BAM RIDEZ: Wickenburg Ride 1/10/2009

Wickenburg, AZ is what I like to phrase as the "Backdoor To All Points North". Heading north from Phoenix allows you to take a few routes in order to get to Prescott, Sedona, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon just to name a few location.

You either go the interstate route, I-17 or take the road less traveled, Route 60 through Wickenburg. This town is pretty much the stopping point for most bikers that are either heading out or returning home to nearby Phoenix. The perfect town that houses some of the finest mom and pop restaurants and shops around.

I've referenced Wickenburg in other posts but today we made it our "official" ride of the day. A mere 40 minutes from our house in Peoria, AZ we like to take the scenic route around Lake Pleasant to get to Route 60W.

We got a later start than normal so that it could warm up a bit. Once on the road it was nothing but pure freedom to let the Harley take over and let loose on the throttle. Pipes banging and miles flying by.

One particular item of interest was the bug that hit my visor on this trip. I'm used to this occasional irritation as it is expected. However in this particular instance, as the splat occurred, I could not help but notice the wings of this insect continuing to flap with the wind at a constant. As I turned my head to point this out to Mrs. BAM, she later informed me that while she was laughing at this spectacle, it blew off my visor onto her's. Now when could you ever experience this type of humor in a cage?

Once we arrivded in Wickenburg, it was off to park the Harley and the need to feed was priority since we had nothing all morning long except our normal fuel of coffee.

Today's choice was the Gold Nuggett Restaruant. We had ate there a while back for breakfast but this would be a first for lunch. Since it was a still a little brisk out I thought a bowl of nice hot soup would be in order! Wah Lah - they had beef noodle for their soup of the day. This was not your normal Campbell's beef soup. This was truly homemade with literally CHUNKS of beef!

Next it was time for the real deal meal. After much contemplation between the prime rib sandwhich and the beef sirloin burger, I picked the latter. The Mrs. went with the Reuben sandwhich. Huge servings on both dishes left little room for desert, but hey, why not. So we went with their Black Forest Cake and some coffee to keep us alert for the expected post fullness want to take a nap syndrome!

As you may notice in the background of this pic, the lovely flowered wallpaper. I know, what kind of bike joint is this.?. You can trust me in that this truly is a biker stopping point. So even though their dining area seems somewhat colorful, there are bikers eating here all the time.

Next it was off to Double D Western World. We have been looking for a true western store for a while now that caters to more of the "western" style instead of the dominate "south western" style with Indian decor. They pretty much cator to this style. The only thing really lacking was western type furniture which the Mrs. plans to do.

After walking off the huge lunch it was time to get back on the Harley and head home. Night comes quick out here in the desert and Mrs. BAM attempted to take some shots of not only the full moon on one side of us. But also the backdrop of the sun set on the other side of us. I swear, there is nothing quite like riding in the desert!!!