Back home safe and sound

[Idaho]

Meanstreak asked if I made it home and after reading Chuck Burts travelogue I decided to let you know that I am here and I would like to offer a thought or two. Chuck and I shared a passion for the road and long distance riding, when I left Mansfield, Ohio Friday morning I rode for 1000 miles before I stopped for the night in Nebraska. As I read Chucks posts I realize that for some of us we push limits and take chances that we normally would not take in order to put on the miles. It actually alarmed me as I read his posts because of his shot of the 105 mph on the speedo and talk of riding at night. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Chuck at all, rather, I'm trying to draw attention to how easy it is for us in our enthusiasm to temporarily abandon safe riding techniques so that we can enjoy some kind of hero status when we post our numbers. Right now I don't feel like any kind of a hero. I wish that Chuck was still here with fewer miles under his belt.

Please, every time you ride, observe speed laws and common sense techniques that we all are taught regarding sight distances and following distances and riding at night. It also occurs to me that taking pix while riding (I have done this also) is a really bad idea. Ignoring any of these can get you killed. Please ride safe, always.

Peace, Idaho