That's my way of saying I took my first LONG ride and my first out of state ride on my Spyder yesterday.
My boyfriend -- who did not get a Spyder but instead got a Triumph Thunderbird -- and I took our first long & first out of state motorcycle trip yesterday. We decided to take the great river road trip from our home (Rosemount, MN). We went down 61 on the MN side to Winona, stopped for dinner and then crossed the river to WI and drove back up 35, back across and home.
It was about 5 hours worth of driving (about 220 miles round trip), plus a few stops along the way. We left around 1 and got home around 7.
The whole trip was beautiful. Between the river, the bluffs, the trees, the eagles and all the other motorcycles... there was so much to enjoy! We stopped at a couple of little mom and pop places, a bar, a restaurant, a couple gas stations and an ice cream shop.
Of all those things, my favorite was passing another Spyder on the WI side. I was so excited to see it, I didn't catch the color -- dark, maybe black? They were riding two up and seemed pretty excited to see me too!
The last hour was pretty intense with lots of hills and curves and both our rear ends were sore. We were also exhausted. I had no idea a ride like that could be so much exercise.
I now have the weirdest tan lines in the world. I wear a riding jacket which is a little long and covers my hands just past the wrist -- and no riding gloves. So about an inch of my hands past the wrist is white. The rest is tanned. Plus I wear a ring on each middle finger so there are bands of white there too.
I didn't bring my good camera so all I got were some crappy phone shots at one of our stops. Next time I need to remember the good camera so we can pull off and get pictures of all the beautiful scenery.
See attachments for pictures. Picture 3 was not taken by me and was not taken yesterday. I stole it from the facebook page of the pub we stopped at (Garden Pub & Grille).
My boyfriend -- who did not get a Spyder but instead got a Triumph Thunderbird -- and I took our first long & first out of state motorcycle trip yesterday. We decided to take the great river road trip from our home (Rosemount, MN). We went down 61 on the MN side to Winona, stopped for dinner and then crossed the river to WI and drove back up 35, back across and home.
It was about 5 hours worth of driving (about 220 miles round trip), plus a few stops along the way. We left around 1 and got home around 7.
The whole trip was beautiful. Between the river, the bluffs, the trees, the eagles and all the other motorcycles... there was so much to enjoy! We stopped at a couple of little mom and pop places, a bar, a restaurant, a couple gas stations and an ice cream shop.
Of all those things, my favorite was passing another Spyder on the WI side. I was so excited to see it, I didn't catch the color -- dark, maybe black? They were riding two up and seemed pretty excited to see me too!
The last hour was pretty intense with lots of hills and curves and both our rear ends were sore. We were also exhausted. I had no idea a ride like that could be so much exercise.
I now have the weirdest tan lines in the world. I wear a riding jacket which is a little long and covers my hands just past the wrist -- and no riding gloves. So about an inch of my hands past the wrist is white. The rest is tanned. Plus I wear a ring on each middle finger so there are bands of white there too.
I didn't bring my good camera so all I got were some crappy phone shots at one of our stops. Next time I need to remember the good camera so we can pull off and get pictures of all the beautiful scenery.
See attachments for pictures. Picture 3 was not taken by me and was not taken yesterday. I stole it from the facebook page of the pub we stopped at (Garden Pub & Grille).
