Carl - From where?

[jaxonc2]

Tangier, Morocco is my origin. We had goat trails.

Out of six kids (three boys and three girls), four of us rode burrows (aka: donkeys).
I think I started at about four and a half years old but can’t say for sure, ‘til I was about six. My brothers were given two donkeys ‘Brutus and Caesar’. My sisters and brothers and I rode them several times before we left Tangier in early ’64 (I could tell you some stories). Guess I just dated myself.

America – 1964

I met the bicycle. There may be a story or two behind the bicycle but nothing for now.
After many cities and several states later, I found myself in the rural Chicago, Ill. area. It was there that I met, experienced, and decided that dirt bikes were not for me.
Thousands of road miles and many years later I quit riding altogether.
Seems about four maybe five years ago I met “cdaxena” (aka: …). She put me back in the saddle again and made me learn to control my machine in all kinds of terrain, areas and places. I have improved greatly. She still waits patiently at crossings, rough climbs, kind of-hard stuff, … for me to catch-up but she makes me work and I have an awesome time.
Looking forward to riding with everyone that I can and looking forward to meeting you.

Carl

[HondaRules]

Welcome Carl...you are riding in some of the best country here in the grand ol' US I'm jealous

[jaxonc2]

Thanks Dean. The mountains are beautiful here and the riding is good!

15 years ago I worked for Idaho's "DEQ". For about two years my job was to walk the streams of the Cd'A drainage basin. I got to see almost everywhere from the top of the St. Joe out of Montana to the top of upper Priest Lake to the end of the St. Maries (I think it's called the St. Maries - too many streams to remember) and all the tribs as well from confluence to headwaters.

Walking to the mountain tops was nice but not exactly the most practical way to see the world. Getting there on the XR250R is way more satisfying. I can see in a day what used to take a week or two.

[jaxonc2]

I hve found that while walking streams, the falling down part wasn't quite so entense as it is when I hit the ground traveling at 25 mph or so.

[jaxonc2]

Can we just ignore this one?
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