Myself, My Bike, and the Open Road

Some of you may or may not know that I recently purchased a motorcycle. After a long wait to get the bike legal, and for my gear to be shipped to my apartment, I finally hopped on.

It was scary at first, getting onto the open road with cars all around me. I did a lot of slow speed riding in my apartment parking lot prior to getting plates on the bike. I'm glad I did, because I'm pretty sure that taught me to ride the bike a lot better than if I'd just hopped on it and tried to ride.

Once I got the hang of it, I started to realize just how much fun I was having. It clears my head like nothing else. The feeling of riding out in the open air, with the sun shining down on me, and the beautiful farmland scenery surrounding me, smells and all, is something that can't be matched.

There's also an intimacy between rider and machine that you don't get anywhere else. The feeling of carving through turns is phenomenal.

I'll write about it more later, but I just wanted to at least mention the fact that I recently got a bike, and have been enjoying myself immensely. :o)

(Now you know why it's been so long since my last post!)

One more self portrait from my first real ride. You can tell I'm smiling.