With a year plagued with problems at work which kept me from enjoying much of my summer months and only allowing one week long get away into the Blue Ridge Mountains and numerous weekend getaways. I was finally free by mid August to start again exploring the great Allegheny Mountains and began a riding spree that would not give me a break to write about till now. I had seriously figured there was no way I would get to enjoy the NT as much since I possibly only had a couple months to do so. I would not get to see places I had wanted to visit or roads I wanted to ride. Yet in just a short time I had made it to most of the locations I wanted to visit and carved most of those turns I wanted to enjoy. Now that I start going through the photos I want to share, there are way to many photos to even think about posting here. But I just had to say how spectacular it was to roll on mile after mile while listening to complaints from fellow workers (when I was there) that I was never at work ( big smiles ).
Milestone; It was on September first, 2 years and 4 days after purchasing my 2010 NT and putting the first mile on it. I was in Beattyville KY enjoying a trip with a good friend when I realized I hit a milestone for my NT, well actually passed it by 9 miles.
We had pulled in to get something to drink and when I was checking my fuel I realized I had hit 30,000 miles on the NT. I couldn't really believe I had done that with only weekends and maybe an evening or two to ride. I knew I was racking mile after mile however was enjoying my time in the saddle soo much it just didn't seem to register. I wondered how many more miles I would rack up since I was planning for several more trips before the season was over.
I enjoyed more beauty than I could imagine in trips through KY, GA, TN, NC, SC, VA, PA, MD, and of course my home state of WV. Ride after ride, barely able to get the pictures off my SD cards before filling it up again. Once the weather pretty much shut us down here in WV since early November my mountain biking had exploded and took up even more of my time. I sat down and started going through pictures I wanted to share here and found there was absolutely no way I could share all that awesome stuff without over loading the servers. So I am including a small sample in a photobucket album to just give you an idea.
http://s105.photobucket.com/user/djphotos1/slideshow/2013 MC Fun
When the weather turned back, first week in November, I noted just short of 35,000 miles on the NT. What a fantastic year 2013 was. My hope is that even more opportunities will shine on us all for 2014.
Motorcycling is more than just going places. It's more than just seeing the sites. It's something that moves my soul. I wish everyone, in the New Year, an opportunity to see more than you have ever before and take in every little moment. Our time here is short so enjoy every opportunity to ride, every small photo op, and share it with everyone so they may have a moment to do the same. Ride On !
Milestone; It was on September first, 2 years and 4 days after purchasing my 2010 NT and putting the first mile on it. I was in Beattyville KY enjoying a trip with a good friend when I realized I hit a milestone for my NT, well actually passed it by 9 miles.
We had pulled in to get something to drink and when I was checking my fuel I realized I had hit 30,000 miles on the NT. I couldn't really believe I had done that with only weekends and maybe an evening or two to ride. I knew I was racking mile after mile however was enjoying my time in the saddle soo much it just didn't seem to register. I wondered how many more miles I would rack up since I was planning for several more trips before the season was over.
I enjoyed more beauty than I could imagine in trips through KY, GA, TN, NC, SC, VA, PA, MD, and of course my home state of WV. Ride after ride, barely able to get the pictures off my SD cards before filling it up again. Once the weather pretty much shut us down here in WV since early November my mountain biking had exploded and took up even more of my time. I sat down and started going through pictures I wanted to share here and found there was absolutely no way I could share all that awesome stuff without over loading the servers. So I am including a small sample in a photobucket album to just give you an idea.
http://s105.photobucket.com/user/djphotos1/slideshow/2013 MC Fun
When the weather turned back, first week in November, I noted just short of 35,000 miles on the NT. What a fantastic year 2013 was. My hope is that even more opportunities will shine on us all for 2014.
Motorcycling is more than just going places. It's more than just seeing the sites. It's something that moves my soul. I wish everyone, in the New Year, an opportunity to see more than you have ever before and take in every little moment. Our time here is short so enjoy every opportunity to ride, every small photo op, and share it with everyone so they may have a moment to do the same. Ride On !
