I drove the motorcycle down to the Wheeler Geologic Area today. Round trip, it was 18 miles on pavement, 16 miles on gravel, and 28 miles on a 4×4 rough road.  Turns out motorcycles are not the most popular choice:

Once at the trailhead, a 4-mile hike took me into and around the hoodoos and other structures at the site.

On the way home, I dropped the chain, which was much harder to fix on the motorcycle than it is on a bicycle.  Tough place to be stuck:

I managed to fix the motorcycle and get back to pavement:

A neighbor happened to have a shower tent he didn’t want, so I bought it from him:

I set out to climb by first Fourteener today.  I used the motorcycle to get to the trailhead:

The trailhead:

Beginning the hike:

I ran and hiked the 5.5 miles to the summit of San Luis Peak at 14,022 feet:

Great views on the way back down:

I continued on to motorcycle the rest of the Rat Creek loop.  Back at the RV: