Nice vid! If you hadn't said where the localle was, I'd be willing to bet you filmed that in northern Michigan! I couldn't help but notice how similar the landscape was when we drove thru Williams on our way to the south rim last year. I kept looking for the sleds / sled tracks off to the side.
As for the "crazy" comments...... mmmmm..... didn't notice anything out of the ordinary for us north country riders! Nothing better than a clear day to get the bike out in the "crisp" air to shake off those mid-winter blues after the bike's been parked for a couple of weeks!
Yes, there may be snow on the highway, however, as the video shows, & what most of us snow riders know, there
is traction on packed snow. It's that ice that's the problem.
Oh... +1 to rinsing off the bike too!