.....Clay's FIRST cross-country trip and our 2nd attempt to resolve many issues - our issues remain and the last time I saw Clay was
when we parted atKlines Corner NM June 2003 - he went back to Atlanta and I went down towards Mexico.....this was Clay's FIRST
long  motorcycle trip - Clay had just recovered from having his left kidney removed and had also spent much time in the hospital
the prior summer (2002).....
I went back to Atlanta the day before we embarked upon this trip - Clay and I went  to the Grand Canyon, up to Glen and Bryce
Canyon, then into Moab and onto Albuquerque before parting our ways - May/June 2003.....