Heading south out of Boulder City Nevada on highway 93 you
ride through desert. Mostly flat desert with lots of rocks and the occasional
hill. Not far out of town off to the right are two huge arrays of solar photo voltaic
panels.
Nevada Solar One and Copper Mountain Solar. Solar One is a
64 megawatt plant and Copper Mountain is a 150 megawatt plant. Clean renewable
energy just like we could have in Alaska if we tapped the geo thermal resources
of the volcanoes of the Alaska Range. Oh well renewable resources are not
allowed when your state is run by oil companies…
Nevada Solar Power
The rest of the run down to Yuma is desert. Some parts
greener than other, some parts hotter, and mostly today all windy. The wind pushed us around a bit, and blew some sand at us. It cut our gas mileage down also.
The wind was so intense that this fellow who was trailering his bike had to fuel it up too.
A ways down the desert highway, and off to our starboard side we pass the Army’s desert proving
grounds. Not much to prove today. In fact the troops appear at ease. The wind was so intense that this fellow who was trailering his bike had to fuel it up too.
In Yuma we pull into the Harley Shop. Jim's with the wood floor, leaky bikes, and smokers
in the back is all gone. Bobby’s is all shiny new just like all the dealers are now.
The young counter girl I learn is Bobby’s daughter, and Bobby used to work for
Jim. Jim passed away a few years after he retired…Besides the dealership
history we learn that my rear tire and both Peppermints tires are history. The
shop is too backed up to help us. Once again travelers turned away from a dealer...
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