Sunday, June 14, 2009
CFR - Day 1
The original plan was for me to leave for CFR on Saturday morning, but my nephew Sheehan was walking at commencement at Cal Poly on Sunday morning, and there's no way I would miss it. I rearranged my schedule a little so I could leave directly after the ceremony.
To smooth out the logistics, I arranged with my brother-in-law Cary to park my bike in his garage. Sam heard me pull up, and helped get me situated in the garage, and wished me luck on my trip. Carole met me there, and we drove in her car down to Cal Poly.
The ceremony was lovely, but maybe a little too warm. After pictures and congratulations, Carole and I drove back to Cary's house, with Justin following on his ZZR. I suited back up, and headed out.
Justin rode with me as far as the In-N-Out in Hesperia. After a quick bite, we parted ways, and I headed out for the Virgin River BLM campground north of Littlefield, AZ. Between Nevada and Utah, Interstate 15 cuts the very northwestern corner of Arizona, following the course of the Virgin River.
I stopped at a Subway in Mesquite, NV to pick up a sandwich for dinner, and made it to the campground with plenty of daylight to spare. Like a lot of desert canyons the campground had sundowner winds, which added a lot of needless excitement to the tent setup. Afterwards I took a bird bath and washed up some clothes in the bathroom (no showers...). It stayed quite warm overnight, making for some uneven sleep.
365 miles from home to Sheehan's graduation at Cal Poly and on to the Virgin River BLM campground in northwest Arizona.
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