LEARN HOW TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE
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engine and moving forward can be
terrifying, done wrong, and things can
get ugly quickly. I know, it happened
to me. My older brother skipped the
teaching part and just said, "go for it."
I was so anxious and excited that I just
grabbed a handful of throttle, and off I
went. I ended up 10 feet off the trail in
the weeds only 20 yards from where I
started. Luckily, the landing was soft.
It could've been much worse, and I
could've slammed into my neighbor's
garage door or mailbox.
Landon's introduction to motor-
cycle riding was far more successful
and graceful than mine. We found
a flat open area in the desert, and
before long, Landon was circulat-
ing our camp on the DR, while mom
was chewing up megabytes on her
phone's camera recording every
minute. At first, Landon went through
(Left) Both mom
and son got to share
the experience of
learning how to
ride a motorcycle.
(Below) That smile
was genuine and
never went away.
