EagleRider of Sedona Online Store » Winslow http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:36:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Navajo, the HOPI and you http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com/2009/11/24/the-navajo-the-hopi-and-you/ http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com/2009/11/24/the-navajo-the-hopi-and-you/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:28:53 +0000 Bill http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com/?p=187 Many folks Ride the Southwest out of Sedona and miss one of the most enchanting and enriching experiences you will ever have.  “Reservation Rides” from Sedona are a combination of blasts through high plains desert to three Native American destnations and each one is a treasure. So, once you’ve ridden Route 66 and have the [...]]]> Many folks Ride the Southwest out of Sedona and miss one of the most enchanting and enriching experiences you will ever have.  “Reservation Rides” from Sedona are a combination of blasts through high plains desert to three Native American destnations and each one is a treasure. So, once you’ve ridden Route 66 and have the Grand Canyon out of your system, try these:

1. The HOPI Mesas:  Head north on SR 87 from Winslow across the Painted Desert to SR 264 and there they are. Three Hopi Villages on top of three mesas:  Walpi (below)  is a Hopi village atop first mesa. This is a ride the delivers you into another culture and people, where you can stay the night, have a HOPI meal and leave a little different than when you arrived.

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2. Canyon De Chelly (pron. “Shay”): Head from the Hopi Mesas east on SR264 and then north on SR191 to Chinle. Make sure to stop into the Hubbell Trading Post about 10 miles beyond the turn to Chinle in a place called Ganado. The Canyon de Chelly is a kind if miniature Grand Canyon, and it sustains a living community of Navajo people, who farm its floor. This is Spider Rock (below) that provides a sense of scale. Priceless!

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3. Monument Valley: North from the Canyon de Chelley on SR 191 to Bluff, Utah, then west on SR 163 to enter the Valley from the North which is the most spectacular direction to see it from. You’ve seen Monument Valley in movies and in the one that plays in your head about the awesome, barren beauty of the Southwest. This is Navajo Reservation land and worth the ride, although stops at roadside craft stalls will bring you back to earth relative to the economics of making a living out here.

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]]> http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com/2009/11/24/the-navajo-the-hopi-and-you/feed/ 0 Top 10 reasons to Rent a Harley in Sedona http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com/2009/10/23/top-10-reasons-to-rent-a-harley-in-sedona/ http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com/2009/10/23/top-10-reasons-to-rent-a-harley-in-sedona/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:59:55 +0000 Bill http://sedonamotorcycleblog.com/?p=41 1. You have a bike license but no bike. Renting one beats stealing.

2. Jerome on the weekend.  Nobody knows, or cares,  if you rent it or own it.

3. $400 a month for 4 years or $99 for a day. You pick.

4. You’re wearing leather and/or lace. Way overdressed for Hertz.

5. Up SR260 and SR87 [...]]]> 1. You have a bike license but no bike. Renting one beats stealing.

2. Jerome on the weekend.  Nobody knows, or cares,  if you rent it or own it.

3. $400 a month for 4 years or $99 for a day. You pick.

4. You’re wearing leather and/or lace. Way overdressed for Hertz.

5. Up SR260 and SR87 to Winslow. You can see Canada when you blast out of the pines and into the desert.

6. White Spar or Mingus Mountain if you want to knee-drag a bagger.

7.You drive a Gixer or Ninja and want to see what being your dad feels like.

8. It’s Sedona. Blame it on a vortex .

9. Your (husband/wife) has been riding you long enough. Now it’s your turn.

10. Oak Creek Canyon in a car is scenic .  On a bike, it makes some people puke.

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Send your pictures in an email to sez@eaglerider.com.  The comments, below.

What does a [...]]]> This is a where you show and tell the world about your ride through Sedona and the SouthWest.  Use pictures, please and – if it’s OK with you – we’d love to download them for our videos in the EagleRider Store in Sedona.

Send your pictures in an email to sez@eaglerider.com.  The comments, below.

What does a Ponderosa Pine smell like, anyway?  How cheesy was your cheesy picture on the corner in Winslow?  What three words come to mind when I say “Jerome?”.  How hot was it going across the Mojave?  What did you order in the RoadKill Cafe in Seligman? And so on …

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