Day 6 (Grand Canyon to Vegas)

We ended up stopping at a truck stop to take a nap for 10 minutes in the grass. It was about 1:15 at that point. Well at 6:30 when we woke up it was light out so we got gas. During our fill up we had a local tell us a bunch of crap like "Vegas is a shithole, go see laughlin instead" and "just skip the Hoover dam and drive over the mountains cause you can't see it anyways"
We also had some jerk come bother us at the station for cash. Gtfo of here dude!
We made it to the Hoover dam fairly quickly which was nice because even tho it was only like 8am it was stupid hot. And because we got there before the parking guy was there we didn't have to pay for parking. The dam was impressive and so was the bridge over the river.
After that we headed to Vegas. We stayed in a hotel a bit off the strip but it was pretty nice and it was across the street from the hard rock. It was so hot out during the day even after we took a dip in the pool then a nap it was still crazy hot. We still walked up the strip anyways. Interesting place. Street performers, restaurants and casinos all down the street but also about 1000 people handing out flyers and cards for hookers.
We walked around for a bit. We found a decent priced meal at the outback steak house.
We went out after that to the hard rock and paradise club. 

Day 5 (new mexico to grand canyon)

Well we left the camp site in new Mexico early due to the bugs and loud birds. On our way we drove through some really neat mountains.
We got to the canyon a bit late. It was around 5 when we finally got into the park and parked the bikes. We thought it was going to be $25 each but the lady said it was only $12 per person on motorcycles. Great! Also the pass lasts 7 days and apparently the park never closes so you could stay there all night if you wanted to.
The canyon was nothing short of spectacular. I can't even describe it other than to tell you to go see it for yourself.
After we left the canyon we went to get a camp site. All full. Shit!
We drove down the road. All full. Double shit! 
It was pitch black out by this point so we figured we would ride into the little shitty town by the interstate. They wanted $107 per night for a shitty super 8. We then decided to just roll on to Vegas. Well about half way there I started falling asleep. We underestimated how tired we were from walking all around the canyon for hours.
So we stopped at a truck stop.

Day 4 (Texas to New Mexico)

We left Texas on our way to Albuquerque a little later than we planned. Especially after the mentally slow girl at the cash took 15 minutes for mike to pay for the site. We also got up too late for the free breakfast thing.
We stopped at target to buy water and baby powder. If you have never used baby powder while riding you don't know what you're missing. If you do then you know why wanted to get some.
We left target for what felt like the most boring 50 hours of my life but I think was actually around 3. Texas is BORING.
That all changed when we got to new Mexico. It was winding roads and beautiful mountains.
We decided to ride past Albuquerque to Gallop. Mike found a state park to camp at and it was only $10. As we pulled off the road there was a sign that said the park is 7 miles off the road. It was the best 7 miles I have ever ridden. Simply incredible. Hairpin turns. Sweepers. Blind corners. All on beautiful roads with no dirt at all on them. We setup camp and a group of horses came over to greet us. 
We ended up camping on the beach next to a guy with an RV and 2 bikes outside. We chatted with him for about 2 hours in his RV as there were at least 10,000 bugs in our small spot on the beach. Also being woken up by huge crows and barking dogs was not what I had planned.