An Early Morning Start Every situation is different. A breakdown is not even a problem if you have 50000$ in a bank somewhere, but if you only have enough bankroll to pay for food and gas, a breakdown becomes a real adventure. You all know about my breakdown in Ft Stockton. I've had 2 other serious non-rideable breakdowns 100 mile AAA tow range of my friend,Steve, who lives in Westmoreland Ca (think El Centro). On this breakdown, I'd planned to ride with James McCracken to Alpine which started this morning (in 2015) at 5am sharp. Jim and I rolled out on the button of 5am. I was pulling my trailer with the DR350 on it. We made a couple hundred miles and 2 fuel stops as Jim's V45 Honda is fuel challenged. Well, let's cut to the chase..... We are out in the farmland on the Ca side of the Co river about 20 miles south before getting to Blythe. Out there farmers pull way over and off the road before they