Exciting Changes

I'll get back to the ride report tomorrow, but today I have some exciting news that's a little more current. My husband and I have purchased the female riders forum TwoWheelFemales.com. It is very exciting for us, and I hope you will come by and visit the site. There will be some changes going on over the next couple of weeks, but it is still a great site to visit, especially for women riders.

Lake Charles to Denim Springs, Louisiana

The following day we had a short easy ride in to Denim Springs, LA to a friend’s house. They had obligations in the morning, so we slept in late at the motel. My husband walked outside while I made Belgian waffles in the breakfast room. When he came back in, he said there was a pair of BMW motorcycles out front like ours, but red and with Mexico plates on them. As my husband finished eating I started hauling gear out to get our bikes ready to go. A woman came over and said she was riding the other BMW 650. We got to talking and were eventually joined by our husbands. They were a very nice couple who live and work near Mexico City and who own a B&B in Baja. They invited us to come down and stay with them and they would give us an insider’s tour of Mexico. We returned the invitation if they make it to Alaska. We all went our own ways and got our bikes loaded and headed out for the day. Later in the morning we saw them on the interstate. They were headed to New Orleans. We rode together for a while before our destinations took us in different directions. That was really fun. I hope we can visit in the future.



As we left the Lake Charles area we stopped at the Achafalaya visitor center. It has a nice discussion about the rivers, swamps, and life cycles in the area. We have been through here before, but it made a nice stop. I also get to smell my first magnolia blossom in many years. I had forgotten how much I love that smell.



We got to our friend’s house about 1:00 and they asked if we’d like to go out on the river. OF COURSE!!! We went out all afternoon and got some great pictures. One of my favorite places was a stop we made at a little Cajun chapel on the Blind River. They leave it unlocked, so we went inside and looked around.





When we left the river we stopped at a buffet place for a late dinner. I am not used to seeing catfish, alligator, frog legs, and crawfish on a buffet line! It was a great treat, and welcome back to the South.

Flagstaff to Lake Charles, Louisiana

Unfortunately timing became such that we had to pick up the speed and get to Louisiana as quickly as possible. We rode interstate through New Mexico and Texas and didn't take the time to do any looking around at all. It bothers me that we missed out on both these states. I definitely want to go back and do some exploring in the area.

Grand Canyon

There are no words for the beauty of the following day. We rode to the Grand Canyon, then took a long meandering way back to our friend's house in Flagstaff. The pictures say it all.

Lights and Top Case

I'll go back to the ride report tomorrow, but for the moment I'm really excited about my new auxiliary lights and top case. The lights were a Christmas gift, and the top case was a birthday present. My husband has been working on getting all the new toys put on my bike for the past several weeks. I am thrilled with the results, but it makes it even more difficult to sit around and wait for Spring to get out and ride.

The top case is especially important to me. I love photography, but am always worried about my camera on the bike. Now I have a safe place to keep my camera bag and extra lenses so I don't miss shots while I'm out riding. It also gives me a place for some secure storage when I'm out riding alone. My husband has had to put anything we needed secure in his panniers up until now. But since I'm hoping to do at least one multi-day solo ride this summer, this means a lot.



This is my new dash with led lights now that the wind screen is back on.


These are the new auxiliary lights. They should improve not only visibility for me at night, but also my visibility to others.