Mark Olivas cruis'ng down I-10 headed east into the early morning sun. What a great looking ride

Don't cry over spilled scrambbled eggs

Clean them up with a napkin - Nancy Kardell come to the rescue of Ron Penner

Here's the Pinetop ride gang eating breakfast at the Willcox AT truckstop--Ron and Debbie Penner joined us for breakfast and sent the group off on the ride

A view from the tail gunner position. Here you can see both groups 1 & 2 heading north on AZ-191 towards Safford

Maryann Jordan with AZ-K mascot Kodie at the Morenci open pit mine overlook

Maryann & Elizabeth posing with the one and only Kodie

Don't come one step closer or I will jump into this big hole in the ground

Group photo time - The combined AZ-A & AZ-K riders at the Morenci mine overlook - Steve Williams was playing peek-a-boo in the back row

Barry Covard and Nancy Karnell with Kodie at the Morenci mine overlook

Jeremy and Ana Woo at the Mine overlook

AZ District Directors Garry and Kerry Woo. Garry & Kerry were also the group 1 leaders for the day

Jerry & Maryann Jordan also at the Morenci mike overlook - Jerry & Maryann were the group 2 leaders

Steve and Laurie Williams at the overlook. Steve and Laurie planned this year's ride - well done guys

Bill Leach and his Grandson Aaron - This was Aaron's first trip on a Wing - hope he enjoyed the ride and will become a future Winger. Bill and Aaron were tailgunners for group 1

Mark and Smitty chilling out in the shade

Smitty Smith and Elizabeth (Queen) Bottka -Smith also at the Morenci mine overlook - Smitty & Elizabeth were the tail gunners for group 2

Mark following Barry & Nancy around one of the several hundred corners heading up AZ-191

Riding single file up AZ-191

A view looking up at the lead group - Yellow bike is Garry & Kerry Woo followed by Jeremy and Ana Woo

Barry and Nancy navigating some of the many curves on the ride

Barry leaning hard into one of the curves - Nancy making a tight fist in sheer panic as foot pegs are scraping the pavement

Elizabeth, Smitty, Barry, and Nancy hugging a tree at the only rest stop between Morenci and Hannagan Meadow - Nancy is actually kissing the tree because she is so releived that she lived through hairpin curves.

A picture for a Honda GL1800 advertisement. Here all of the Wings are parked at beautiful Hannagan's Meadow

Lunch break! - Jeremy, Ana, Garry & Kerry ralaxing on a patio in the warm sunshine

Mark chilling out on the pation at the Hannagan's Meadow B&B

Hannagan's Meadow had a large population of humming birds - here are just a few in action

Nancy Karnell chomping down on a sausage - I won't repeat some of the conversation that was going arouund the table at this point - You just had to be there

Lunch time in the pines. It was simply a wonderful time

Jerry and Maryann Jordan eating lunch in the pines

Kodie wanted to make sure she gets touring Arizona credit for visiting Hannagan's Meadows

While everyone was busy stuffing their faces Kodie was busy chopping wood in preparation for winter

Looks like Kodie found some of her relatives

Elizabeth, Kodie, & Smitty in in front of the Hannagan Meadow Lodge sign - touring Arizona photo op

AZ-K director Elizabeth Bottka-Smith with chapter K mascot Kodie actually on Hannagan's Meadow

Barry Covard & Nancy Karnell doing their Touring Arizona photo op

What the heck is this - Oh! it's Elizabeth's new pink Nolan with her ponytail attached.

More awesome scenery

Here we all are snaking our way through AZ-191. This was just north of Hannagan Meadow

Oh no here comes the rain -Nancy Karnell putting on another layer of clothing - Or maybe she was just signaling to passers by. Only Nancy knows for sure

Preparing for the coming rains--which didn't materialize

Elizabeth & Smitty in Pinetop

Mark posing with one of the local artisian's work - this wood carving (from a single log) was carved with a chainsaw. Amazing!

Dan & Donna Humphrey met us all in Pinetop - they came up through Globe on AZ-60

Our group at dinner - we ate at Charlie Clarkes steak house - good food but a little pricey

Steve & Laurie Williams at dinner

Ellizabeth having a good time at dinner - and she was only drinking water

Smitty pigging out on a half rack of bayback ribs - dig the bib

Donna doing some damage to a plate full of beef ribs - Donna was also sporting a stylish bib

Mark did not bring his swim suit but that didn't stop him from enjoying himself

Six bikes headed back to Tucson together - here we are heading out of Show Low

Tail gunner Smitty

Holly crap, was Smitty sleeping while heading down the road? - notice the blurred background

Single file around a sharp turn

Elizabeth and Smitty on the bile - Wow Smitty sure is concentrating

Pinetop to Tucson group at the Salt River canyon lookout

Some of the beautiful scenery of the Salt River canyon

More wonderful scenery

Rare photo of Smitty and Elizabeth together - one of them is usually on the other side of the camera - what a cute couple