent out over 50 photos and it was hard limiting it to just  the ones I posted...  But I think you can see why I spend Thursdays on the bike with the Arizona locals....

Retired Rod

Merry Christmas!!!

I'm sitting here during the lull between we just had a feast and resting before desserts.......!!!


I hope your Christmas was a good get together as well.....

So Merry Christmas to all my blog followers....   And a few scrooges too.....  LOL



Retired Rod

Check

Went to the eye doctor and ordered new glasses.......  Check

Went to the Pharmacy and ordered big supply of pills...........  Check

Got the Goldwing registered in Kansas...........  Check

Dug thru the sea of mail looking for important papers............. Check

Left Biscuit over with the grands for an overnight visit .......... Check

Went to the grocery store and bought a ham and 5 lbs of potatoes......   Check

Washed up a bunch of laundry to get ready for the upcoming visitors .........Check

Shoveled the snow out of the driveway, but the sun came out and melted it anyway....... Check

But what about the mound of clutter and the dust on all the furniture...?

Better quit typing and get back to work........... !!!

Retired Rod