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warm and dry week beneath Utah’s seamless, sunny sky proved to be the perfect setting for a group of women to meet, ride, share and heal.


For most of them, it took the persuasion


of family or friends to commit to the event, but once they were there, it didn’t take long for them to relax with the Motorcycle Relief Project. This was to be no ordinary week away from home, and their apprehension was soon replaced with excitement. Created to help returning veterans suf-


fering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other invisible injuries, the non- profit Motorcycle Relief Project was formed to take veterans on multiday motorcycle “Relief Rides” as a means of helping them decompress, connect with others who have had similar experiences, encounter nature and beauty, and learn valuable techniques for managing their injuries. “I find motorcycling to be incredibly


therapeutic in my own life and could not help but think that, for many veterans, motorcycle riding would do the same, while also satisfying the thirst for adventure that inspired them to enlist in the first place,” said Tom Larson, founder and executive director of MRP. “We want to offer the


Participants in the first all-female Motorcycle Relief Project ride gather for a group photo.


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BMW OWNERS NEWS February 2017


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