Next up then those two for what looks like the last of any nice riding roads until NY. JNP is a beautiful place no question, with mountains, glaciers, wildlife, lakes and rivers. Having ridden through thousands of miles of this over the past three weeks it did have a 'ruins' feel about it though (as in seen one seen them all). The area within the park where I stayed had a very ski resort feel about it but being out of the summer season and not in the ski season yet things were a bit quiet. Plenty of other bikes around though but Harleys. Oh dear. Generally I've found all riders of any bikes to be interested in bikes as a whole regardless of type (tourer, sports bike, trail etc) but the Harley cruiser genre seems to be very insular. They, no doubt, frown at our dirty, tall bikes with bent wheels (now fixed, thanks Werner) and have no concept of riding on anything other than perfect tarmac, in the US. While we laugh at their leather chaps, Harley Davidson t-shirt, belt buckle, jacket, jeans etc and of course their slow, heavy, chrome plated bikes that only ever see the sun. As for RHS well, again a beautiful place but as the name suggests it has some hot springs. I joined Tim's Tour for the night and visited the large outdoor 'hot spring' although I'm not convinced. It was no different to a normal, chlorine smelling swimming pool albeit shallower and outside. That's not right is it?
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