If It’s Tuesday, I Must Be In…

Some of us who “work for a living” may think that “Adventure Riding” is beyond our capabilities. There’s no way that I’ll ever get to make that epic journey without:

Ditching the corporate shackles, quitting the day to day job and becoming a migrant worker
Ignoring all family responsibilities and spending every nickel earned on vagabond roaming
Growing a beard and abandoning all personal grooming

But when you really look around and think about it, no such extreme acts are necessary. Do you really have to pile on long days and thousands of miles to start on your way to your dreams? Think about it. What is it you really want to accomplish on your journey?

Aren’t you looking for:

Changed surroundings and environment
To meet some new people, learn what they are all about and share some of yourself with them
Enjoy some riding in the elements and experience the heat, cold, wet, dry. Smell the smells, sweet or dour and experience whatever nature has to give.
Soak in all of the above in a unharried manner without the stresses that we generally have day to day

So when all is said and done, when you examine all of the things you are really looking for in your adventure ride, you need not quit your job, ignore your family, travel months away from home and ride tens of thousands of miles. No, what you need to do is change your mindset, ride to a place you’ve not been before and experience what nature has to give. Stop for a few minutes and talk to someone and ask them who they are, what is going on in their day/world and let them know why you have travelled to meet them.

If you are not careful, you will suddenly find that you have created your own adventure. Your short journey will have reinforced the mantra…

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