A Dream Come True

As a kid I dreamed of riding around the country on a motorcycle perhaps as a result of watching too many shows like “Easy Rider” and “Then Came Bronson”.  So in a moment of nostalgia and low mental acuity I decided to do the Colorado Butler Motorcycle Map Challenge.

Butler is a company the makes high quality, waterproof maps for motorcycle riders.  They rate and highlight the roads; good, better and best…and I was going to ride every road they recommended.

So I packed my saddlebags, gassed up the tank, and off I went to Colorado with my old classic BMW airhead…accompanied by my son with his red ST1100 Honda.  Fortunately, with a spark of sanity I decided to leave my sleeping bag at home and take my VISA card instead. 

Without perseverating on the boring details we spent seven days experiencing knee-dragging sweepers, heart-stopping switchbacks and eye-popping vistas.  We crossed the Continental Divide numerous times racing over the high mountain passes, down twisting canyons, and passed by rocky spires and stony crags.  We experienced the stone walls of Stonewall, the quaint little towns like La Veta, Lake City and Creede…not to mention all the regular tourist traps.

Getting high in Colorado!  Yes, indeed, the Rocky Mountain National Park is two and a half miles up into the thin air above the tree line.  This sea level dweller huffed and puffed just twisting the throttle while the bicycle riders peddled there way to the top with apparent ease.

We experienced Colorado’s morning lows and afternoon highs, the flat almost endless high plains that stretched to the horizon, the great sand dunes, the dust devils, snow covered mountaintops, cold mountain rains, old railroad tunnels, Boulder’s bicycles and Denver’s traffic.

It was a great adventure but my dream of riding cross-country on a motorcycle at 17 years old is more of a nightmare at 71.  I am exhausted!

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for getting us home safe and sound.

Thank you for allowing me to see your awesome handy work.

For you are indeed an amazing God that does amazing things.

Thank you for blessing me in so many ways.

Amen.