The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2024

[Rob S.]

That Yoshimura Kawasaki sure looks nice. Based on the original '73 - '75 Z1s, right?

[trevor]

That Yoshimura Kawasaki sure looks nice. Based on the original '73 - '75 Z1s, right?

Yep....that's correct

[Grimly]

The Dead Cat Bar?

[Rich82GS750TZ]

I was also wondering about the interesting taxidermy.

[trevor]

I was also wondering about the interesting taxidermy.

Lol.....that dead whatever has gotten a lot of attention in my facebook posts.....to be honest I have no idea what it is....pretty funny though

[storm 64]

Stuck in Lodi again?
Moab, I would like to hear about your Moab experience please.
I've been to Moab before, but I just blew thru. I'm thinking it would be a place worth spending a couple of days.

[trevor]

Hi Norm, glad you are interested in the trip....next up was Kernville Ca to Las Vegas via Death Valley....Early May is a great time to go through Death Valley...temp were below average at 80 degrees when we went through

A 500km day

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kernville+Inn,+Kernville+Road,+Kernville,+CA,+USA/Grant,+CA+93549,+USA/Exxon,+601+US-395,+Olancha,+CA+93549,+United+States/Panamint+Springs+Resort,+40440+CA-190,+Darwin,+CA+93522,+United+States/Death+Valley+Junction,+CA+92328,+USA/ARCO,+40+NV-160,+Pahrump,+NV+89048,+United+States/195+E+Tropicana+Ave,+Las+Vegas,+NV+89109,+USA/@36.115803,-118.1154669,8z/data=!4m49!4m48!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c1ccc5b6f159b1:0xfdbd55ea161f5895!2m2!1d-118.4242435!2d35.7547938!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c06115088dd943:0x98ac3fef9985e56d!2m2!1d-117.99306!2d36.25556!1m10!1m1!1s0x80c06158c3556e3f:0x8287120dbe274c2e!2m2!1d-118.0026203!2d36.2738131!3m4!1m2!1d-118.0337105!2d36.4911306!3s0x80c078b8fb2086b7:0x9f74642e40519381!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c0bf454ad257f5:0x826f38b3ddb0a441!2m2!1d-117.4681148!2d36.3394073!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c7aa868a62759f:0xe995d60f8f41dc7a!2m2!1d-116.410599!2d36.300308!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c6379fe497ecd3:0x5ad0be1874ef59fc!2m2!1d-115.9944978!2d36.2191529!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c8c54b8572f749:0x38a88ac6c542fba2!2m2!1d-115.1641794!2d36.1005978!3e0?entry=ttu

Vegas Baby!! Of course we stayed in a cheap Motel 6....$89us split two ways.....we were able to walk to the strip.





Nothing but the finest establishments for us....lol

[trevor]

Day 10
Vegas to Vermillion Cliffs Az

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/195+E+Tropicana+Ave,+Las+Vegas,+NV+89109,+USA/Callville+Bay+Junction,+Nevada+89040,+United+States/Flying+J+Dealer--Eagle's+Landing+Travel+Center,+1057+Lower+Flat+Top+Dr,+Mesquite,+NV+89027,+United+States/Sidecar+Cafe,+3480+Desert+Canyons+Parkway,+St.+George,+UT+84790,+United+States/Chevron,+JCT,+67+US-89A,+Fredonia,+AZ+86022,+United+States/Lee's+Ferry+Lodge+at+Vermilion+Cliffs,+U.S.+89A,+Marble+Canyon,+AZ,+USA/@36.9332764,-113.1815257,9z/data=!4m38!4m37!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c8c54b8572f749:0x38a88ac6c542fba2!2m2!1d-115.1641794!2d36.1005978!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c92571428fdd23:0xc2dd99db88d06252!2m2!1d-114.7665597!2d36.1777508!1m5!1m1!1s0x80ca2be16bc887dd:0xb775d374c6dc5958!2m2!1d-114.1400172!2d36.7833941!1m5!1m1!1s0x80ca516b890e001d:0xba1f0f7c1035da7d!2m2!1d-113.5124777!2d37.0074273!1m5!1m1!1s0x8734ce05bd01fa57:0x3985597bac2a59f7!2m2!1d-112.521549!2d36.9399207!1m5!1m1!1s0x8734876ddbe6f7ff:0x20a7a4c0122403a8!2m2!1d-111.6842269!2d36.7904357!3e0?entry=ttu

Love this old motel in the middle of nowhere...stayed there last year as well...a saloon where the owner told us stories of John D. Lee....awesome that was....great story teller. He had told his story last year to us and I got him to tell it again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Lee

This is right across from our motel...we rode our bikes through deep sand to get there....one buddy went down on his BMW GS....I had no issues on my VFR....lol

