... I promised to go on a camping trip real soon. --Andy
On Sunday, July 22, 2012 11:16:35 PM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > About a week ago I was planning an overnight bike camping trip. I had the > support and encouragement of my wife. As the week went on and I talked to > friends about possibly joining me, it became apparent that I either needed > to go overnight alone or forgo the camping in exchange for 2 day trips with > 2 different friends. I opted for the latter. When I told my wife the new > plan, she told me that she'd rather I be gone overnight. Her explanation > involved something about how when I'm gone during the day she does't have > any time off 'cause she's watching the kids. For her to get "time off" I > need to be gone in the evening too so she can relax and do her thing. > > In the end, I opted to go for the 2 day trips and disappoint my wife. > > Saturday (day 1) was an excursion across the Columbia River to Portland's > out-of-state suburb... Vancouver, WA aka the "not cool Vancouver". (note: > Vancouver, BC, Canada is the "cool Vancouver"). Our objective was a MUP > that friend B-money had spied on the map a while back but neither of us had > ever ridden on it. Success... the trail was a bit dis-jointed with several > connections on neighborhood streets, but overall it was a pleasant respite > from the heavily car oriented suburbs of the 'couve. > > Sunday (day 2) the weather was "supposed" to start out cloudy but clear up > as the day progressed. That didn't necessarily prove to be the case. We got > a little wet, but it wasn't that cold and we were mostly dry. Despite the > weather, it was great to ride with fellow AHH owner Leaf "Mike" Slayer. We > saw a bear but one of us might have shouted an exclamation of excitement > and scared the bruin off before anyone could snap a picture, so no proof > that that actually happened. > > Pics > here<https://picasaweb.google.com/113148323994353762329/DisappointingTheWife?authuser=0&feat=directlink> > > --Andy > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/s2Xm008GvPsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
