 Heading west . . .
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I just got the news that I'm getting transferred (promotion pending) to Utah. Now I have to figure out how to transport my car, motorcycle, household crappola and cats by mid July . . . I've never been there so it'll be a mega adventure! 
I would be unstoppable if not for law enforcement and physics.
2002, Cardinal Red & Silver
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Worn Saddle
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UTAH! Why, the only thing in Utah is steers and ......Oh, wait a minute. I DO see a pair of horns..... 
Fidelis et Fortis
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LOL!! I'll be up by Salt Lake City. I was happy to see there is a Triumph dealer there (yes, I checked before I put in for the promotion). 
I would be unstoppable if not for law enforcement and physics.
2002, Cardinal Red & Silver
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Check Pants
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I spent about 10 years in Utah, 79-82 in the Red Rock country outside of Monticello, then 83-88 in Logan attending Utah State Univ. I liked the country & people. There amazing landscapes there. I claimed to be the token gentile so USU could continue to receive federal funding  . I did sell my 76 Bonneville to help pay tuition one year.  SLC is a regular metropolitan area, they have stop lights and everything there  . I only made it back once in the past 24 years, good gawd where does the time go anyway? Enjoy  jh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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Loquacious
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Congrats on the pending promotion!
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So, WELCOME Neighbor! Okay, neighboring STATE, anyway! (...congrats Cyn...hope ya like your new position and new location!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Bar Shake
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Congratulations! Now you can take your bike out on the Salt flats and see what it will do. 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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You won't be terribly far from the salt flats the Bonneville is named for. That can't be bad!
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Guess I'll have to run my bike out there!! Aren't salt rashes more painful than road rashes???
I would be unstoppable if not for law enforcement and physics.
2002, Cardinal Red & Silver
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Should be Riding
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Congratulations! The SE corner of Utah (Halchita) is where Forest Gump stopped running... 
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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Quote:
Guess I'll have to run my bike out there!! Aren't salt rashes more painful than road rashes???
Bragging Rights would be better. 
But don't forget, Forest didn't stay there. 
Best wishes, and enjoy!
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
J. Prine
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Quote:
Congratulations! The SE corner of Utah (Halchita) is where Forest Gump stopped running...
Stop running? Me?? Banish the thought! 
I would be unstoppable if not for law enforcement and physics.
2002, Cardinal Red & Silver
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I have a lot of family in Utah, a few even ride. Bikes are very popular there. It's either -10 or 110 is how they describe it. Of course they are a little north around Logan. You will be able to make to Dwight's next summer. Congrats on the promotion, and enjoy Utah.
Now set your watch back 20 years.
~Brent
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"Nothing you can be is more terrible than what I am." ~ 2007 Black Speedmaster!!
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Oil Expert
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While Utah has some...uh...eccentricities it is one of the most beautiful places in the world, particularly in the southern end. Zion, Bryce, etc., are amazing.
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 on the promotion.....ya know they say moving is like running from a fire....ya don't know what to grab first!  hopefully it'll be first gear out on the salt, or running with the SW BA crew (btw..great bunch of folks. )
Karl
Independence, MO
'07 America, Cinnamon Girl (aka: Black Beauty) - Sit Down, Shut Up & Hang On
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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go West young man! still no regrets about my move west and I'vd found TWO TRiumph dealers out hrere!!!! 
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