Just before Labor Day weekend I left with my wife on what turned into a six week road trip with our camping trailer and no motorcycle. The trip went great, seeing my two oldest sons and their families, visiting some old friends who are now retired in AZ and TX, and visiting some of the national parks we had not yet visited. But seeing the endless number of motorcycles on the road while I was driving my SUV pulling along my travel trailer at 60 mph was frustrating. I knew I was missing on some of the best riding of the year, when summer heat has passed and the Fall is not cold enough to interfere with good riding. We got home last night to a cold rain, so I am not sure when I can get out and ride again. I now regret not spending the big bucks to get a "toy hauler" camper that I can take along my motorcycle on such a trip, even if that means needing a truck instead of an SUV to tow it. But hopefully, being only early October, I will still have some good riding days before the snows of winter again descend upon this part of the Midwest.