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the two sides of her sign from which hung a stuffed monkey doll. I am not making this up. “Hey girl!” I yelled, since I was at the


head of the stopped line. She turned and smiled. “You boys from around here?” she asked. “Nope,” I replied. “Do you ride a motor-


cycle?” I asked valiantly, hoping to recruit our next Flag Girl, the first one in Canada. I heard laughter behind me from the guys. What was DD up to? “Girl, we can’t hear a word you’re saying, but we sure love the way you say it. You are rockin’ that outfit!” “I used to ride a dirt bike” was all I heard,


and with a smile and sideways comment into a walkie-talkie, her sign turned to SLOW and we were off. Should have waved her over and given


her a Smurf Card. Since we are a mere six people away from everyone else in the world, if you know this flag girl, give me a shout. That is especially true for our next tale where I am hoping you know someone who took a cell phone video. Try to imagine that you want to make


time as you carefully slog down the beauti- ful Ice Fields Parkway on the way to Banff. This is a Canadian Parks road, and the speeds are regulated, lots of foreigners in rental cars, all sightseeing/rubber necking, and yes, they have guys standing around with radar guns. But it is late afternoon, and you are of a mind to push on to Medi- cine Hat. Beautiful scenery for sure as you and this


traffic approach a bridge over a canyon, all of us coming to a stuttering stop. Did I mention that at the Vancouver BMW where we stopped for an oil change and new tires they found that my ABS had a low voltage fault? Really, just cannot make this stuff up. Why the stop? Here it gets interesting. I


peer down the road and see a bridge. Cars coming at us are stopped on the FAR side of the bridge. Meaning, nobody is on the bridge. And then I see some sort of animal in the distance moving up and out of a


ravine or canyon and just standing there. Well now, we have to see this. Zoom we go in the oncoming lane down to the head of the line, and what a sight we see. If you’re a goat you are apparently NOT


stupid. What’s the quickest way to get across this canyon or river or whatever the heck this bridge traverses? Go up and cross over using the bridge. It seems you’ve also learned that the traffic will stop as soon as they see you. But it gets worse or better depending on your point of view. This herd is not in a hurry to cross the bridge but is moseying along at barely a walking pace. At the risk of PETA or some Park Ranger


attacking me, what’s a rider to do? Why, herd goats, of course. So I get on the bridge, get behind this herd and Varoom Varoom, the throttle and I am close enough to just about touch them. Varoom. Tail goes up, slightly faster movement. Varoom Varoom. They cross the bridge and jump onto the


other side embankment, and off we go. SURELY you know someone who has a video of this on their cell phone. I mean, this is the modern age. I am betting that there is a social media site in Japan or Hong Kong where those tourists posted it. Thankfully, Brian Diver was along taking great shots the whole trip, and a bunch of his, including one goat and flag girl, are part of this article. I know you are curious about that pass-


port story. Well, catch up to me LIVE in person, and you will hear it, though you can as well bring me into your studio and create a virtual Dave and I’ll relay it that way. I mean, I’m ready for the future. I’ll embrace it, not fight it, as story telling might even work better that way versus live. You know, I should have called this piece


“Dave The Goat Herder.” What’s next among the unexpected? Well, you’ll just have to join up on a ride to find out. So do that and I’ll see you down the road.


January 2017 BMW OWNERS NEWS


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