Monday, March 14, 2011

The reprieave is over 2011
















Oh it was great while it lasted I got my much needed hit of sun,blue sky and warmth for 3 weeks. But now back in Oregon for a few weeks then back to Zoo Town to mines of work. At best I may see the sky again in April. It has rained here sense Friday when I rolled in and it's Monday -what the???





I spoil easily and the acclamation back to dark,cold and dreaie isn't easy. But on the other side of it the green,great smelling air and a glimpse of sun here and there are nice.





The travel was perky with the parts moving around from Barrago to Yuma then back to Barrago Springs for a few more days because I could. When I first got back there I jumped on the crossy with it's road tire set up and headed up to Julian California which is around 45 hundred feet up from around 4oo feet start from Barrago. Lots of switches and great hilly scenery up and into the snow on the side of the road I went. I meant a dude touring from Minneapolis and we shared some talk over bosen berry pie and tortilla soup at the famous Julian bakery eatery.





I road the next day up Montezuma Pass again trying to make the 55 mile loop but cross winds had a different plan. I turned around and tried to stand with my back to the wind to put some warmer duds on and couldn't hardly hold my spot from the push of the gail force. So back to barrago and the flat with some wind but do able.





I hung one more day in Barrago going to a bar the night before and listening to some great music by a band from Cordalane Idaho that could CCR-The Stones-The Doors-Johny Cash-etc and did it right. Next day I had a real treat with a meat ting from Heidi Swift and Sal Bondi from Portland,I've known them a couple of years now from Cycling House rides. Swifty was going to tour the area and Sal was meeting up with Russel Creed camp in Palm Springs. The weather kinda sucked that day so I suggested Wild Turkey Honey flavored to Swifty if she was stuck for the day there. She sent a tex out later that day with the Turkey photo-nice Swifty.





Off to Palm Springs where the ridding to me isn't that great because of the bad cally roads and way to many drivers on the good climbs. I meant up with the Sal gang of 9 riders one day.





Then off to Vegas which I myself have always kinda just done drive by's but I found out a thing or two this time. The down town vibe was actually kinda fun the peeps watching after a few gin and tonics got more interesting especially with both sexes in troll mode. The guys in there under sized designer tee shirts and the girls also in their under sized dresses,not such a bad thing... I did a Circus Oh la show with the Beetles Love which was a life changer . Same night did a BB Kings Bar with a great Jazz band toured the new Cosmopolitan ,saw the Bolshoi fountain show,played pool did arcade games,drained seven and sevens with a tequila shot,played the slots and was back at the hotel by one o'clock. Now for me because maybe I am a Mam bi Pambie that was sensory over load.





Before and after this did a couple of great hikes with a beautiful slot canyon by Lake Mead and a ten k and scuttle around Red Rock Canyon.





Last week after not ridding for 5 days I put in 3 days with 172 mile total with the legs after so many Lake Mead rollers won ting to scream No Moss on the third 60 mile day. The scenery threw Valley of the Sun just rocks like Utah and maybe more so that 70 mile day I didn't feal much pain. SO won ting to visit and hang a little more in Oregon before the Montana journey I tore myself away from this warm, blue skied great ridding area. What the hell was I thinking ??? Maybe I got to much wattage over load in sin city. It has rained every day here seance I got back. I know buck up after all it is the great and beautiful North West and mostly I am happy to be back in it...