Riding Days are Done.

 Sadly, on June 2, 2017 a Hit and Run incident in Knoxville, Tennessee ended our motorcycle riding career.  A very cruel and wicked person was pulling a stolen 18' tandem axle trailer with an allegedly stolen pickup truck on I-40 when the trailer came off of the truck at highway speed and proceeded off the highway and struck us as we were coming back onto the Interstate.  The driver stopped briefly on the highway and when he saw it strike us, he fled the scene. The license plate of the truck was called into the Tennessee Highway Patrol and an attempt was made to find the owner. The hit and run detective did make contact with the owner of the truck a few days later but the truck was reported stolen 4 days after the incident. 

We spent 5 days in the hospital, my wife 3 days in ICU, before being discharged and driven back to Texas by some dear friends who rented a Lincoln Navigator to ease our ride home. We spent a lot of time recuperating from this and did not replace this motorcycle. We were out over $3,000 but our insurance covered the medical bills or it would have bankrupted us. The bike was a total loss as was the trailer. We feel extremely blessed to still be alive. 

The after effects of this have made its mark upon both of us. We still suffer some from the injuries we sustained but have, for the most part, regained our mobility. My wife still suffers with her back and ankle and I still have issues with my ribs and shoulders. 

I never got to finish blogging all the trips that we were able to make and those very fond memories will always be with me. We were able to ride our Goldwing motorcycles in the lower 48 states accumulating more than 200,000 miles in the 13+ years we rode with some wonderful friends.

This will be my last blog. I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures and tales we shared through the years.

God Bless