Planter/Daryl..you ask "WHY".......well, this is not my 1st cross country ride..been doing it since early 70's..I have also done Kenya, Greece, Mediterrian boat trips, Channel Islands, Central America, and many Carabbean Islands..so I have an idea of what I want...I also love machinery, so the 911 is entertaining...I mentioned on other threads that I'm from another planet..and when I visit other places the culture is what I take in..doing the US with it's many cultures is facinating..and doing it w/a 911 [a great machine] is iceing on the cake..the somewhat 3 month ride can be reduced to simple cave man action..there are no dinner appointments..there are no appointments..The radio antenna is folded down and I don't even look at a newspaper..so the ride is reduced to a simple experience [somewhat]..no people complications..the only thing I have to do is keep my brains together and keep the 911 rolling..the ride is as pure as I can make it...why I wanted to do this is specific to my state of mind..I felt that I needed it..It kind of flushes out the sump..it kind of puts into prespective why and how I lead my life..Who am I? What am I doing here? Where is this going? ..all timeless questions that we all seek answers to..a younger man may do a big ride for other reasons, that's great..but the more complicated a man's life becomes the more he has to sit back and put life in prospective, IMO..and if you want to sit back, then what better place to do it than a 911..when doing Nevada I had to stop at the place where "Beings" from other planets visit..WTF, maybe I'm doing what the others do..but the Alien capitol of the world asks the question "who am I"......Ron