[trevor]

Day 11
Vermillion Cliffs (Marble Canyon) to Moab Ut

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lee's+Ferry+Lodge+at+Vermilion+Cliffs,+U.S.+89A,+Marble+Canyon,+AZ,+USA/Kaibito,+AZ+86053,+USA/Shell,+160+US-160,+Shonto,+AZ+86054,+United+States/Oljato-Monument+Valley,+AZ+84536,+USA/Sinclair+Gas+Station,+161+Main+St,+Bluff,+UT+84512,+United+States/Expedition+Lodge,+North+Main+Street,+Moab,+UT,+USA/@37.6109363,-110.0593776,9z/data=!4m38!4m37!1m5!1m1!1s0x8734876ddbe6f7ff:0x20a7a4c0122403a8!2m2!1d-111.6842269!2d36.7904357!1m5!1m1!1s0x873157b7d0ad7b65:0x6b3415a3b17d51fd!2m2!1d-111.0942099!2d36.5796354!1m5!1m1!1s0x873115430ff68611:0xf2a53d8317f8242b!2m2!1d-110.6922093!2d36.4603869!1m5!1m1!1s0x87372e841bdd86a5:0x3eaaa99ad33bd890!2m2!1d-110.1938672!2d36.9913715!1m5!1m1!1s0x8739e1d065487d3f:0x63cf62f4cc88f24!2m2!1d-109.5589495!2d37.2827479!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747e1ebd104c071:0x2538abd0432b427e!2m2!1d-109.5505446!2d38.5758516!3e0?entry=ttu

Wanted to show this pic from the night before



The next morning we got up at 5am....by accident...lol....time zone issues
But got to see this amazing sunrise!



We had breakfast in Marble Canyon and this is a bridge over the Colorado River





You could literally pull over to take pictures every 30 minutes....unbelievable.



I had heard about this must see place....a 1 mile walk that was well worth it

Horseshoe Bend





And of course you gotta stop here....Forest Gump Hill

[trevor]

Moab!
I got us rooms at the Expedition Hotel.....it's not cheap to stay in Moab.....rooms ran us $225us split two ways

But having a pool and hot tub made it well worth it...plus this was a two day stop, taking the next day off to do a loop/tour.
I have been lucky to stay in Moab 4 times now. If you have never been....go!





Bloody Canadians always taking over!! Lol









Turned our room into a bar....White Russians and Hockey playoffs!

[trevor]

Day 12
Day off in Moab Ut

I planned a 75 mile loop including lunch based on some roads I had been on the year before...

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Expedition+Lodge,+North+Main+Street,+Moab,+UT,+USA/La+Sal+Lookout+Point,+Moab,+UT+84532,+United+States/Bull+Canyon+Overlook+and+Dinosaur+Track+Site,+Dolores+Triangle+Safari+Rte,+Moab,+UT+84532,+United+States/Red+Cliffs+Lodge,+Mile+Post,+14+UT-128,+Moab,+UT+84532,+United+States/Expedition+Lodge,+North+Main+Street,+Moab,+UT,+USA/@38.5651985,-109.7293085,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m32!4m31!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747e1ebd104c071:0x2538abd0432b427e!2m2!1d-109.5505446!2d38.5758516!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747ef737e520981:0xef2320270fc173e1!2m2!1d-109.3104609!2d38.5433202!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747eb62b511cc21:0x7388fd036e9ff940!2m2!1d-109.2235476!2d38.6159442!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747e1ec11dde449:0x25ae3645872939d3!2m2!1d-109.4472832!2d38.6804989!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747e1ebd104c071:0x2538abd0432b427e!2m2!1d-109.5505446!2d38.5758516!3e0?entry=ttu

Just outside of Moab we ran into some traffic issues...lol











Lunch at The Redcliffs Lodge on the Colorado River....what a place

[Sandy]

Day 12
Day off in Moab Ut

Great photos and trip reports Trevor, but seriously, is Eddy McStiffs closed? WTF!!!

[Rob S.]

Great pics from out west!

I wonder why nobody's thought to film a movie out there? You could call it a Western. I'll have to look into that...

One pic looks like you were in my town. Except we keep our Lady Liberty on the water.

Keep the pics & captions coming! Thanks, from those of us stuck on the couch.

