Yours truly, Long Rider

Everyone who follows this blog - I have a belated announcement:

I'm very honored to say I've been inducted into the Long Riders' Guild.

Full membership requires a ride of at least 1000 continuous miles. After Walter had his barbed-wire wreck, when it looked like his injury might mean the end of this year's ride, the Guild stunned me with an invitation to become an associate member. Associate membership is, on rare occasions, offered to those who have ridden at least 500 continuous miles, who have upheld the standards of the Guild, and whose rides were ended short of 1000 due to circumstances beyond their control.

I accepted the honor with both pride in our accomplishment (the honor is Walter's as well) and the humility of knowing we are in the company of many much more daring adventurers whose feats I can only admire, or perhaps aspire to someday.

I was waiting until we were listed on the LRG website before announcing it here. I was just listed under "Associate Members." Our ride is also listed under "Current Exhibitions."

Meaning... "It ain't over til the fat lady sings"...