Just Ride.

Should this ride thread be just a.... well, thread? Or should there be a dedicated Forum topic?

  • Yes, it's own topic in the Forums

    Votes: 19 90.5%
  • Nah... threads good enough.

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
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I remember seeing that place on the map back when you and I first discussed starting this thread. As I recall... I dared ya to go there. :cheers:
Guess you showed me who ain't skeered... :sneaky:

Hardly the hot springs of Iceland, but has some charm......

Maybe next time , I will pack by beach towel! I was surprised to see so many positive reviews written by young women, talking about how much they enjoyed the nude experience! :geek:
 
The Road to El Dorado……

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow—
‘Shadow,’ said he,
‘Where can it be—
This land of Eldorado?’

‘Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,’
The shade replied,—
‘If you seek for Eldorado!’

Would you believe I rode 150 miles today, just to take a photo of this sign?
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Ever since @Jim opened this thread with this famous poem, I have had it in my mind to visit this god forsaken place. The El Dorado Hot Springs Resort in Tonapah Arizona, and it’s a nudist resort at that! 👀 And no, I didn’t pack a beach towel and go skinny dipping. 😄 You wouldn’t believe all the good reviews this dump gets. It has a natural hot springs , and it’s kinda overgrown and jungley. It has a bunch of pools and hot tubs, some private , in case you wanna get your freak on. I didn’t actually go in, but you can see photos online if you’re curious,
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There is nothing around here except a gas station and a taco truck, and miles and miles of open desert and farmland.
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But then , in this instance, it never was about the destination……that was only an excuse to….JUST RIDE ! 😎
Yep…

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As @Wingedwheel says about the 'Oh Yea' moment, I had gone to the bank right at opening time yesterday, and on leaving I suddenly realized, as I let a voluptuous lady on the sidewalk pass before pulling out, I am 68 years and one week old to the day. The hearing loss, 'excuse me, what did you say', and the vision impairment, 'let me guess', are certainly humbling. But the one main kick is the wisdom of irony to it all. The clerk at the DMV was inspecting my current driver's license, and looking at the vital statistics, she says, "Are you still 5'9" and 120 pounds? Me: "Yes". Then she says, "Hair and eyes still brown?" Me: "Last time I looked they were." I guess the youth just don't check for themselves and it is up to us to watch out for them.
'TT'
I recently went to get a new driver's license. My license since I was 16 listed my hair as 'blonde', as it has been my whole life. Well, almost my whole life - the clerk doing my license renewal looked at me as she typed away on her computer and said, "hair color - do you want to list it as grey, or white?" Hmmpf.

-Ted
 
I recently went to get a new driver's license. My license since I was 16 listed my hair as 'blonde', as it has been my whole life. Well, almost my whole life - the clerk doing my license renewal looked at me as she typed away on her computer and said, "hair color - do you want to list it as grey, or white?" Hmmpf.

-Ted
At least she looked.
'TT'
 
The critters are out on the Hugo Real Ranch south of Kerrville. Part of what's called the Turtle Creek community. This area was settled in the 19th century by german and british immigrants. The area around the one lane bridge was settled by the english. One of them returned to London and went on to design the the Crystal Palace.

These are photos of what is basically my office now. I spend 3 nights a week speeding misinformation in the neighborhood..

I have to tell you that the R3 is a absolute blast on these roads

Steve made a very nice video of the ride that I hope he posts.
 
That's what it looks like to me. I rode from Dumas in the panhandle to Fredericksburg in '18 coming back from Sturgis. Beautiful country, wonderful people, great BBQ.
That's a long ride. I've been to Amarillo 3 times and every time I've been there the sky turned green and bad things happened.
 
That's a long ride. I've been to Amarillo 3 times and every time I've been there the sky turned green and bad things happened.
I got the bad weather coming from Colorado Springs to Dumas. Lightning poppin' all around and no place to hide, hail about the size of Kosher salt and I was wearing fingerless gloves, OUCH!!! The ride through hill country was sunny and hot. That ride is one of the best memories I have.
 
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