MORE WEIRD STUFF…..

OK, I forgot to add one more weird thing from Deadwood on Monday night……

As I am walking into Saloon #10 I run into a friend from my hometown!  Actually he is the owner of the HD dealership in Statesville, Don Tilley.  We shot the breeze for about 30 mins.

Now for the updates for Aug 10th:

Pulled out of Fort Collins around 0930 hours.  Needed to wait for some fog to burn off and clouds to clear.  Picked an out of the way road to start the day.  I always tell my friend Andy that life should be measured by width, not distance.  I am notorious for picking roads that add sometimes 100’s of miles to a day ride.  Anyone who is ever in the area needs to take Rist Canyon Rd.  You will thank me.  What an awesome ride.  That dead ended into CO Rd 27.  Again, just a joy to ride.  When you have 10 mph speed signs….it gives you a motorcycle woody! 

From there we headed on into Rocky Mountain National Park.  I am so glad I ran into the guy on the way from Sturgis to Fort Collins who suggested this ride.  Just spectacular!  Elevation went in excess of 12,500!

At the top there is a typical, “here, let us rip you off for a t-shirt made in China in a US National Park” store.  We pulled in.  Sit down…I know this is going to surprise you…but, I started talking to someone.  It was actually the Park Ranger.  Great kid named Matthew.  If you are a VET you will know what I mean when I say this…”he carried himself like a VET.”  I asked and sure enough, Navy Corpsman.  He had been shot twice in Iraq.  We had a terrific conversation.  Come to find out he owns a bike and I talked him into looking up the CO Chapter of CVMA.  He is from MS and wants to get a job in the Smokey Mountains! 

From there we headed down for the exit of the park.  As we were exiting….HERE GOES SOME MORE WEIRD STUFF:

OK, not this weird….but close!
Four guys were on their way into the park and they pulled over into a pull off.  I quickly did a marvelous 180 degree turn as taught in the Motomark1 school and went back.  Elvis followed suit.  I pulled up and yep, once again it surprise the crap out of me…I started talking to them.  I ask if they were going into the park.  They were, and so I was “what the hell” here, take our passes and save $10!  I took Elvis’ and gave it away too.  Normal biker jargon always includes…”where you from, where you headed, how long you been out?”  These four guys were from MN.  I asked where naturally since I had lived there.  One guy only lived five miles.  Here is where the three breasts are just not that weird…..I told him I lived up there for 10 years because of the airlines.  His wife is a flight attendant and I HAD FLOWN WITH HER!  See, I told you a woman with three breasts was not weird!
Nice ride followed into Frisco, CO.  On the advice of my friend from Colorado Springs I picked a hotel she said was “nice!”  She must have been on a DATE AND HE PICKED THE HONEYMOON SUITE!  The place has no A/C, just window fan if you can get the windows open and when the check in guy goes outside to smoke…right into the room!
I think Elvis may head East tomorrow.  I plan on being out at least another 7/8/9 days!  We are riding over to Evergreen, CO tomorrow to meet a friend who taught me to fly fish and how to fly the DC-9!  By friend Bob Sugg.  I was put on “HOME PHONE PROBATION” tonight by his wife Cathy.  I was quickly informed NOT TO CALL THE HOME PHONE!  Only telemarketers do that.  I was lucky she picked up! And trust me…when she was done, I felt damn lucky!

For now…that is all the news worth printing!
MDD

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