LAST DAY ON THE ROAD

I realized I had not posted anything about my last day on the road, so I’m posting some pics now. From New Mexico I ended up a bit North-East of Phoenix where I camped out at a great campground.

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10/16/08

We're here for the pie ha ha

Another day full of beautiful scenery and endless roads.

Highlights: the Continental Divide and Pietown, NM

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10/15/08

Much better weather than last night!

After last nights rough weather I was happy to see clear skies again. I spent most of the day on highways 84 and 60 between Lubbock TX (this morning) and Socorro NM (this evening).

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10/15/08

Awesome Sky!

Today I rode from Texarkana AR/TX to Lubbock TX all along highway 80. It was a nice ride under semi-sunny skies.

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For the past week our fearless operations manager Laura Garcia has been in Cologne, Germany at the annual Intermot motorcycle and scooter show. I know…     Its a rough job, but lucky for us Laura is a real trooper! The Intermot show this year housed over 1,100 exhibitors from all over the globe, and had some really great entertainment in the form of supermoto racing as well as freestyle motocross exhibitions.

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10 13 08

I packed up my gear and riding through Tupelo I noticed a sign pointing to Elvis’ birthplace. I pulled in and checked it out.

Elvis

10/12/08

I have always been interested in the space program, ever since I was a kid. Over time I’ve read some of the books that were written from a mission control perspective about the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs.

Me next to the Saturn V rocket

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10/11/08

Leaving Providence Farm

I packed up and hit the road at around 9:30AM. I had the GPS loaded with a route for the next 1,000 miles, checked engine oil level (the FJR was broken in hard on the dyno using the Moto Man method to which I attribute the motor not using a drop of oil), checked tire pressure and then I was on my way after saying goodbye to Troy and Trudy.

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10/10/08

Tillie preparing lunch. She did all the cooking and preparations

Thank you for taking such good care of us, Tillie!

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This is what it is all about Fresh clean water for communities that need it.

Monday AM:

After breakfast the two teams went through their checklists to ensure they had everything they needed for the task ahead. When in the field you don’t want to find out three hours away from the nearest town that you’re missing a certain tool or part. Between drilling rig to shovels and PVC pipe, all had to be loaded up and available at the site.

At the drilling location we started with picking a location for the well.  The rig was put together and gearboxes and engine crank cases filled with oil (they’re stored dry) the mud pump was placed and we dug two so-called “mud-pits”.  We mixed up the mud, and filled the pits.  Mixing the water with Bentonite making 200 gallons of drilling mud.

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