Day 51 - Bend, Oregon

Yep,  I'm home....
Back in Oregon.

The ride home took 3 days and I ended up backtracking many of the same roads I took on the way down.   The benefit to doing this, was I  learned how much of a better rider I've become, seriously, chicken lines?  Not so much anymore.   Butterflies in the stomach around sharp corners?   Nope.    Taking pictures at 100+ mph, easy.  

Riding down the last stretch of road was bittersweet.
Seeing my family again is wonderful.

After I got home yesterday it hit me strange, I was only here about 20 minutes and was ready to get back on the bike again and take off to....well, anywhere.   I felt a bit frenetic.   First thing I did was brewed a stout pot of coffee.   (I know, frenetic and coffee don't mix but I missed stout black coffee)

It was several hours before the buzz settled down enough for me to change out of my riding gear or before I was able to even start telling a few stories about the trip!    


I absolutely fell in love with my Duc.   I want to go ride, right now and not stop, ever.    I've always loved speed and now I know it's just in my blood for good.    Maybe I should try amateur racing.   :)







My mind is already percolating with what's next and I'm getting the feeling the adventure is far from over.

I've already had the crazy idea of selling all the things I dragged from Idaho to Oregon,  all the things I was sure I would need to make a new start for myself.  Now those things just seem like junk and I have to urge to purge so I can continue the next adventure.     What other doors can I walk through if I just let them open?   I want to find out....so here's to the next adventure...




I'll wrap up the blog posts tomorrow.   You have followed and commented and I loved it.   Thank you for coming along with me, you made my trip better!

See you tomorrow.