Sunny and 50 degrees F here in Syracuse, good enough for a Christmas Ice Cream Ride on the Winter Bike (the FJR).
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I have a Polar Bear ride tomorrow. Meetup is an hour away and the forecast high is 45. I think not. It’s nearly 60F now so, I’ve done a loop on the bluffs.
Ethanol free gas is easy to find around here.
Looking down onto the delta.
The lake has been drained due to a faulty dam.
Now stopped for breakfast and live music.
Ethanol free gas is easy to find around here.
Looking down onto the delta.
The lake has been drained due to a faulty dam.
Now stopped for breakfast and live music.
Salt truck went past the house this morning.
Well, just do it! We can ride to Clarksdale. I can think of plenty to do.
cycleranger
Generally Ok.
I got mine out today!
Needs fork seals and a good deep cleaning but hoping to get some more good rides on it this year.
Christmas was plenty warm for me. Anything over 40°. I am in lower slower Delaware, took MC1240 to mountain Maryland to see family and got to hit some of my favorite Roads around my hometown of Hagerstown MD. The first picture is behind my Dad's house. Always like the orange colored street light on the alley. Second is Devils Backbone park.
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Happy New years..a balmy 50* to start the new year...
It was 37 degrees when I got up this morning, by the time went riding it had warmed up to 44 and overcast. I was riding to the town of Wickenburg today. Along the way something made me stop and turn around. I’ve written about this old building before. It was built in 1899 as a hotel that served the railroad, it has been boarded up for all the years I’ve lived in Arizona ( 64 years )
Today as I passed it I noticed that it was no longer closed up, someone had repaired it and painted it. I turned around and pulled in, under the portico.
I went inside and met the woman running the place, they just did a sympathetic restoration on the place, new kitchen and bathrooms, but left all the rustic originality. They now rent the place out for events.
All The old original floors are there, and the wavy glass windows. She gave me the key to the upstairs , where the hotel guest rooms used to be, I had to go outside and up a set stairs to get to the upstairs rooms.
It was fun looking around the old place, I thanked her for the tour and headed on towards Wickenburg. I had a quick fast food lunch and then into the old downtown area. Here is the Saguaro movie theatre built in 1948 and still in operation today.
And on to Frontier street, this was the original Main Street. Theres the old steam locomotive that’s on permanent display, it was built in 1900.
I walked around a bit then headed back home. It was a really nice day!
Today as I passed it I noticed that it was no longer closed up, someone had repaired it and painted it. I turned around and pulled in, under the portico.
I went inside and met the woman running the place, they just did a sympathetic restoration on the place, new kitchen and bathrooms, but left all the rustic originality. They now rent the place out for events.
All The old original floors are there, and the wavy glass windows. She gave me the key to the upstairs , where the hotel guest rooms used to be, I had to go outside and up a set stairs to get to the upstairs rooms.
It was fun looking around the old place, I thanked her for the tour and headed on towards Wickenburg. I had a quick fast food lunch and then into the old downtown area. Here is the Saguaro movie theatre built in 1948 and still in operation today.
And on to Frontier street, this was the original Main Street. Theres the old steam locomotive that’s on permanent display, it was built in 1900.
I walked around a bit then headed back home. It was a really nice day!
Nice pics, thanks for sharing. I like the “then and now” photos of the cafe / theatre.It was 37 degrees when I got up this morning, by the time went riding it had warmed up to 44 and overcast. I was riding to the town of Wickenburg today. Along the way something made me stop and turn around. I’ve written about this old building before. It was built in 1899 as a hotel that served the railroad, it has been boarded up for all the years I’ve lived in Arizona ( 64 years ) View attachment 258796
Today as I passed it I noticed that it was no longer closed up, someone had repaired it and painted it. I turned around and pulled in, under the portico.
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I went inside and met the woman running the place, they just did a sympathetic restoration on the place, new kitchen and bathrooms, but left all the rustic originality. They now rent the place out for events.
