The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone.
Let others follow, if they can!
Let them a journey new begin.
Still 'round the corner there may wait
A new road or secret gate;
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Roads Go Ever On by J R R Tolkien
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Deb Grey's memoir of a motorcycle life
This is an edited excerpt from a speech given Aug. 21, 2009, by Deborah Grey, former MP and Order of Canada recipient, to the American Motorcyclist Association's International Women and Motorcycling Conference in Keystone, Col.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Back on the Pony Express Route
It started in Saint Joesph, Mo and went thru Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and on I stopped in Colorado
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
July 2010 trip
Last years two week scamping trip went so well I am taking another this year. I left yesterday morning from Dallas, Tx and I am sitting in my tent in tne National Forest Park right outside Hot Springs, AR.
This is the view I woke up to this morning
My goal was to make it to Petit Jean State Park but it was 5:30 and I did not feel like going another hour. I decided to stop right out side of Hot Springs. I choose a spot next to some other hard core bikers. They wined and dined me.
These are hard core Mary, Brenda and Troy.
They have been on the road from Fallon, Nevada for three months out of there 6 nonth planned trip. They all ride Goldwings with sidecars and pull their bed behind them. Really nice people
I am packing up to head on down the road, here is my last picture of my AR camp
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Colorado Trip
I am back but still have not got over the awesome scenery I rode through. On my trip I had people ask me why I was riding alone, was my husband and I having problems and what he thought about what I was doing.
My husband and I are doing great. He tells me he is proud of me for doing the trip because that is what I wanted to do. He and I both wish he could of made the trip with me but his job does not give him the freedom to take off the length of time my job does.
I would do it all over again. I did not ride the whole route I planned because of making detours. Next time I will make it to Estes Park.
People I met that did not ride-The men said I was crazy, the women said I was a Hero.
Things I have learned:
1. If you ride with your saddle bags on backwards, they will blow open and you can lose a shirt on the highway without knowing it.
2. I don't need to pack 3 pair of shoes and so many clothes.
3. Try to charge the cell phone off the same circuit the runs the GPS will blow a fuse
4. Repack the same way every time. I thought someone stole food from my saddle bag but when unpacking for the night found the food in the duffel bag. Then I had more stuff to carry because I could not eat all of it before I had to pack up again.
5. Make sure not to try and park the scooter on soft ground without putting it on the center stand, it will fall over
6. When you put the scooter on the center stand, make sure your are not loaded down and parked facing uphill. It is hard to get the scoot off the stand by yourself.
I will add to this as I remember what other silly things I learned along the way
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The first day I wanted to make sure I got out of Texas so I could camp. I spent the first night at Ute Lake at Logan, NM.
The next day I rode to to Santa Rosa and visted the car museum. I really did not think I was into cars that much but looking at these cars brought back memories of my uncles and my first car which was a new 1969 Camaro 327. While in Santa Rosa I rode to Santa Rosa Lake State Park to check it out and then headed out to Santa Fe, NM. I stopped in Santa Fe after riding around a bit. I thought it would be an interesting place to spend more time in the next day. It was July 4th so I watched the fire works that was shot off from the high school in town
I ate a Tomasita's and was happy to find they had stuffed sopapillas. I had not had one since the late 80s when I left Colorado. I was surprised they did not serve chips but was told that they had to be ordered. They did serve a sopapilla with the meal. The food was good.
It was an interesting place, I could not tell a restaurant from a business because the buildings all looked alike.
The next day I head out on 84 to ride into Pagosa Springs, CO. It was pleasant enough. When I went around the curve on the top of this rode, I rode in awe at the red mountains
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When I left Grand Junction I headed to Grand Mesa from suggestions from the Cuz
It was another beautiful ride
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