About Me

Eugene, OR, United States

Niagra Falls, NY Sept. 24, 2007

Niagra Falls, NY  Sept. 24, 2007
My first helicopter trip! What a rush!

Many thanks to...

Several folks deserve some special recognition for different reasons.

Natalie, my wife, you are SO WONDERFUL! I'll be home "soon." (Next month???)
Josh, my tech guy (son) who puts up with simple, dumb questions asked for the 8th time.
Karla, my graphics person for the neat business cards!
Stacey, for taking care of her Mom!

Jon Hardisty, on the phone motorcycle mechanic!
Travis and the whole crew at University Motors in Fargo, ND.
"Ya'll are great!"
All the guys at Town and Country Motorsports in Murray, KY.
Jason at ASK Motorsports in Columbus, OH.
Greg and his crew at Riders Edge in Gettysburg, Pa.
I appreciate the QUICK service.

My church family at Fairfield Baptist in Eugene, OR who are continually lifting me
to "the throne of grace" for a safe and fun trip!

The wonderful folks of Kingston and Harriman, TN who took great care of me
as a result of Day #75's little "mishap."

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Day #13 August 5, 2007

Day #13
Sunday August 5, 2007

0 miles today
2770 total

Got up at 6AM...as usual!

Went to church with the Kraus family in downtown Rye, CO.
First, the environment, then the message...
the whole inside was done in knotty pine. The layout of the 2
sections of pews reminded me of my home church, Fairfield in
Eugene, OR. The lights above were old wagon wheel style with
5 or 6 fixtures on each wheel. They looked like something you'd
find in an older restaurant. But they fit this southern Colorado
town.

The message...from Luke 12 was about life not consisting in
the abundance of "stuff." Traveling by bike, even pulling a
trailer, I just don't have room for a lot of stuff. My trip is
giving me time to think about what is important in life. I've
neglected that for a long time.

After lunch, Terry and I changed the oil in the bike. This was
a 2 man job for 2 NON mechanics. We actually had a blast
doing this. We were laughing, joking and cutting up. When
laughed even more when we realized I forget to put the drain
plug in the crankcase! It took 2 quarts for us to realize this!
(This would haunt me for several days I would soon discover.)

Hey, like I said, we are NOT mechanics. Kudos go to Lori
for letting us use one of her glass baking dishes to catch the
oil. Everything else I had was too tall to fit under the bike
frame/crankcase. Hopefully, next thanksgivings day
dinner dressing will not taste funny! Thanks Lori!

I finished off the afternoon with packing the trailer, fixing
the mirror on the bike, checked tire pressure and just
generally relaxing around.

Tomorrow, it's on to Sturgis for my first visit there. I received
an email from my sister saying her son and a friend were in
Salida, CO just west of Colorado Springs. I'll call him tomorrow.

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