As a present to myself, I took my first solo motorcycle trip through the woods of Northern California.

(Here’s a picture of me that Colin took of me after my bike was all packed up, and I was ready to roll out!)

The trip was delightful , and included camping in nature, beautiful twisty roads, staying at hot springs in the mountains. Unfortunately, many of the neat and beautiful things I saw were not captured by my camera. Half way through the trip it went kaput. However, let me share with you the cute lil’ friend I made at the hot springs!


Look at his beautiful blue belly!

Through this motorcycle trip, I discovered a sense of independence that I haven’t achieved before through riding before. I think with this trip, I finally adopted “motorcyclist” as one of the many labels I accept smacked on me.
 
I will leave you with an image of my bike somewhere in the coastal mountains of Northern California.