I visit several cities/towns that will appear on my model railroad layout, trying to capture background photos, and there are unanticipated challenges that prompt a change of focus.
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RMD Backdrops Tour – Day 3
I finally reach the area of the Rocky Mountain Division (RMD) and start taking photos.
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RMD Backdrops Tour – Day 2
After starting the trip late, I have to make some time, heading west with divine purpose. The weather actually cooperated… until the end of the day.
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RMD Backdrops Tour – Day 1
In an impromptu (and desperately needed) move, I point the Nightowl west to gather photos to use as backdrops for a model railroad I plan to build.
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Snoopy, Inception, and Motorcycle Touring
A recent re-watch of an old movie may have identified where my obsession with motorcycle touring began.
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Texas Express – Day 19
One big Slab blast across Nebraska and Iowa, with some motel weirdness at the end.
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Texas Express – Day 18
I ride a last mountain I pass or two, climb to a mountain peak, and leave the mountains for the Slab dash home across the Great Plains.
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Texas Express – Day 17
I leave the deserts of the southwest and enter the mountains of Colorado.
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Texas Express – Day 16
Today I ride the target stretch of US191 in Arizona, and finish the day with a whirlwind tour of Canyon De Chelly.
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Texas Express – Day 15
The indirect route home continues its western leg across New Mexico, including mountain passes, desert, and a nice conversation with the Hurley PD.
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