Looks like a good day for all!
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 9:51 PM, qwerty <mike.gilles...@gmail.com> wrote: > Enjoyed a fantastic ride and weather (for Nov @ 9,000' elev). Best of > all, I was able to connect with Patrick and get a chance to become a > bit more acquainted. I can confirm that yes, Patrick does indeed ride > shoeless, in late fall, on single track. It was quite amusing to see > the expressions on the faces of riders we passed when they saw us > coming. Old guys, on old-looking bikes, and one with no shoes! > > Proof it happened here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/55639583@N04/sets/72157637742890025/ > > Thanks Patrick, 'twas a most pleasurable day. Looking forward to more! > > Mike > > On 11/16/13, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > > Here's Mike on the trail... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157637744664614/ > > > > With abandon, > > Patrick > > > > On Saturday, November 16, 2013 6:07:36 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > >> > >> Mike met me at Little Scraggy parking lot outside of Buffalo Creek about > >> 9am this morning and we had a wondrous 4 hours of riding and leisurely > >> hour > >> lunch on a warmish day for mid-November in Colorado. It started off in > the > >> > >> 30’s and warmed to the 40’s. We heard the winds in the trees, but didn’t > >> feel them until we entered the burn area on Shinglemill Trail. > >> > >> No idea of distance and I’m not sure if Mike had a computer. We rode the > >> Colorado Trail over hill and dale, a few creeks, lots of roots and a few > >> rock gardens. Eventually the rifles in the distance we getting too close > >> for my brain, so we turned around and made a loop of it on the trails > >> north > >> of the CT. We dropped down to Buffalo Creek Road, a nice double track > that > >> > >> follows the creek down, then turned up Shinglemill for a vigorous, fun, > >> twisting smooth climb through the Buffalo Creek Fire burn area. No trees > >> meant the 30-40 mph winds we’d been hearing had free access to us. I > >> learned that winding single track, steep climbing, and strong gusting > >> cross > >> winds do not play nicely with vertigo. I limped along after that, making > >> it > >> back to the parking lot at 2pm. > >> > >> MIke was a joy to ride with and I look forward to the next time we get > to > >> > >> ride. Thanks, Mike! > >> > >> With abandon, > >> Patrick > >> > >> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > >> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > >> > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
