Live to Ride...Ride to Eat

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Thanks, guys. It was a great day on the bike. I've been under a lot of pressure at work and it was cathartic to not have to listen to anyone talk about any kind of problem for me to deal with and to not have to be anywhere by any particular time to do anything for anyone else.

One nice benefit of riding on a holiday in the middle of the week: virtually zero traffic. Most people stayed home to relax and have their barbecue parties. There weren't any commuters or soccer moms or school buses or bumbling box trucks or mail carriers or garbage trucks or road crews to deal with. I saw very few police either, not that it mattered because most of the time I was mild on the throttle. And I didn't see many other riders, either. Pretty much had the roads to myself except when passing through one town that I should have avoided (Shelbyville).

By the way, forgot one more photo, something possibly more rare than hens' teeth in the US: 100% pure ethanol-free gasoline. I treated the GT to some sweet 91 octane "good stuff". This was not far from Taylorsville Lake, so that explains its availability (many marine engines require it).



Sounds like a fun trip, offroad. And Cormanus: I'm still working my way through your latest adventure! I will comment at some point!