The True Virtual Tour

In the real estate world, when someone mentions “virtual tour” they think about experiencing a home or property through a series of photos edited together in a slideshow. This is in fact a true statement, however for me the notion of virtually touring something is completely different.

For me, the true virtual tour is riding along the back roads of North America on my Harley Davidson motorcycle – from way up North in Canada, to sunny Mexico and from sea to shining sea. One might ask, how in the world would someone get started doing something that is so dangerous? Good question! I asked myself the same thing. Back in the old days when I knew just about everything (in my opinion), I bought my son a small trail bike for his 12th birthday. I tried to convey all my fatherly knowledge of motorcycle safety, like never ride without a helmet, never race, and never ride anyone else’s bike but your own. My son’s answer – “yes daddy”.

The following day was my own birthday and as I was sitting on my deck enjoying a cup of coffee in the sun, I suddenly heard what sounded like two trail bikes racing up our field. Yup, you guessed it. Everything I told him the day before was ignored and my son had a bad crash that put him in the hospital for weeks. That day I said I would NEVER ride again. Well, we all know what happens when we say never.

Several years later, a group of us older wiser guys got the idea to get road bikes – before you knew it, five of us took off on a road trip around Oregon. One of the guys and I hit it off right away and everything just seemed to mesh. Since 1993, him and I have racked up over 125,000 miles together and have “virtually toured” most of the National Parks west of the Mississippi River. We have been to Sturgis Motor Cycle Rally in South Dakota five times and even had our daughters meet us there back in 2003. We’ve been to the Laughlin, NV Rally five times as well, and in 2007 we sold my buddy’s family restaurant and took a month off to ride to the big rally in Daytona, FL for Bike Week. From there we rode to Key West, FL to mile post 0 and even saw a night time Shuttle launch in Cocoa Beach, FL.

So, when I hear the words “virtual tour” I think of this beautiful country. The beautiful Rocky Mountains, the Cascades, the snow-capped Sierras, Banff National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the head waters of the mighty Columbia, the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, Monument Valley, UT and even Death Valley, CA. The freedom to see the ground from your feet to the sky above, from left to right as far as you can turn your head, with no obstruction. The wind in your face, the smell of fresh flowers and pine trees, and oh yes, a few farms here and there – but this is my virtual tour.

We are now marketing my motorcycle buddy’s house so we can take even more time off to enjoy this beautiful country! Please see the listing information below for further details about this great property in Seaside, Oregon. - Dann Pickell, Broker

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