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Thursday, May 27th 2005
A week from tonight I’ll be a thousand miles south of the bed I write this from. I’ll likely be typing away recanting the events of a long day, or maybe I’ll be out cold from exhaustion. I could be in an amazing tent site or a “cheap as I could find” motel or cabin. I have surrendered to the spirit of being OKwith not knowing the next night’s accommodations. I started planning this adventure last January after reading ride & trip reports on Internet discussion forums. I have spent countless hours planning this journey. The need for this self exploration on two wheels has been building for a while, likely before I evened owned a motorcycle.
I bought a Buell Blast to train on last year in July and had graduated myself to a Triumph Sprint St by August. It was a duck meet water kind of thing. I got my permit eventually and also got an MSF course, which also gave me a license thanks to the State’s training program agreement. By the time I had to stop riding for the season I had racked up 4300 miles. The hook was set and I was in deep. I’d lucked out and gotten a used Aerostich Roadcrafter suit on Ebay for $350, what a steal! I started lusting after a better helmet and gloves.
January came and I found pashnit.com. Oh my! I started reading trip reports. One in particular really inspired me. Anyone who has been on Pashnit has read it I am sure. 13,000 miles in 30 days and he saw most of the west. His reports and pictures are the stuff of touring dreams. Because of him I started monkeying with mapping software and daydreaming about possible trips, I started planning close to home but soon realized that I needed to think bigger, the challenge had to be more. Taking a trip close to home can be done anytime, running across the country and seeing some serious nature needed, no demanded to be done. Zzzzzzzz
[ This message was edited by: JasonS on 2005-07-02 12:55 ]
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