THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO ALL BIKERS HERE IN THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE. TO ALL VETERANS; THOSE LIVING AND TO THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE; TO THOSE CURRENTLY SERVING AND TO THOSE IN THE FUTURE, WHO WILL SERVE LONG AFTER WE HAVE GONE, TO PRESERVE THE FREEDOM THAT THOSE IN THE PAST, WE IN THE PRESENT AND THOSE IN THE FUTURE HAVE ENJOYED, ARE ENJOYING AND WILL ENJOY, AS WE RIDE FREE AND ENJOY LIFE ON OUR CHOSEN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION: MOTORCYCLES.

JOHN

NORTH TEXAS BIKERS




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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Tucson Az Run 4-22-08 Day 11

On Tuesday 4-22-08, we took a run to Kitt Peak National Observatory, home of the world's largest collection of optical telescopes. This collection sits atop of a mountain at an elevation of 7000 ft. For more info on Kitt Peak, click on the following link:http://www.noao.edu/kpno/ The photo above is the sign at the entrance to Kitt Peak, which is 12 miles from this sign. REMEMBER: if ya want to see it larger, click on the pic..



That is Kitt Peak way back behind Bill's Harley.


Prior to heading up, Bill had to water some desert plant life.



There is Kitt Peak from the entrance sign..


A view on the way up


a view just as we left the sign and started the ride up..



Bill took this pic of me looking at the Peak from about the 3000 ft level.



Me & the bikes with Kitt Peak in the background


me at a pull over spot on the way up



me at another pull over spot..over that edge is a LONG way down


Bill with Kitt Peak in the background..


The road up


The road from which we came

more upward bound roadway

Miss Clone with some scenery

me at a pull off


That's as close as I am getting. Bill, on the other hand, is half mountain goat and absolutely fearless..In '76 at the Grand Canyon, he jumped to one of those overhangs to get his pic taken..If he had miscalculated his jump, he would of splattered on the rocks a thousand feet below...

Me fixin' to continue up

me at a pull out


Me at a not too high point of ground...

A view of Kitt Peak as we closed in on it

This is out of sequence but it was an infrared camera they had set up at the visitor center at the summit. So, I took a pic of me & Bill..

Bill's bike on an outcrop going up

Bill & the bikes with Kitt Peak in the background



Bill & some scenery on the way up



Bill & his Harley-Davidson Fatboy



One of the telescopes



Heading up..a long way to go



Another telescope



Another telescope as we get closer to the summit



Bill's Harley


Another view of Bill's Harley



Bill's Harley & Kitt Peak



Bill's Harley & Bill. About 1 ft in front of the bikes front tire was nowhere but down..WAY down..


A view from the road


At the summit



The Welcome sign at the summit




The bikes get a rest at the top



me at the Visitor's Center




I have no idea, but here I am in the middle of it



The bikes at the summit



One of the telescopes
That's it for now...Scroll down for more of the Tucson Az Run....JOHN










































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