jeff and elise in the USA

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the Grand canyon lived up to its name. beauty on a grand scale

 

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this turret sits right on the edge and is a very clever piece of architecture built in a rustic style to maximise the views

 

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this camera is realy disapointing.

 

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me waving

 

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i cant remember what this place was called but it was a cool shop and petrol station. added to the growing excess of luggage we were hauling

 

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williams route 66.. a bit of a window into the past

 

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after leaving willianms we triked on and off the freeway looking for more of route 66 that was less known, or rather not signposted..found this gem

 

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and a few others

 

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heading toward Vegas the heat and dry starts comming on

 

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last stop b4 lost wages. fuel cold drink. no time for shooting aliens

 

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its getting hot hot hot..the cup holder gets a good workout

 

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you can have your stuff shipped back to home. don,t know how many suitcases you can take on the flt. back. come up north. its a-lot cooler. better rideing.

 

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yeah the trailer will be sent home full. i struggled home with 2 suitcases and elise will arrive home tuesday with as yet unknown treasures lol

 

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who wants to pay vegas's power bill

 

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but its not all nightlife theres shopping to be done

 

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got the trike its 5000 service here so we went to one of the worlds best DIVE BARS.
the double down is a cool place ( if you like dive bars.)

 

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their famous drink is ass juice which is served in a minature toilet

 

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we took on some locals in a few games of doubles.

 

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and we won..

 

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freemont st which apparently was the strip before the one known globally now

 

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still looking for a slimline air cleaner for my chopper, we found this old school shop, awesome people and this bike being built for kid rock.. no air cleaner though

 

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our accomodation was right next to the HD cafe

 

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two things...
! we got a new camera in vegas so pics are better
2 we decided to buy a hydration vest each from HD and see if they are any good.
leaving vegas we headed to pahrump and into death valley. by the time we hit pahrump it was getting mighty hot

 

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full of fuel at pahrump, loaded with drinks.. we set of into the Heat...
the hottest place on earth in the middle of summer was a daunting task, but we chose it

 

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the sheer vastness of the place is spectacular in itself. the heat beat down on us in our Jackets. but the hydration vests worked a charm.we both agree the $60 was the best $60 we ever spent.

 

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love the story of this place. out in the desert an opera singer finds a disused building and makes it her lifes work to paint it and perform in it regardless of wether anyone showed up or not..she hand painted the walls and cieling as it is today, which took her many years. she is still alive but getting very old. God bless her...

 

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