Attending the Steel Horse Sisterhood Summit in Denver, CO from May 1 - 4 was an incredible event for female motorcycle riders, both new and experienced. With between 275 and 300 in attendance, the event was inspiring for the ladies, both passengers and riders. Many riders came from out of state, converging from Florida, California, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas and various other states. Women told the stories of their travels, shared laughs and hugs, and learned from the inspiring speakers.
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| Bikes beginning to arrive on Friday |
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| Old friends meet |
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| Registration |
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| Posing on the Red Carpet |
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| Ladies line up their bikes for the Firefighter Bike Wash |
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| Waiting in line in comfort |
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| Masyn is a celebrated rider in Colorado |
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| A shirtless firefighter gives Tatonka a scrub down |
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| Sherri, former Physics teacher, gets a push, just to watch the firefighter's "low coefficient of giggledge" |
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Gathering of riders
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Laura Klock, who appeared in "Why We Ride" and land speed record holder,
shows me windshields from Klock Werks |
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| Bikes lined up at Vendor Tent |
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| Lining up for the Sunrise Ride |
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| Riding to Red Rocks |
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| Arriving at Red Rocks right at dawn |
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| Hamming it up |
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| Aloha seems happy to have recently relocated to Colorado from Hawaii |
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| My roommate Holly was the best roomie ever! |
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Ellie rode from Chicago (with Michelle) attempting an Iron Butt Ride,
but got a room after 730 miles, arriving in Denver the next day |
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| Lisa isn't just a great speaker, but a pretty good rider too |
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| Ladies line up along the rail for a group photo |
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| Lisa loves her Harley |
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| Inspired to ride by these ladies |
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| Some of us broke off in smaller groups for rides |
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| Modern Madame is a Christian based women's motorcycle apparel company |
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| There were sport bikes too! |
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| Deb rolled in from Wisconsin |
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| Jodi and Holly were both volunteers for the Summit |
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| Every morning the Sheraton provided an amazing breakfast |
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| Laura enjoyed meeting all the riders |
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| As did Lisa |
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| Bikes getting packed up to head home |
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| There's nothing more beautiful than a woman who rides |
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| The rider on the VStrom cruised the parking lot looking for a friend |
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| Riders grab a photo with Jessi Combs |
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| The hardest part was saying goodbye to all the lovely women |
Looks like you had a really great time. Well worth riding through the snow........
ReplyDeleteHope you can come next year Brandy. That would be great!
DeleteSo many ladies ;-) I should have covered this event as a photographer. Great event.
ReplyDeleteYou really missed out George. ;) I was just in awe at the beautiful women riding those motorcycles.
DeleteTina, looks like you had a great time. I think it's great that you had women riders from all across the U.S. It's cool when like minded folks get together and enjoy each others company. I'm sure the event will only get bigger over the next few years.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Curt
Live Free. Ride Hard. Be Happy
Curt,
DeleteQuite a few women were from Texas, including Linda Dalton. I hope she sees this comment. I referred many of them to your blog, but I'll post another link on the FB Group page for the Summit for those women to read. I'm sure they would like to read about some of your rides. :)
I love seeing this sort of positive engagement in our joint passion by women. In Australia, sadly, there are few women who ride (although slowly Improving. Sad because I believe that more women riding would help break down the stereotypes and (hopefully) go some way towards changing aggressive driver attitudes towards all bikers, PLUS it's a great life enhancing experience!
ReplyDeletelooks like it was a great time. Safe Travels Home.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you Happy Sash... May you have more and more trips like this :)
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