Thanks Steel. And forgive the long delay in responding.

Sorry again Don for taking so long to respond.

I’m glad you find some satisfaction in the view of central Pennsylvania I provide. It is a beautiful place to live and ride.

And thank you for the kind words on the things I share here. It’s been a challenge of late to write. Hopefully that will soon change because I do enjoy writing. Clears my mind much like a ride does.

Sorry for the delay in responding. I’ve been distracted by life…

Riding in the cold does build up resistance. It did for me. This year, at age 71, I see there is a limit to how much resistance I can build and adapt. A sad realization but something I have to factor into my riding. You seem to understand the challenge.

I still don’t want to surrender to winter but man it is more challenging than it used to be.

The idea of hot-and-cold therapy is a good one. You hit the nail on the head.

And again, sorry for the delay in responding.

Well, nothing like taking months for me to reply to your comments. Sorry.

Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate them. And you’re correct, I have many options for great rides here. Especially for someone who is interested in traveling slowly and drinking in the world around me. There will be more posts soon.

Central Pennsylvania definitely has great conditions and routes for riding scooters and motorcycles. I’m amazed at how often I still find roads and trails that are new to me. A testament to the size of Pennsylvania and its network of roads.

Hopefully I can keep you looking forward to posts in the New Year.

I sometimes think that if you didn’t ride through winter, you’d probably feel the cold much more than you do now. That gradual exposure really matters. With age, that resistance may become smaller — but without winter riding, it might not exist at all.

And I really liked the idea that going out is about keeping the machines working. I feel it works the same way for us. I need to ride my scooter to keep myself functioning, to avoid surrendering to the darker season — which, at the same time, reveals its own beauty through contrast.

In a way, it feels like a kind of hot-and-cold therapy. People pay for that in spas. We just go for a ride.