[trevor]

Day 12
Moab to Tremonton

As you can see I avoided Salt Lake....gotta be the worse city I have ever had to ride through

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Expedition+Lodge/Tamarisk+Restaurant,+1710+E+Main+St,+Green+River,+UT+84525,+United+States/Maverik/Heber+City,+UT,+USA/Sinclair+Gas+Station/Thousand+Mile+Tree/Wheatland+Company+Inc/Deweyville,+UT,+USA/L7+Equine+Dentistry,+LLC/Motel+6+Tremonton,+UT/@40.1197669,-113.5039212,7z/data=!4m67!4m66!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747e1ebd104c071:0x2538abd0432b427e!2m2!1d-109.5505446!2d38.5758516!1m5!1m1!1s0x8748fa98f5f5fe3d:0x80ff605aea61bedd!2m2!1d-110.1420097!2d38.9930505!1m5!1m1!1s0x874ebd4dc4603103:0x24b4ae2879e92a14!2m2!1d-110.8610248!2d39.6797961!1m5!1m1!1s0x874df591acdaac11:0x72295629e1a2560!2m2!1d-111.4135072!2d40.5002791!1m5!1m1!1s0x875215be4221d8a1:0x9394548cce9005c5!2m2!1d-111.4079446!2d40.8076927!1m5!1m1!1s0x87524bcbf7238a0f:0x90cda93a03ec38!2m2!1d-111.5292595!2d41.0530629!1m5!1m1!1s0x87537b6ef749b883:0xc097de4a2a65bb00!2m2!1d-112.0147011!2d41.542162!1m5!1m1!1s0x87549b78793f493f:0x72155958032f3c07!2m2!1d-112.0902281!2d41.7104845!1m10!1m1!1s0x87537d38eaa457f9:0x5385a1f6a4d08481!2m2!1d-112.0372398!2d41.5817806!3m4!1m2!1d-112.0912628!2d41.7119817!3s0x87549b0ba481e699:0xb0b5c0a49c2eda7a!1m5!1m1!1s0x875499a76473274b:0xe26a34596f4cc631!2m2!1d-112.1738063!2d41.7110941!3e0?entry=ttu

North of Provo looking at Mt Timpanogos at 11,700ft



Not much happening in Tremonton...lol...so we went bowling

[trevor]

Day 13
Tremonton to John Day Or
We had to slab it till breakfast....80mph speed limit makes it bearable lol

then on to some of my favorite roads....78 and then 26 into JD
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Motel+6+Tremonton,+UT/Denny's,+611+N+Overland+Ave,+Burley,+ID+83318,+Uni ted+States/Chevron+Burley/Jumbo's/Bruneau,+ID+83604,+USA/Oreana,+ID+83650,+USA/The+Rock+Store/John+Day,+OR,+USA/@42.5642188,-113.8134833,14z/data=!3m1!5s0x54afc220c6d24793:0xb06b58c9668787bc! 4m55!4m54!1m5!1m1!1s0x875499a76473274b:0xe26a34596 f4cc631!2m2!1d-112.1738063!2d41.7110941!1m5!1m1!1s0x54ab36f873d71 84b:0x85f2b40bb1c1dc88!2m2!1d-113.7915488!2d42.5624945!1m10!1m1!1s0x54ab366fae0a bb85:0x91e2828a0ead695c!2m2!1d-113.7916261!2d42.5639857!3m4!1m2!1d-114.6732251!2d42.7591161!3s0x54ac85ae092596cf:0x38 1fdd00dc9d9762!1m5!1m1!1s0x54adb81638b10b0f:0x8cfb 7aefdd2e83d7!2m2!1d-115.7977536!2d42.8805085!1m5!1m1!1s0x54adb81bcb194 1b7:0xac142a9ba4babd70!2m2!1d-115.7989463!2d42.8819727!1m5!1m1!1s0x54ade29f1f6fa 613:0x53eca621c69ab833!2m2!1d-116.3951105!2d43.0534986!1m5!1m1!1s0x54afc22126469 c47:0xbf0b5328aea000cb!2m2!1d-117.0559958!2d43.7946779!1m5!1m1!1s0x54bb05716ba75 7ab:0x9f2d0f27d0de17a6!2m2!1d-118.95301!2d44.4159883!3e0?entry=ttu

Bruneau ID
Middle of know where small mom and pop gas station where things got interesting....



My buddy on the brand new Moto Guzzi ....I noticed his rear tire was soaking wet and I could smell the gear oil....final drive leak....we added more oil...but it was leaking pretty good....after trying some shops on the phone we found out that there was a Penske rental place only 20 min away....lucky! So Cornell rode his bike there...slowly while two buddies followed...they got a truck and loaded it in the back and Cornell met us in John Day...actually he got there before us....this could have been far worse.









Cornell's new ride out on the street...lol....he decided to come with us the next day as well then drive to Port Angeles to drop off the truck and limp his bike on to the ferry back to Victoria...and it all worked out...



Stayed at the John Day Motel...stayed there before and it's great...wash buckets in front of our rooms and a fire pit.