We rode to Lone Pine, CA. on highway 395 and came upon an overturned cattle truck. There were cattle everywhere on the dusty highway, so we had to come to an abrupt halt. Several cowboys were there on horses, with several other horses tied up to a trailer alongside the road. They asked if we could help, so Jack and I mounted the horses and proceeded to round up the cattle. I'm sure it was quite a sight to see us on horses, because instead of wearing a cowboy hat, we were still wearing our helmets and our motorcycle gear. It was quite exciting to know that we were helping out, or at least we thought we were. I was riding a big black mare, and Jack was riding a gray Shetland. After all the cattle were off the road and the cowboys had thanked us for helping, they told us we could have the horses as a gift. We asked how we were supposed to get them home and they told us that was our problem, so.... we now have two horses tied up outside our motel room in Lone Pine. Not sure what we're going to do with them tomorrow, but hopefully something comes to us in our sleep.
We were finally able to ride on south to check out our accommodations in Olancha. It's a great location with the snow covered Eastern Sierra's in the background. We then rode back to Lone Pine, and the motel, where the Thumpers were starting to arrive. After relaxing and visiting with other FSSNOC members, we walked down the street to have supper together.
Tomorrow is the big day, the reason for riding all this way on a single cylinder motorcycle.
Stay tuned for pictures of the day.
Motor Mike
P.S. By the way....I lied about the horses.
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