From: Paul Breuklander <paul.breuklander@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, May 9, 2021 at 6:09 AM
Subject: Fw: Birds of a Feather
To: Paul Breuklander <pbreuklander1@gmail.com>
Like birds sitting on a fence, the six regulars gathered at the Chevron for a trip to the south today. Dennis was our leader with Jay at the rear. Dennis sets a fast pace, and there was plenty of ground to cover.
Breakfast was chosen at Maria's #2 near Kearney. It was a good meal, then we moved on to Winkelman and south across the new bridge. We can now see more of the forest fire area in Dudleyville, which destroyed several structures as well as hundreds of acres of the trees along the stream. Today there was a fire just north of Globe, and the #60 was closed; a bad trend for the summer.
With eyes trained on new sights, we next went to San Manuel where the photo shows the pictures painted on the wall of the shopping mall behind us. From San Manuel, we took the back road (Webb Road) toward Mt. Lemon, then through Oracle, marveling at the different places where houses are perched on the rocks. The Patio Restaurant had a good crowd this morning.
At the 79 intersection, Phil turned south to pick up a book from our cousin in Saddlebrook. There is a picture of her view of the Catalina Range. Phil also took in a few miles of the gravel Freeman Road which crosses from the 79 to Dudleyville. Notice that the Cacti are dark in color, but there are blossoms. The group motored on, turning left at the Park Link Road, a stop at the Shell and return home from Picacho Peak. They came east from Coolidge to Florence on the Adamsville Road, a new favorite. It was a warm but pleasant day, and everyone enjoyed being out and about.
Changes are coming to the riders in the group as summer approaches. Dennis is going to Kansas in June, then has several family destinations. I think he already has 9,000 miles on his new Harley. Dottie's surgery will be in June, Jim Barrington is going to Colorado to a funeral, and Phil and Jean leave May 21 for Minnesota. Before then, next Saturday's ride will be to Pine, followed by lunch at Europa on May 19 to watch the Fountain Hills display. No plans yet for the ride next Wednesday.
The group had 214 miles today, and returned about 1:10 PM.
Phil Parsons
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