Summary:  - Trip   - Plano TX to Tucumcari NM to Silverton CO to Montrose CO               to Las Vegas NM to Plano TX  - Pack - Runt/X, B-People, Old People, and Shadow  - Date   - Fri 08/29 @ 8:20 AM till Mon 09/01 @ 4:00 PM  - Miles  - 0 trailer (yick) + 1906 riding = 1906  Fri:  - Plano to Tucumcari NM   - 75 N, 380 W, 287 N, 40 W  - 08:20 AM to 05:00 PM (gained 1 hour)  - 496 miles  - Meeting Oldpeople in Decatur @ 9:45.  380 in the morning    is not a speed route.  - There is no gas station on NE corner of 380/287.  Looping back     South and ignoring exits while waiting for a crossover means you     drive halfway to Fort Worth.  Silly.  Oldpeople call as we get     to gas station.  They were shunned while they sat under the     bridge.   - 106 miles out rain gear goes on and stays on for 150 miles of     sprinkles.  Sky clears, Slash takes the lead and takes us back     to rain in 22 miles.  Suit goes back on until we are 60 miles out.   - Slash sacrifices her leaking Frogg Togg pants to the hot exhaust     pipe gods.  X highly recommends the 2X large camo suit from     Kmart (Tucemcari is the only town in the US with no Walmart).      Old makes comments about we could use it for a tent and passes.   - BPeople and Shadow pull out ~3:00PM using the trailer.  Turns     out to be good decision since at 10:30 they hit a downpour     60 miles out.  (Bike crew is dry and warm in hotel)   Sat:  - Tucumcari NM to Silverton CO  - 104 W, 518 N, 68 NE, (522 N Bonus), 64 W, 84/64 NW,     84 N, 160 W, 550 N  - 08:20 AM to 07:00 PM  - 476 miles  - Bad experience last night has soured Shadow/BPeople.  They    tow to Las Vegas while X/Runt/Olds enjoy the sunshine.   - Stand around at gas station and watch clouds form while     trailer gets unloaded.  Multiple episodes of "putting on     rain gear then putting on cold gear and then going back to rain"     fill the time.   - New Mexico Highway Crew turns a sign the wrong way and pack     gets a 15 mile sunny bonus loop up 522.  X decides road looks     unfamiliar and pulls over for quick map check.  Resulting Uturn     is barely noticed.   - Should have stayed on 522.  64 over the mountain is cold and wet.     Pack is near revolt at gas station in Charma.  Whines of turn back     are ignored.  (Although when Old's finger fell out of his glove, pack     did whimper sympathetically.).  Story that the white stuff on the     road was ash and not snow did not seem to carry the day.   - As promised, left turn onto 84 brings sunshine and NEW     PAVEMENT.  Songs were sung up 84 and across 160.  Multiple     car snacks ensured a timely passage since we were running     slightly behind schedule and pack was mumbling about stopping     in Durango.  Verrrryyy pleasing ride.   - Grand Imperial Victorian Hotel is quaint.  That means it creaks alot,     you can hear every words spoken, light fixtures hang by wires in     B's room, a drunk shows up at Old's room at 2:00 with flowers     (talk to Slash about that one.) and you get to walk up 3 flights of     stairs.  Since they have no vending machines and Silverton rolls     up at 9:00PM, X gets to trot down to the Brown Bear Cafe to get     Runt's water where they panic if you carry in a six pack.   - We get info on the hang gliders from a random passerby.  He sends     us to the Pickle Barrel (he worked there) where X gets the largest     10 oz Prime Rib in history.  Apparently the attitude cause scales     to weigh light.        Sun:  - Silverton CO to Tucumcari NM  - 550 S, 160 E, 84 S, 84/64 SE, 64 E, 68 SW, 518 S, 104 E  - 09:00 AM to 05:45 PM  - 449 miles  - New plan.  Instead of pressing on, pack decides to retrace route to    avoid rain and shorten final day.  Thus marks the official passage    of the DFW riding group.     - Old people leave rest of pack eating breakfast.  Pack reforms later in    Charma.  - A most excellent day.  No rain, jackets off/on dependent on altitude.    Lots of song and dolphin rolls.  This is why you go to Colorado.  - BPeople leave Taos gas stop first so as to arrive early in Las Vegas    to pack truck.  X/Runt/Shadow pursue and catch them on 518.    B surges ahead, right in the hands of Officer Friendly.  Since he    'really does not want to write a ticket toady', our hero gets off with a    warning.  Second wave tries not to snicker as we roll by the conference.  - Arrive Las Vegas, Runt/BGirl take off in the truck since 'the bikes    will catch up after we get gas'.  After 20 miles of 90 MPH, guys    attempt to call.  No service, we press on.  60 miles out, we catch    the truck.  Turns out BGirl has no problem doing 85 in the straights.    Good we put new tires on the trailer. Mon:  - Tucumari NM to Plano  - 40 E, 287 S, 380 E, 75 S  - 07:00 AM to 04:00 PM (lost 1 hour)  - 485 miles  - Standard blast home.  - Shadow takes first leg and pack shows decent form.   - X takes second leg and pack discipline disappears.  X's neck     gets pained from trying to look in mirrors to find them.  Question     of 'you followed Shadow at same speed so what the ..' is     ignored.  Sigh.  - Dry until we hit mist in McKinney.  Truck gets lost trying to find a    shortcut.  This is applicable only because X is left waiting outside    the Den since garage clicker and house key is in the TBag which    is in the truck which is driving randomly around far north Plano.    Weather is cooling, riding bug is back.  Possible trip to Llano/Coopers/ Hill Country next weekend.   Fri - 08/29 - Tucumcari Microtel Inn                   2420 South First Street                   505-461-0600                   4 - Nonsmoking 1 queen bed - 49.95 + tax                   I-40 Exit 332, travel 1/2 block North.                   Hotel is located next to McDonald`s & Chevron.  Sat - 08/30 - Grand Imperial Victorian Hotel                    1219 Green Street                    970-387-5527                    4 - Nonsmoking 2 double beds, 3rd floor - 79.00 + tax                    On the main drag  Sun - 08/31 Inn on the Santa FE Trail                    1133 N Grand Ave                    888-448-8438                    4 - Nonsmoking 1 queen bed - 69.00 + tax                    12765                    518, East/Left on 329, South/Right on Grand                    North of 104