Well, we sold the Harley yesterday . It was like seeing a child grow up and go off to school. We've had that bike for 16 years and did a lot of trips on it and it was always a fun time. I remember shortly after we got it taking it out for a Memorial Day weekend trip which resulted in a ride across Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado. The day started out cloudy, and then began to rain, and I thought if we could just get over the pass, then it would be easy going. We headed up the pass in light rain, which then turned to snow and by the time we got to the summit, we had 'white out conditions'. Like most bikers, I had very little experience riding the motorcycle on snow and ice and trying to see over the windshield which was completely covered with snow and ice. I had a hard time keeping the visor on my helmet free of snow and just as we made it over the 11,000' summit, I saw a car in front of me, blocking my lane which was ON ITS ROOF! The car had spun out and overturned in the slick conditions. We carefully passed it, making no sudden movements, and continued on, noticing that the occupants had somehow made it out safely. We got to the other side of the mountain, after decsending about 4,000' and the sun was shining, the snow on the bike was melting and we felt quite relieved to have survived such an ordeal.

We eventually made it to Mesa Verde National Park a few hours later where we had warm 'shirt sleeve' weather and hiked among the Anasazi cliff dwellings. By night fall, we had crossed the 'Million Dollar Highway' into Ouray, a delightful town, known as the 'Switzerland of America'. After a good meal at a nice restaurant, we were ready for a long sleep after many adventurous miles ridden that day.... It was not the last adventure we'd have on the Harley, but it gave me some confidence in the bike that it could get us through some of the most challenging riding conditions.