Day 23 Aug 22

Seligman to Kingman

Mileage 93 (includes some sightseeing)

Angry today as someone ripped off our spare gas from the back of the bikes but the ride was smooth and fast and followed Old Route 66

Towns passed through

• Seligman
• Peach Springs
• Truxton 
• Valentine
• Hackberry
• Valle Vista
• Kingman

At 5:30 heard a car pull into motel looked out the window and I could see the front of the bikes and all was good.  Could also see the front of gray van in front of room next door a new car.  Thought it was a late check in.  Heard a door slam and looked out again could still see the front of the bike with no change.  We I went out to load bikes the jerry cans were gone.  As I was leaving Seligman I saw what looked like the same car in-front of the air pump by the giant Route 66 picture spot. The guy saw us closed his hood hopped in the car and jumped onto 1-40 west at high speed.  I am still mad some one would take emergency supplies like that.  I mean total the value is less than $30 the gas cans are worth $25.  The bungie cords holding them in place are worth more than that.  

Last night Dianne’s left hand was a little swollen we decided to wrap it.  While cutting the compression bandage I sliced my finger open (yes it was stupidity).  It bleed like I had cut the finger off.  Finally got the bandage on with some pressure and it is fine now and the rest of the night.  Wrapped Dianne’s hand her swelling has also gone done and is fine now.  

So my guess there were three bad things in Seligman the wait for the room, the cut finger and swollen hand, and the theft of spare cans of gas. The gas is a little concerning but I am checking the maps and making sure there are open stations in front of us along the way.

The roads were good today and it was a straight run without many places to stop plus we a doing early morning starts that means the sites there are are mostly closed as we go by.  The whole route we did 25-30 and finished in Kingman by noon.  Of course the room is not ready and we drove around town but most of the stuff was closed.  But the room was ready at 1 pm so that is a good thing.  

During the ride today three people stopped to ask if were really from Indiana and did we ride the whole way out on those.  They seemed impressed but it so much easier than biking the distance I think they should be more impressed by the true bikers.  Maybe they are just surprised to see such small engines do so well.  In Seligman we saw some historic 50 CC Hondas so I guess they had experience.

Tomorrow is Dianne biggest fear a big climb with a winding road.  Plus we enter California.

                                                                    Hackberry sights

                                                            General scenes today

                                                           Train in Kingman

                                                                Dianne on Road note no gas can on back

Sights seen today

• 30 motor cycles
• 2 motor homes that passed us
• 2 churches
• 3 schools
• 5 saloons or bars
• 5 closed gas stations
• 2 opened gas stations
• 5 long (I mean really long by my measurement 1 to 1.5 miles long) trains 
• A couple people parked looking like they were hunters (Mule deer season is open here)