{"id":35,"date":"2012-07-06T18:17:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T22:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wherearemomanddad.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2021-06-16T14:34:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T18:34:47","slug":"2006-the-west-is-the-best-ride","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wherearemomanddad.com\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"2006 The West is the Best Motorcycle Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wherearemomanddad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/West.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-392\" title=\"West\" src=\"http:\/\/wherearemomanddad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/West.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a>In May 2006, my friend Mark invited me to join a group of his motorcycle buddies (around 20) for a 1500 mile round-trip starting from Las Vegas, through Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Monument National Park, Grand Canyon, over the Hoover Dam, and then back to Las 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