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So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 KJV
As a youngster, it was easy to take the days and time for granted. Looking back down the years and getting into my late 50s, not so much anymore... We all know our time is limited, but few of us KNOW in the sense that it is an imminent reality. We have our midlife crisis. We worry about things we might have done, could have done, should have done, etc... Turning the corner means thinking more about what can still be done with the time that remains? Are our past priorities still our priorities or is the passing of time changing them? Losing friends to death brings that corner into view sooner rather than later. In recent years, and even in recent months, I have lost quite a few friends. I found myself at that corner wondering, reflecting, dreaming, wanting to jump, afraid to jump, desperate for change, terrified of change. We all have these corners in our lives, some related to time, some related to other issues, like deciding when to grow up and take responsibility for ourselves. We can wait for life to change things for us or we can seek the change we want, It isn't easy to do the latter. No one can do it for us. It might be admitting we have a problem and seeking help. It might be changing a habit that we know is destructive. In the end, the time comes where we have to make a choice, continue on the path even though we are in comfortable misery or step off the curb and take a new path into the uncomfortable unknown
After 30 years in the same stressful job, I finally reached the point where I could no longer stand on a particular corner with work. I had to step off. As of August 1st, I closed down my business and told customers I've had for 30 years that I was taking three months off to spend time with mid wife and kids. In particular, I would be taking Sarah (almost 19) and Daniel (17 in a few days) on a six week adventure trip up and down the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Canada and back. My wife was all for it. She and Rachel (15 in a few weeks) will be doing a Caribbean cruise while we are gone for Rachel's birthday. After buying two KTM 390 Adventures and spending months getting them and my 2017 BMW R1200 GS Rallye ready to go, we departed at 7:00am this morning, bound for Farmington, New Mexico. We will be leaving the truck and trailer at the home of a former client.
The "plan" is to camp as much a possible and get a hotel every now and then when we can't stand the smell of each other or ourselves
I have a route that consists of 40 days of riding if we do the whole thing. However, I don't have specific daily destinations in mind. The goal is to play each day as it comes. We'll sprinkle rest days here and there to prevent wearing ourselves out. The route consists of days that average about 200 miles per day, some as low as 125 miles and a few around 300 miles when we just have to knock out some pavement to get to the next fun section of dirt. We'll be riding in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. We aren't specifically doing and of the Backroad Discovery Routes (BDRs) but I am sure we will hit parts of them along the way.
We knocked out about 12 hours today and got a good way into New Mexico so that tomorrow can be a short day, arriving in Farmington early so we can take our time unloading the trailer and getting everything on the bikes. Also, I want to get a good night of sleep! I will try to post pics and videos as I can depending on internet service and what we are doing. We are hoping to change the way we all see things by breaking out of our routines for an extended period of time. We are hoping to meet a lot of interesting people along the way that might assist with changing our perspectives. Then, when forced back to the grind of reality and routine, perhaps we can put some of that new perspective to work to make some long term changes for the better.
Noah and his clan endured 40 days and 40 nights of rain cooped up in a smelly boat with a zoo. Jesus endured 40 days and 40 nights in the desert being tempted by Satan. Can this old dog survive 40 days and 40 nights on the road with two restless pups?
Texas Panhandle trees... NOT "green"
They literally have astro turf patches for the dogs to whiz and poop on at most of the hotels here in Santa Rosa. It would seem some still prefer the real thing and their owners are not very considerate
Meh... Good places to eat are in short supply here... This was pricey for meh...
Sort of sums of how I've been feeling about life prior to deciding to make the leap...
Psalm 90:12 KJV
As a youngster, it was easy to take the days and time for granted. Looking back down the years and getting into my late 50s, not so much anymore... We all know our time is limited, but few of us KNOW in the sense that it is an imminent reality. We have our midlife crisis. We worry about things we might have done, could have done, should have done, etc... Turning the corner means thinking more about what can still be done with the time that remains? Are our past priorities still our priorities or is the passing of time changing them? Losing friends to death brings that corner into view sooner rather than later. In recent years, and even in recent months, I have lost quite a few friends. I found myself at that corner wondering, reflecting, dreaming, wanting to jump, afraid to jump, desperate for change, terrified of change. We all have these corners in our lives, some related to time, some related to other issues, like deciding when to grow up and take responsibility for ourselves. We can wait for life to change things for us or we can seek the change we want, It isn't easy to do the latter. No one can do it for us. It might be admitting we have a problem and seeking help. It might be changing a habit that we know is destructive. In the end, the time comes where we have to make a choice, continue on the path even though we are in comfortable misery or step off the curb and take a new path into the uncomfortable unknown
After 30 years in the same stressful job, I finally reached the point where I could no longer stand on a particular corner with work. I had to step off. As of August 1st, I closed down my business and told customers I've had for 30 years that I was taking three months off to spend time with mid wife and kids. In particular, I would be taking Sarah (almost 19) and Daniel (17 in a few days) on a six week adventure trip up and down the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Canada and back. My wife was all for it. She and Rachel (15 in a few weeks) will be doing a Caribbean cruise while we are gone for Rachel's birthday. After buying two KTM 390 Adventures and spending months getting them and my 2017 BMW R1200 GS Rallye ready to go, we departed at 7:00am this morning, bound for Farmington, New Mexico. We will be leaving the truck and trailer at the home of a former client.
The "plan" is to camp as much a possible and get a hotel every now and then when we can't stand the smell of each other or ourselves
I have a route that consists of 40 days of riding if we do the whole thing. However, I don't have specific daily destinations in mind. The goal is to play each day as it comes. We'll sprinkle rest days here and there to prevent wearing ourselves out. The route consists of days that average about 200 miles per day, some as low as 125 miles and a few around 300 miles when we just have to knock out some pavement to get to the next fun section of dirt. We'll be riding in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. We aren't specifically doing and of the Backroad Discovery Routes (BDRs) but I am sure we will hit parts of them along the way.We knocked out about 12 hours today and got a good way into New Mexico so that tomorrow can be a short day, arriving in Farmington early so we can take our time unloading the trailer and getting everything on the bikes. Also, I want to get a good night of sleep! I will try to post pics and videos as I can depending on internet service and what we are doing. We are hoping to change the way we all see things by breaking out of our routines for an extended period of time. We are hoping to meet a lot of interesting people along the way that might assist with changing our perspectives. Then, when forced back to the grind of reality and routine, perhaps we can put some of that new perspective to work to make some long term changes for the better.
Noah and his clan endured 40 days and 40 nights of rain cooped up in a smelly boat with a zoo. Jesus endured 40 days and 40 nights in the desert being tempted by Satan. Can this old dog survive 40 days and 40 nights on the road with two restless pups?
Texas Panhandle trees... NOT "green"
They literally have astro turf patches for the dogs to whiz and poop on at most of the hotels here in Santa Rosa. It would seem some still prefer the real thing and their owners are not very considerate
Meh... Good places to eat are in short supply here... This was pricey for meh...
Sort of sums of how I've been feeling about life prior to deciding to make the leap...
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