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All The old original floors are there, and the wavy glass windows. She gave me the key to the upstairs , where the hotel guest rooms used to be, I had to go outside and up a set stairs to get to the upstairs rooms. View attachment 258801View attachment 258802
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It was fun looking around the old place, I thanked her for the tour and headed on towards Wickenburg. I had a quick fast food lunch and then into the old downtown area. Here is the Saguaro movie theatre built in 1948 and still in operation today.
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And on to Frontier street, this was the original Main Street. Theres the old steam locomotive that’s on permanent display, it was built in 1900.
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I walked around a bit then headed back home. It was a really nice day!
What Bosco said.It was 37 degrees when I got up this morning, by the time went riding it had warmed up to 44 and overcast. I was riding to the town of Wickenburg today. Along the way something made me stop and turn around. I’ve written about this old building before. It was built in 1899 as a hotel that served the railroad, it has been boarded up for all the years I’ve lived in Arizona ( 64 years ) View attachment 258796
Today as I passed it I noticed that it was no longer closed up, someone had repaired it and painted it. I turned around and pulled in, under the portico.
View attachment 258797
I went inside and met the woman running the place, they just did a sympathetic restoration on the place, new kitchen and bathrooms, but left all the rustic originality. They now rent the place out for events.
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All The old original floors are there, and the wavy glass windows. She gave me the key to the upstairs , where the hotel guest rooms used to be, I had to go outside and up a set stairs to get to the upstairs rooms. View attachment 258801View attachment 258802
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It was fun looking around the old place, I thanked her for the tour and headed on towards Wickenburg. I had a quick fast food lunch and then into the old downtown area. Here is the Saguaro movie theatre built in 1948 and still in operation today.
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And on to Frontier street, this was the original Main Street. Theres the old steam locomotive that’s on permanent display, it was built in 1900.
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I walked around a bit then headed back home. It was a really nice day!
Wow, Bob, great photos, very atmospheric, looks pretty much like the way we Brits fondly imagine the Old West. Must have been fun riding out Wikenburg way.
Ha! Yeah me too! When I was walking around in there, I thought it looked like something out of an old cowboy movie.
Better watch out, Mailman Bob is coming for you!
A cracking ride Bob and an interesting place to visit. I love the re-opened hotel; be a good place to stay a couple of nights. Mind you the tin roof would be noisy in a rain storm............. Oh you dont get them do you!It was 37 degrees when I got up this morning, by the time went riding it had warmed up to 44 and overcast. I was riding to the town of Wickenburg today. Along the way something made me stop and turn around. I’ve written about this old building before. It was built in 1899 as a hotel that served the railroad, it has been boarded up for all the years I’ve lived in Arizona ( 64 years ) View attachment 258796
Today as I passed it I noticed that it was no longer closed up, someone had repaired it and painted it. I turned around and pulled in, under the portico.
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I went inside and met the woman running the place, they just did a sympathetic restoration on the place, new kitchen and bathrooms, but left all the rustic originality. They now rent the place out for events.
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All The old original floors are there, and the wavy glass windows. She gave me the key to the upstairs , where the hotel guest rooms used to be, I had to go outside and up a set stairs to get to the upstairs rooms. View attachment 258801View attachment 258802
View attachment 258809View attachment 258810
It was fun looking around the old place, I thanked her for the tour and headed on towards Wickenburg. I had a quick fast food lunch and then into the old downtown area. Here is the Saguaro movie theatre built in 1948 and still in operation today.
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And on to Frontier street, this was the original Main Street. Theres the old steam locomotive that’s on permanent display, it was built in 1900.
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I walked around a bit then headed back home. It was a really nice day!
Haha! Thanks Adam, it’s more a museum than a hotel. They just preserved the original look of the rooms, it was interesting though.
Most times those old buildings would have been torn down by then
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Tucson, AZ. 5:30 am and 35 degrees
Eligible for dedicated rider of the Month club!
Tucson, AZ. 5:30 am and 35 degrees
Eligible for dedicated rider of the Month club!