A SCENTED RIDE

It was a relief to wake up this morning to see the sun shining and the puddles drying up from the storm last night.  We were off to Montrose on highway 50 but had to stop in Delta for our caffeine fix.  At the HD shop Al wanted to get his front brake fixed and a set of plugs for my bike; they put his bike in the shop but after 3 hours they had not started on it!  The plan changed and he decided he would fix it himself at a hotel, so we were on the road again.

We rode I-70 until Fruita and then took highway 139 north to Dinosaur; it was a very scenic ride with lots of twists and turns.  The road climbed to about 8,000 feet thru pasture land, scrub land, and forests.  Today there were so many different scents; the clover hay, alfalfa blooming on the side of the road, sunflowers in bloom, the fresh cut hay on the freight trucks, the cow dung in the middle of the road, the barnyards, the road carnage, the stench in the bar where I got the martinis, it is never ending.  One of the joys of riding a motorcycle; we experience the countryside!



FREE RANGE CATTLE



We ended up in Vernal, Utah about 4 o’clock; the temperature was a nice 80 degrees. We enjoyed the pool and then we had to go on quite a hike to find a bar for my martini.  This town has a population of 40,000, has one liquor store and I was only able to find one bar.

Angie at LITTLE B’S SPORTS BAR was happy to surprise us with two martinis.  The first one was a Vodka Martini, which had Absolute Vodka, Vermouth and olive juice.  The second martini was a Gin Martini, which had Bombay Gin, Vermouth and olive juice.  I enjoyed the Vodka martini but I had a hard time swallowing the Gin martini; I don’t like the taste of the juniper berries!  Debbie from Roswell recommended the Citadel Gin, and Jesse from Seattle preferred the Hendrick gin; I will have to try both to see if they are any better!

 

GIN MARTINI










VODKA MARTINI

VERNAL, UTAH
350/5840 KMS