Peace Portal Riders

Hey guys,

Sorry I missed the ride on Monday. I hear it was a good one with lots of bikes in attendance. I was speaking with Doug today and he mentioned that he informed the group of my ride this past weekend to Mt. Baker. I just wanted to give you guys an update to let you know that I’m ok and that the reason I wasn’t at the Monday ride was because of work and not because of the accident that happened to my friend.

So here is what happened on my ride to Mt Baker… Everything started off great. We were doing the route that we did back in June. When we were about 10 to 15 minutes from the top we went around this corner and afterwards I did a quick check in my mirrors to see that my friend was still behind me. To my surprise she was nowhere to be seen. Making sure there was no traffic I quickly did a U-turn to go back and see what happened. As I got closer to the corner I saw my friend walking out from the bushes. I quickly (and as safely as I could) parked my bike off to the side and went to check to see if she was ok. She said she was fine and walking around. After I checked on her I then took a look to see where her bike was. The bike was located in a 3 foot deep ditch resting in some bushes on its side . With the help of another biker and his two sons who pulled over to help, we managed to back the bike out of the ditch. Miraculously the bike started and ran just fine. We checked it over to make sure everything was fine and safe to ride. The bike has since been inspected and the only damage it has suffered is cosmetic. Some scratches to the body and windscreen, a dent in the tank, and a broken headlight casing. So after walking off the fall, my friend being the trooper she is got right back on the bike and lead the rest of the way back home.

There is a fair bit more to this story (since I want to keep this somewhat short) and for those who are interested I will be at the Show-and-Shine this Sunday. I will say this about the accident… it was a very humbling experience to see first hand the dangers of what can happen when riding.

Regards,

Chris