Snapper insisted that the blog entry show that he was ready on time, and of course, Iva was ready on time. Someone else was not quite ready.
Hill Fun Into the North Breeze
Basically a repeat of the Oct-30 ride, except Iva and I were tired of riding into the wind, and since this was a "Shadow Ride", we changed the course and short-cut by taking a left onto John Mitchell Rd, which becomes Graham Sherron Rd. (Later, we skipped the Rock Springs Rd diversion and zipped straight back the entire way on Bruce Garner Rd.)
Lost Irregulars Ride, More Information Uncovered
When we reached the northernmost Graham Sherron / Woodland Ch Rd corner, Snapper realized he had been on the road just travelled once previously. During the Lost Irregulars episode ( discussion here ). Snapper explained that BigWaveDave had gotten them to that point with his I-pod mapping app, and then, either the I-pod was getting no signal, or the mapping went screwy, or there was poor human judgement -- I'm not clear.
Anyway, Snapper explained the choice of route they made that day (actually, he gave full credit to Wave, claiming that he, BrokenSpoke/Wheel and TallBoy were blameless). To short the description, from that corner, one can go right approx 1.5 miles to Bruce Garner Rd, or one can go straight approx 2 miles to Bruce Garner Rd, or one can go left and get farther away from PUE, and possibly more confused and even more lost. Wave, et al, went left. /:shaking my head:/
Gone in 60 Seconds
We were zipping along on Bruce Garner / New Light when Snapper went to the front and . . . I told Iva it was like watching a movie. "Which movie," Iva asked. "Gone in 60 Seconds."
At least Snapper discussed the plan with us beforehand. And speeding in doing a finishing "TT" on Bruce Garner / New Light is always accepted. Just be sure to also get your full quota of Ghoston, Peed, and MVC. Wouldn't want anyone to not get their money's worth.
We saw Levi and his bro-in-law just before we got to Ghoston. Levi looked to be dressed for a serious outing into the "up north".
LT and Crew in Training
Upon reaching PUE, we found the place overrun by guys in beige/tan overalls and funny hats. And fire trucks.
Several potential captions for the above were suggested:
1. Iva: "Officer, I think the brush fire started when Harvey lit the afterburners on New Light when he got tired of hanging with Iva and me." (those of you not there can imagine)
2. Snapper: “Lt. Dave, do you think it was wise of you to let Iva and Harvey drive the hook and ladder up to Stovall for the pizza?"
3. Mallet: "Cyclist explains ‘safety’ to dumfounded fireman: 'If I hadn’t drunk most of this I could have put that fire out for you.'"
4. Unknown: "Fire Lt. thinks to himself: 'is this guy EVER going to shut up?'"
A few moments later:
The caption for this second one is easy: "Fire Lt. thinks to himself: 'I already humored you clowns by speaking nicely to you, now get the heck out of my exercise area.'"
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Dec-6:
PUE: Hill Fun east of NewLight / BruceGarner; w/ Snapper, IvaHawk; 39.0 m.; est 2265 ft climbed --> effort = 62; 2 hrs, 32min; 15.3 mph.
1-Q tot: _20 rides, _755.3 m.; _47h31; 15.9 mph.
2-Q tot: _36 rides; 2124.3 m.; 134h59; 15.7 mph.
3-Q tot: _36 rides; 1947.2 m.; 121h48; 16.0 mph.
Oct tot: __9 rides; _551.4 m.; _34h41; 15.4 mph.
Nov tot: __8 rides; _372.3 m.; _23h49; 15.7 mph.
Dec tot: __1 rides; __39.0 m.; __2h32; 15.3 mph.
YTD tot: 117 rides; 5789.7 m.; 366h16; 15.8 mph.
Rolling 12-mos.: 124 rides; 6099.1 m.; 384h58; 15.8 mph
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