... roger's on a mission, his plan being that this summer he will two-wheel his way to every town in maine ... !!! ... memorial day eric and i joined him for a carefully routed circuit of franklin county ... for those of you unfamiliar with maine, this route through the mountains is one of the most scenic drives in the state ...
... taking a little break in eustis, i looked over to discover one of the local residents was thinking of taking a spin on my trusty b.m.w. ...
... eric stayed with us for about half the day, then he had to head home ... i said to him, "you'll be hard pressed in all your travels find someone who has been to industry, maine" ...
... in each locale we stopped for a picture, usually in front of the town hall, library, or, in some of the smaller towns, whatever building we could find that was placarded with the town's name ...
... roger's new honda 500cc motorcycle is 300 pounds lighter than the huge touring bike it replaced, and getting used to the way the much lighter machine bounces around on the poorly paved roads was a bit tiring ...
... back of weld we found a bit of "roadside america" ...
... a great day, especially considering that although we could see snow on the sides of the mountains we never needed to don any of our cold-weather gear ... spring's here, for sure, summer's just around the corner ...
... and, for roger, only about 360 towns to go ...