d id n't see m to), ac ros s th e chill y Co lo rado River and alo ng the Vermi lion
Cl iffs (w hich a re) , then through the
Kaiba b N ati on al Forest locat ed w here
else but the Kaibab Plateau , many thou sands of feet abo ve the desert floor and
thus offering a welcom e relief from the
stifling 100-degree heat we'd bee n rid ing in for most of our trip to this point.
Then we hit the historic Parry Lod ge in
Kana b, home away from home to countless movie and tele vision stars shooting
on location for everything from the classics "The Big Trail " (sho t in 1930 and
featuring a you ng John Wa yn e ) an d
"The Outlaw Josie Wales" to the netherworld-inspired w eirdness o f the cult
classics "The Car" and "Exorcist II, The
Heretic ." Even " Pla ne t of the Apes "
m a d e a stop a t Kanab because of its .
otherworldly beauty . Th e roo ms are
nam ed a fte r fam ous ac to rs who h ave
stayed in them (we had Tyr one Power
and Rat Packer coo l cats Dean Martin
a nd Sammy Da vis Ir.), and countless
photos of famous a nd not-so-famous
faces line the walls of the dining room
and reception a rea . (Remember Sabu ?
Me cither.)
Post-Kanab, we hit Zion, w here we
ran into our cho pper-mo unt ed friend
and sh ot a few more photos, but mostl y
jus t racked up so me more miles an d
soaked in the lovely scenery. After that
we hightailed it sou th on Interstate 15
From Jerome (opposite page) to the
Arizona desert (bottom) to Zion National
Park (right), our touring-bike Journey took
us over 1300 miles. (Below)"The Gold
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