Laughlin, NV Ride

[Dale Sprosty]

I changed the ride venue to Laughlin for the March 11-13th ride. Several South Coasters made this trip about 8-9 years ago and had a really good time. I have reserved 10 rooms at the Pioneer Hotel and Casino ( 1 is obviously taken) leaving 9 available. Call the Pioneer to reserve one of the 9 rooms at 1-800-634-3469. The reservations are in my name and the rate quoted was $51/night. I will post ride route as we get close to the date. Let me know as well if you are planning on attending.

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[Tom Hooper]

I have booked my room at the Pioneer. Looking forward to a great ride

[Richard Catarineau]

Is this still on? I see Bill R cancelled it on FB.

[Dale Sprosty]

It is still on Rick C. I contacted Bill R to put it back on our facebook web page. Not sure why it was taken off in the first place.

[Michael Pirosh]

I made my reservation. Looking forward to it.

Mike

[Bill Reitz]

WOW !! I guess some of you do read the Facebook site. I changed the FB event from private to public then deleted the private event, that must have been the notice some got. I’ll try to post it right from now on.

[Dale Sprosty]

You’re doing a great job Bill. Thanks.

[Bill Reitz]

Everyone that is going, did you get the room reserved in your name with a credit card to cover it ? Dale will not be able to attend this ride and will cancel his room so I want all going to recheck they will have a room when we arrive.

[Mark Borgeson]

Bill, I had planned on going but have to cancel. My bike is out of commission for a while.

[Bill Reitz]

Sorry to hear that Mark. Hopefully it won’t be another nine years till we go back. 😁

[Bill Reitz]

I need a list of all going on the Laughlin Ride please, got something planned for Saturday breakfast. If you know of someone not on this list please post their names.

So far:
Karen & Bill
Diane & Bob
Mike Pirosh
Lisa & Rick
Erasmo
Sharon & Karl
Tricia & Larry
Tom White & tentatively Chris
Paul Nelson (what, no Gale ??)

[Erasmo Brenes]

I’ve not been able to make my reservations yet. I’m planning on going. Hopefully, I can still get
the group rate.

[Bill Reitz]

Actually Erasmo $51 a night was the regular price, there was no group rate. Total of $114 and change for two nights. Ask for a ground floor room to keep an eye on your bike.

[Bill Reitz]

OK people, attached are the GPX routes for the three days. I made them in TYRE so if anyone has trouble let me know and I will try to work with you to get them loaded.

Attachments:

1. 3-Home-from-Laughlin.gpx
2. 2-Oatman-80-mi-loop.gpx
3. 1-to-Laughlin.gpx

[Michael Pirosh]

Bill,

I re-conformed my room and asked for a ground floor unit.

Looking forward to it!

Mike

[Paul Nelson]

As per Mr.Reitz’s request I am postingt that Paul Nelson will be attending.

[Bill Reitz]

Karen wants to know if Gale is going, so we can relive the last time we went ?????

[Richard Catarineau]

Hey Bill,

We’ll meet you for lunch in Twentynine Palms.

Where is lunch and when do you expect to get there?

[Michael Pirosh]

Bill.

They’really predicting rain for Friday. If it is raining, are you still going to Laughlin?

[Bill Reitz]

Mike the weather app I have shows no rain in Laughlin all weekend but we may ride into rain on the way home. The ride is rain or shine. You got that RT for it’s better protection.

Rick we will stop for gas in 29 Palms at a Mobil station, the address is 73777 Twentynine Palms Highway. There are mexican & pizza/subs places next to the Mobil. We should be at the gas between 12:30 & 1.

[Bill Reitz]

Mike I sure hope you don’t let the “threat” of rain stop you from this ride. The weather I’ve seen shows Friday rain late in the day, by then we’ll be in Laughlin. Coming home shows “chance” of rain but we should be home by 2 to 3 PM.
60’s from here to Twentynine Palms then 70’s & 80’s till we return to Hemet.

[Michael Pirosh]

Bill, I will be there come rain, shine, sleet or snow
Just no ice–ice capades are not my cup of tea

[Erasmo Brenes]

Bill,

I’ll be leaving later on Friday (after 1pm) and meet-up with Karl. See you at the Pioneer.

[Bill Reitz]

Thanks for the heads up Erasmo, see you in Laughlin.

[Erasmo Brenes]

Back at home. Had a great time! Thanks Bill for taking this ride and leading it. Also thanks to everyone that came, you guys made it a great adventure. The Mobil station on Route 66 was a treat,
and we got to see 3 old-western shoot-outs in Oatman, Az. Looking forward to the multitude of pictures
and a nice report for the newsletter 🙂

[Bill Reitz]

Karen & I got home from Laughlin at 6:30, woulda been sooner but we stopped at Hell’s Kitchen for a hot chocolate and Karen put on her electric gear.
A fun weekend wih a GREAT group to ride with. We got to see three gunfights in Oatman, timing is everything.

I got 651 Club miles for the participants.

[Michael Pirosh]

A very fun ride thanks to Bill for leading..The little burros were very.picturesque and made for some good photos. The windy ride after Oatman was great. Our fellow riders were, as always, lots of fun And great weekend!!

[Richard Catarineau]

A great weekend. Oatman was a highlight for sure. Can’t wait to see the group shot around the Route 66 sign.

[Larry Troffer]

Bill Reitz did another remarkable job of organizing and leading a great trip. Trish and I enjoyed the weekend, the company and the ride. Thank you Bill.

[Bill Reitz]

Well Mike, I got you home without getting wet the whole weekend. Never believe the weatherman !! Just a few gentle breezes on Hwy 62 going and coming to remind you of the fun we have riding.

Larry, Erasmo thank you for the nice words. These kinds of rides are as much fun to research as they are to lead.

[Bill Reitz]

Did anyone get a picture of all the bikes lined up in front of the Oatman Hotel ?? I just realized I didn’t.

[Bill Reitz]

Two nights at the Pioneer Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, March 11 to 13th This is an older hotel, you can still get a room with your bike parked right outside. Rate is $51 a night for a total of $114 and change. ASK FOR A GROUND FLOOR ROOM !

There is a surprise planned for Saturday breakfast so I need everyone going to add your name on the CALENDAR FORUM so I can get a count please.

We will leave from the Mission Starbucks at 10am on Friday, that should give all the traffic a chance to clear out. We’ll go over Ortega then across the valley thru Hemet to the 10 & 62. Gas and lunch in Twentynine Palms then head over Amboy Road to Route 66, I-40, and Needles Hwy into town.

Saturday 0830 meet in the parking lot then head to Harrah’s for breakfast. Then we travel back in time following Route 66 again thru Oatman and up to Sitgreaves Pass then to an old Mobil Station that ran out of gas about 50 years ago. We travel back into Oatman and spend time looking for treasures and feeding the wild burros and, maybe, watching an old west gunfight.We’ll be back in Laughlin in time for the gamblers in the group to win the big jackpot and the rest of us can stroll along The Riverwalk to check the sights.

Sunday 0900 we head home keeping on old Route 66 to Roy’s in Amboy then back to Twentynine Palms and on home.

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