After losing his only child, 26 year old Lance, to liver cancer, Ara Gureghian was in despair and credits being saved by Spirit. The irony is that Ara originally saved Spirit, two days prior to being euthanized in the shelter at which he had been staying after being taken away from his abusive former owner. It took some time for Spirit to learn to trust people again but he has a certified 'heart of gold' according to 67 year old Ara.
Another cool part of this story is that these two devoted companions have been living a nomadic life , travelling together in their motorcycle with sidecar. They've racked up about 300,000 miles, mostly traversing north and south in the western and central USA, following the better weather for over a decade.
Ara is chronicling their journey in his blog
'Oasis Of The Soul' and also wrote a book titled "
Freedom On Both Ends Of The Leash". Pretty interesting read, even if you're not a motorcyclist, since Ara is also a chef and writes a fair bit about cooking.
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| Ready to roll |
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| Snow is no fun but manageable with a sidecar |
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| "Bite Me"!! haha! Spirit is apparently quite a ham when wearing his googles and helmet |
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| They can sure pack it all up |
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| Ara and Spirit have seen some amazing scenery and some beautiful sunsets |
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| Spirit tries out some different 'Doggles' |
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| This is quite the 'wide load' |
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