The morning plan was to get some breakfast and go to the Nissan dealer to find the part Jim needs for his Ducati. We ate breakfast at a pancake house in Salinas. The food was good and I'd go there again.
The dealership, the dealership that Google said was in Salinas, wasn't there. We rode across town a few times before coming to the conclusion that it simply wasn't there. The plan was to move on to Durango and if there was a dealership there, get the part in Durango.
Words are insufficient to describe Colorado. Gorgeous, un-polluted skies, crystal clear streams, and plenty of uneven terrain with enormous pine trees are everywhere. Some of the streams are actually copper color; not the water, but the land the water runs through. The water is crystal clear. I also noted that there are a lot of fly-0-fisherman in Colorado.
When we arrived in Durango, we stopped for lunch in town. It was interesting because when I travel alone, I don't venture in-town , and I should. We were able to find parking and headed into a bar/grill. I was nice to stop at some non-chain place for food.
Durango did have a Nissan dealer, and they had the relay Jim was looking for. Jim bought 6. They were only $2 each. This brought up an interesting conversation between Jim and I. Modern bikes can leave you stranded over a $2 part, and there are dozens of them on a modern bike. Fuses, relays, switchesk, and computers can all leave a person stranded wi their bike in the middle of nowhere. We talked at length about what should really be in the tool-kit. Do you stop at fuses and relays, or do you search for other easily replacable parts that can break? I plan to do some investigation into my bike top see what sorts of things can stop the bike from starting, or even turn it off while I'm riding.
After Durango, we got on the Million dollar highway. The name is quite apropos. The views are breathktaking. I'm going to let some video do the talking.
<<<<insert go-pro video>>>
While we were riding, we stopped a couple times to shoot some drone video.
<<<insert drone vvideo from the turnout>>>
This video waas taken from a pull-out about 1/2 a mile from where we saw some wooden buildings in a canyon. We decided to stop and send the drone in for a look. This was a little scary. We knew what direction the buildings were in, but we kweren't able to see the drone once it decended below thetree line. It sure was fun flying the drone by looking through the camera. This was really the first time I did that. Enjoy the video.
<<<insert drone video of mining buildings>>>`
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