For the last couple of years, Jodie, my loving wife, has watched as I set off on motorcycle rides covering several States.
This time she was coming too!
I have ridden through Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma while she remained at home. She followed me on SPOT*, and got regular texts, calls and photo-messages, but until this weekend our longest joint ride was to the Talemina Scenic Byway; a trip of little more than four hundred miles.
By the standards I generally set, that was just a "ride before lunch".
This type of journey is not for everyone, but this weekend, it was just what we wanted.
For me, this was going to be a bit different too. Off came the auxiliary gas tank and cooler, on went things that would make her more comfortable in predicted temperatures in excess of 110F.
The journey was a long one, and keeping hydrated and as cool as possible would be the factors that determined success or total wipeout.
*In the SPOT link, set the history to "ALL" and hit "GO"
Let's wheelie over the orange bump in the road ...
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