Gorgeous shots -oh and the scenery looks nice too ;-)
On Jul 6, 4:09 pm, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Great pics, Eric! I remember going to that park as a young-un. Always
> liked that part of the state. The St. Croix is a good river. I've had my
> Hilsen for just about the same amount of time - only have about 500 miles on
> it, however. I feel like I'm still building it (probably always will) -
> just got fenders put on it. The rack is next...
>
> Brian (now in Seattle)
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:07 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Finally was able to schedule a day off work and have the weather
> > cooperate. So Sunday afternoon loaded up the Sam Hillborne and headed
> > out from my house to William O'Brien State Park. About 30 miles from
> > my house. Didn't make advance reservations, hoping the campground
> > wasn't too full on a Sunday night. No issues outside of traffic on
> > the way out. For the last 7 to 10 miles, the road follows a major
> > highway and the shoulders are not great. Wide enough, but poorly
> > maintained. Had to concentrate quite a bit. (And was also thankful
> > for the rear view mirror a few times. Probably kept me from swerving
> > into traffic that wasn't moving over.) Took my "traditional" stop at
> > Marine on St. Croix where I had an ice cream cone and picked up a
> > couple of items at the general store.
>
> > Campground was fairly empty. And this year decided to get a campsite
> > down by the river. That has good and bad aspects. The bad - a steep
> > climb out of the river bottoms back to the road or bike path. Good -
> > well sheltered and great views of the St. Croix river. After getting
> > camp set up, rode back to the headquarters to buy some wood. Found
> > out the strap I had was just a bit too short. So, balanced the load
> > on the rack and rode back very carefully.
>
> > A good experience. Campground was about half full. Made friends with
> > my neighbors who were also staying just one night with the kids.
> > Slept better than last time. Still not great, but better. Might have
> > to break down and carry the air mattress next time.
>
> > The ride home was a lot of climbing. Although this year seemed easier
> > than last. I'll give credit to the bike, because there's no way I'm
> > in better shape.
>
> > As to the Hillborne, it worked beautifully. Considering I probably
> > significantly overloaded the rear, it had no complaints. This could
> > easily be a bike that could handle a long tour.
>
> > Pictures of the ride are here -http://tinyurl.com/mr3q6a
>
> > Lastly - yesterday was the two month anniversary for my owning the
> > Hillborne. Although today is the first ride anniversary. To date,
> > have a bit over 1,100 miles on the bike. Not that it matters, but
> > that's the most I've put on any bike in such a short period of time.
>
> > Eric Platt
> > St. Paul, MN- Hide quoted text -
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