The picture is of my son Shane. Shane accompanied me on a long portion of the trip last summer. We rode together from SF to Washington state along the coast and then criss-crossed Washington twice on an errand of mercy (perhaps more on that later). It was Shane's first long mc trip and her venerable ride, "Eddy" did him proud. Eddy was a little long of tooth, but was Shane's first bike and he more than loved him/it.We had a wonderful time and many, many adventures. We saw beautiful coastal scenery...went around and practically through a few of the many wildfires burning out West last summer..and had an amazing couple of days on Orca Island (San Juan Islands).
Eddy suffered a terminal mechanical problem after Shane and I parted company. A great bike and a bad ending. But within a matter of months Shane was up on two wheels again. Way to go.
This summer we are planning on another longish trip. Looks like this one will be up in northern Canada...details to come.
So many things to learn. San Francisco is an amazing place to learn: year-round riding, big hills, bridges and crosswinds and upredictable traffic. Still feel like a newbie especially now that I'm on a new bike. Despite my urban skills, the long trip last summer was the first time I felt solid- like I could handle most situations that might arise (except maybe blowing a head gasket in the middle of nowhere). I'm excited to take Chaim (new bike) on his first long trip- upright bike will be a whole different experience than my little old cruiser.
ReplyDeleteWelcome...thanks for the post. It'll be a different experience this summer with both of us on bikes we're not too familiar with.
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