Delicate arch

Balanced Rock...

A view of the morning sun on the cliffs at Arches National Park.

Since I would be passing through Salt Lake City, I called ahead to the BMW dealership here for a spare key for my F650GS. As I am driving around in traffic looking for the dealership, my coolent light comes on. So I pull over and let it sit until it goes off. Lucky for me I'm minutes from a BMW shop.

The guys there were great, and despite how busy they were, looked at it for free (and fed me a decent burger) and determined that my fan seized up. Apparently this isn't uncommon. As they didn't have the part in, and is only a problem when I'm not moving fast and there isn't enough air flow to cool it down, they told me not to worry about. Just get it fixed at my earliest convenience. So on I go...

And a lovely stay the second night at Tracie's in SLC.

A lovely stay the first night at Linda and Kendrick's house in Jerome, ID. Put almost 600 miles on the bike today. Felt good...

This is my first road trip on the F650GS. It will take me through 8 states in about 14 days, roughly 4500 miles. Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California.