Great Day in the Northwest.

I'm guessing that if it was a great looking sunny day in the Seattle area, that most others West Coast Locales also had some nice weather.
It was so nice in fact, after a nice little lunch with a friend who gave a public discourse, plus wife, along with some other friends we went to play and work outside!
Now for my daughter and myself it was running some close to 3 miles across the I-90 from Mercer Island to the Mt. Baker neighbourhood. I can hear some of you already (that's if I have any readers) what does this have to do with motorcycles!? I have to remind you that there is the "Then some" in the blog title.
Ok, well as we ran/walked along with two other friends, Aaron & Jen, there were quite a number of motorcycles out riding in both the East & West directions. Maybe I'm odd but every time I see a bike go by I sincerely smile. My feelings of joy, pleasure and downright fun I've had while riding seems to be brought back by being witness to someone else likely doing the same. Cheesy, maybe but I really love motorcycles.
If I would've counted I'm sure I easily would have got up to 80. There were solo riders aplenty crossing Lake Washington in both directions. Along with those lone adventurists(not sure if that's a word, spell check is trying to tell me it's wrong but it doesn't give me any good alternatives unless I'm referring to a female), there
were riders in packs up to 6 on at least one occasion. at least a dozen of these various riders carried passengers, women in all cases. I could tell due to clothing first, hair second. And call me sexist or unsure of my masculinity, but the colors on the apparel of most of the passengers, shouted female.
It's a great sight to behold. It's exciting for me to hear them and try to ID them from Harley, any cruiser, sportbike to standard. I'm usually right 20% of the time. Maybe. It also stirs a little jealousy seeing that they're riding and I'm not.
Either way, I truly believe that a majority of individuals should try riding a motorcycle at least once in their life.