I first took a ride on a motorcycle when I was about 14. My cousin Denny had a hot Honda 90 and let me ride it in his backyard. I promptly dumped it. A couple of years later I got my own Honda 90 and dumped it too, but I rode the heck out of that thing and spent the rest of my life loving motorcycles. I've owned a bunch of them over the years. The one I have now is without a doubt the best bike ever made. I know...BMW riders and others would disagree. Especially Harley freaks. But engineering, comfort, looks, handling and on and on...this is the best. I've ridden Harley, BMW, Yamaha, BSA, Triumph, and many others. The Goldwing is the best.
And this being the first really hot weekend of the year around here, it was tailor made for a quick ride out past Lake Retreat, over the Green River Gorge, on through Cumberland, out to Enumclaw and back. I love this spot. Not too far from Hobart, it has a great view of Mount Rainier. It was kinda hazy and this was shot with my iPhone, so it's hard to see it out there. But the view is glorious.
It's great seeing hordes of bikers and rafters swarm out to our area when the weather's hot. We just ride by and know we aren't far from home, whereas they have some distance yet to go. And when we get home, everything those others came to see is right here. Love that.
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