Never In My Wildest Dreams - Utah on My Harley
July 2005 - In spite of being taught to be terrified of motorcycles my whole life, I found myself thoroughly enjoying being a passenger on the back of John's souped up Goldwing motorcycle as he took me on a tour through Southeast Utah. Sitting on the back of that bright orange bike in the lime green Kevlar suit he provided, in a seat almost as comfortable as a Lazy Boy, I felt a freedom and exhilaration I had never experienced. After camping in Zion National park, we rode up to Bryce Canyon, then across the famous scenic Highway 12, through Torrey, Utah and down through Monument Valley to home. The scenery was beyond describable. As I experienced that 1254 mile trip, I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would ever ride with anyone else on a motorcycle and I certainly could not have been convinced that one day I would ride my own Harley Davidson motorcycle on a solo trip along this same route. John was very safety conscious and he wanted to make sure