gets 15 free cable stations. Wolf Blitzer’s face filled the screen. The rider switched it off. He took three little gin bottles (one ounce each) out of a bag, along with a bottle of vermouth and a jar of cocktail onions. He mixed a Gib- son Martini in the plastic cup by the sink and pulled out a worn copy of The Sun Also Rises. He will call the woman he loves in a little bit, hoping she will have that “I miss you” tone in her voice. She is not one for conversation in the evening, as she is never sure when her husband might walk in. The rider in his late 50s was three and a


half days in the saddle when he pulled into Salt Lake City. He was in town for a three-day rally to talk bikes, ride bikes and look at bikes—all German bikes. He was “camping” in a five-star business hotel, and he tipped a guy at the door to keep his K 1300 under the hotel marquee. There were two other bikes parked there: a flawless K 75 and an R Slash Something. All the R bikes looked the same to him. His K 1300 was custom painted jet black with a red black widow spider depicted on the tank. The license plate read “POIZN.” His first night in the room was spent alone.


The air conditioning soundlessly kept the temperature at “Christmas in Norway,” or about 30 degrees cooler than outside. The bed was huge and a Valentine to sleep. Break- fast—two eggs, a steak, fried potatoes, toast and a pot of coffee—materialized by pressing a button on the phone. The bathroom was bigger than his first apartment. He didn’t mind spending the first night alone. This was the risk of adventure. Sometimes you ride alone and sometimes you don’t. He knew 25 people in the lobby and the rally started… even though he wasn’t quite there yet. Now purists will argue that the last two


examples aren’t really camping, but purists will argue over anything. I say it is my kind of camping. See you in Salt Lake City.


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