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Day 2 was about 220 miles of beautiful riding down US180 into New Mexico. The plan was to go to the Catwalk State Park but high water in a water crossing decided otherwise. A couple of bikes made it across before we could bring everyone to a halt.

We rode back, saw some elk, stopped for an amazing meal in Alpine Arizona then took the scenic route around a few lakes. We had a herd of cows block the road briefly and we all had a blast.

Day 3 there were two rides and I went on the Devil's Triangle ride. 265 miles ranging from over 9000 feet down to about 3000 feet elevation. We rode through forests, plains, desert, scrub and probably other biomes. We also rode right through the middle of one of the largest open pit copper mines in the country.

6 miles from our hotel we got hit by a cold rain. We got a little wet but it didn't dampen our spirits.

I passed through Dublin earlier this year but it was Sunday so I couldn't get some while there but I got this from Ace Hardware a few days ago.

To me, it has a wintergreen forward taste. It is crisp with a bit of a bite. I typically like the smooth, sweet root beers like 1919 or A&W but this is really good.

It was supposed to be 4 days and 1400 miles but my Burgman had other plans. I did get 200 miles from home before issues arose so at least I got 400 miles in. We got a couple of decent pictures and some excellent Mexican food in Willcox, Arizona.

The ridges in the distance remind me of an ancient meteor crater.

Finally located some 1919, in a tiny convenience store in tiny Strong City, KS. Can't wait to get it home to Arizona.

I picked up one of Reading's root beers too. I'll try it tomorrow.

The white birch is quite a change from my usual. I typically enjoy sweet, smooth vanilla forward root beer. This is none of those but is still quite tasty.

It isn't very sweet and it has a bite. It is very winter-green forward. It is quite refreshing. I give it 8/10 and would definitely drink it again.

I picked this up at a rural convenience store on PA374 near Lenoxville, PA

The photo is my Burgman taken in Saguaro National Park near Tucson AZ

A few of us from Tucson and Phoenix got together yesterday to ride up our local mountain road. The Sky Island Scenic Byway climbs up to over 9000' and it's a great ride with plenty of scenic views. It was 104 in Tucson when we started, 80 degrees at the top and 109 when we got back.

I was on my Burgman 650 but Vespa, Honda and Yamaha were also present.

Regardless of how you feel about a 400cc adventure style scooter, I still think it's exciting that Aprilia is returning to the US market. However, I actually am excited about it. I do a lot of off-pavement riding and my Burgman 650 isn't usually happy about it.

Surprised this one got past the DMV

I was driving along a back road in PA recently. We saw one of those drive-thru liquor "barns" and saw a sign saying that they had soda. I pulled, went in and the only root beer they had was this Otto - bottled by Otto's Pub and Brewery. $20 for a 6-pack.

It's fairly sweet and is very lightly carbonated. It contains cane sugar, brown sugar and further down the list is yucca extract. It has a very nice vanilla flavor but no detectable wintergreen. Still, I quite like it. 6.5/10

I'm visiting Maine and read about Old Soaker. We found it in a local grocery store and picked up a 6-pack. It's light on carbonation. Very smooth with no bite. It's sweet but not overly so. I like it but it doesn't have much that would set it apart from the pack. If I get to Maine again, I'd buy more of it