{"id":1669,"date":"2010-08-23T12:40:31","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T18:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2020-01-23T16:50:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T23:50:09","slug":"my-role-as-facilitator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/my-role-as-facilitator\/","title":{"rendered":"My Role as Facilitator"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pikes<\/p>\n

Here’s an out-of-the-ordinary sort of situation that just occurred.<\/p>\n

Running the Passes and Canyons website as I do, I frequently receive emails from people with questions about routes or lodging or motorcycle rentals or whatever. But recently I got a totally different request. Here it is:<\/p>\n

Hi Ken – I was reading through some of your site and was interested in knowing if you knew anyone in this area offers rides in this area? I drove up Mt. Evans with friends in the car the other day and noticed all the motor bikes heading up. It looked like a great way to see some of the magnificent drives around here. Thanks, Daphne<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After ascertaining that Daphne was interested in finding someone to take her for a ride, not to rent her a motorcycle, I considered offering to do it myself. Hey, I’m self-employed, earning money any way I can, why not? Well, the why not was the thought that if I did arrange a business deal with her where she hired me to take her for a ride and something bad happened, I could be screwed.<\/p>\n

So then I thought of Ron Coleman, who runs Western Dual Sport Motorcycle Adventures<\/a>. Ron is someone I know, who advertises on this site, and I figured he is set up with liability waivers and all that stuff, so he would be a good possibility, if he was interested.<\/p>\n

Long story short, I got this follow-up email from Daphne just a few minutes ago:<\/p>\n

Hi Ken – I just wanted to let you know that Ron Coleman did take me out for a scenic ride yesterday and it was wonderful! It goes without saying, what a nice guy Ron is, but I also found him quite interesting and fun to be with. I really enjoyed the opportunity to be able to take a ride while here in Colorado, the experience was great and the scenery incredible!<\/p>\n

Thank you for your help in putting us together!<\/p>\n

Sincerely, Daphne<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So how cool is that? It’s one of the things I enjoy about doing this website: helping people in whatever way I can. Daphne, you made my day.<\/p>\n

Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n

Everything looks better from the inside of a motorcycle helmet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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