[TR] My TR Tour, Day One; PHX to Lone Pine, CA

jimbpps at cox.net jimbpps at cox.net
Tue Aug 4 21:32:17 MDT 2009


John and Matt Reynolds in Matt's TR6 and I in my TR250 left  McDonalds on Cave Creek Highway just off Hwy 17, at a little after 5:00 AM this morning.

We arrived in Lone Pine, CA at about 2:15 this afternoon, 583 miles from when I zeroed my odometer in Scottsdale!

The drive was hot of course, but not nearly as HOT as I remember the similiar drive to Lake Tahoe for Triumphest last October! Leaving that early in the morning really helped. It was almost cool inWickenberg and didn't get really hot until driving west out of Needles and across the Mohave!

It's nice here in Lone Pine now at 8:30 or so, as the sun has set below the Sierra and Mt. Whitney. We had a nice dinner earlier at a very decent Mexican restaurant. 

Both cars are running great! The TR 6 has been faultless, while the TR250 has continued to suffer from a balky hood latch (won't stay latched!) and the O/D won't pull in unless the engine is turning pretty high RPMs! Typical of the beast I'mm afraid!

All for now! We are off at a more reasonable time tomorrow at around 8:30 to Susanville.

Jim

Jim Bauder
Scottsdale, AZ
TR250 CD47L
480-309-9525


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