If you set out to attempt something monumental lets say climbing Mount Everest but make it only to 24,000 feet, is your effort a failure? If you fall in love with someone and hope to grow old with that person, but they pass away, what happens to that dream? What happens when your dreams are not actualized the way you had them in your head?
Backroads With Betsy: What Matters Most
Deerskin is one of the softest leathers out there. If youve ever ridden in a pair of deerskin gloves, you know how comfortable and lightweight they are. Deerskin is also a pretty tough leather so its great for protection.
The first time you got caught in a heavy downpour and had to ride many miles through it, you probably learned this tip the hard way. The stuff in your backrest bag undoubtedly got soaked. Even if the bag is waterproof (which few are), the water has a way of seeping in through the seams and zippers and trickling down to your clothing.
Extra Protection for Stuff in Luggage
Up until the last two to three years there wasns a clearly defined womens market with which to identify any trends. However, in 2006 we saw a marked increase in apparel companies catering to women
New Trends Emerging from Womens Apparel
Interviewing fellow biker and climber Tim Medvetz in late January was enough to inspire me to want to be a part of this years expedition team to attempt the Mount Everest summit. I then had just two months to raise the money and prepare myself for the biggest adventure of my life. In a frenzied mode as I glanced at my rusted old chopper in the garage each day, I kept thinking I needed to get the girls together for one last ride before I left.
Backroads With Betsy: Best Friends
At the end of the riding day, when your hair is all tangled from riding, weve got just the tip to help you get the knots out tangle free.
During the month of May, you will start to see some changes to the look of WomenRidersNow.com. Dare I say, were “under construction” at the moment. So if you see some weird things graphically going
Have you heard that country song that says, “So when you dream, dream big because just maybe someday those dreams will come true”? Well, I dreamt big, and guess what? My dream did come true! I am going to climb Mount Everest!
Backroads With Betsy: Dream Big
Betsy Huelskamp, a columnist with WomenRidersNow.com, is on her way to attempting to summit Mt. Everest as part of an expedition team to be filmed by Discovery Channel. Last we reported, Betsy was seeking donations in an effort to raise the funds to pay for her part in an expedition that is being shot for Discovery Channels second installment of “Everest: Beyond the Limit.”
WRNs Betsy Huelskamp on Her Way to Mt. Everest
Its been more than a month since my last Editors Thoughts column. Didn’t mean for so much time to pass, but I have a good excuse. I’ve been traveling for two of the last four