It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted; very busy weeks they were for me! I attended a motorcycle rally and spent some time at The Lot. Here are some of the details.
This years’s motorcycle rally was held in Gunnison, Colorado, only about 158 miles from home. I arrived Thursday with my camping gear and a few other attendees were already there, including the rally organizer.
The itinerary called for rides on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, then return home on Monday. This worked out pretty well, with rides over many of Colorado’s high passes and a stretch along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. On Monday a friend and I headed off to the Great Sand Dunes National Park before heading home (my companion was heading to Grand Junction for the night).
About a dozen guys showed up for some or all of the rally. Here is a photo of the Friday group at the top of Monarch Pass:
XS 11 Friday ride group.(Photo by a passerby.)
The rally organizer is at the left side of this photo, Howard Bonser. Harry and Joe are in the foreground, I am at the top off the sign, and Russ and Jeff are at the right.
Here is a group photo from the Saturday ride which included a stop at the top of Independence Pass:
XS11 members at Independence Pass, July 14, 2018 (Photo by Jeff H.)
I did not take a lot of photos this time but did manage a selfie at Great Sand Dunes National Park:
Selfie at Sand Dunes Park.
I arrived home Monday night, then it was back to work on Tuesday. The rally – almost 1,400 miles total – was a great success and I enjoyed the rides and the company.
This past weekend I spent at The Lot, going up for an overnighter on Saturday. I finished cutting a path through the woods near the east side of the lot, opening it up for clean-up. While I don’t like cutting live trees, the only way we would be able to access this part of The Lot and be able to clean it up was to have access for the ATV and trailer, so a path was needed. I tried to put it where the fewest trees would have to be removed.
Path through the aspen grove on The Lot
After completing the path, I loaded up another trailer-full of logs to bring home (and eventually to cut into firewood). I also did a little chipping; Pam wanted a few more chips to use around the yard at home. My work time was interupted by a two-hour shower, very welcome in this dry summer!
The next couple of weeks should be routine (work + maintenance chores), then I do have a long work weekend planned for the first week of August, taking off August 6 and 7.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
Global warming deniers should be living on the Western Slope of Colorado this summer. Normally, at this point in the year, the high desert around us experiences an average of 4 days with temps over 100 degrees. Counting today, we are at 13 days of over 100 degrees (not consecutive) and tomorrow is predicted to be #14.
Our Arizona friend Hank realizes what kind of heat this is. Dry heat, right? Dry heat it may be, hot-hot-hot it is. When the wind blows, the hot moving air almost takes your breath away. Ugh.
The irrigation water for outside watering is still coming through the yard faucet (apparently the ditch that supplies the town hasn’t dried up yet). So I continue to water the grass (every other day) and the flowers (pretty much every day). I promised myself I would try to keep the Mary Lynn Memorial Garden going through the worst of the high summer. So far, so good.
Outdoor cat Uno enjoys a warm evening by sitting on the OC-3. (Photo by Pam.)
Happy Trails.
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