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Flat tire in Canyon de Chelly

October 31, 2007 by bobcatou

I slept in a FREE beautiful campsite last night in Canyon, de Chelly near the town of Chinle, AZ

I’m afraid that today didn’t go as planned. When I got out of my tent this morning, the first thing I saw was a flat tire from a nail.

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Well I couldn’t do much about it so I didn’t let it ruin my day. I picked up camp and called a tow truck and they took me down to Gallup, AZ to get a new tube and the tire patched.

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You can see that the color of the trees in the campground were pretty from this picture.

I decided to overnight here in Gallup, NM. Tomorrow I head to some old stomping ground of Albuquerque. There I plan to do fun odds and ends.

Partial list includes:

6k maintenance on my bike

Replace chain and sprokets

Fix accessory plug

Replace clutch cable,

Plus several other errands and odds and ends.

Luckily I will be doing all the work myself and there aren’t many parts to buy so the work won’t be too expensive. Most of this will actually be a little fun. Unless things don’t go as planned.

I have a couple friends in ABQ, one of which I am staying with and he is kind enough to let me use his garage, tools and knowledge..

I looked at the routes to ABQ from Gallup and basically all there will be is interstate motoring. 🙁

I never did see Canyon de Chelly. If weather holds, I might head back that way after my ABQ visit instead of going to White Sands. Time will tell

Filed Under: Southwest Fall of '07

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