Monthly Archives: July 2006
July 30, 2006
WFO-5 Day 5
Left around 1:00pm. Lunch and gas in Truckee. Snack at In-N-Out in Stockton. Driving buddy in a new Taurus. Gas in Firebaugh. SR-46 30 minute wait at CJ's. SR-58 gas and salad at McDonalds. Home around 10:45pm.
WFO-5
I rode to Reno for the WFO-5 rally in July, 2006.- Day 1 - Home to Reno, up US-395
- Day 2 - R&R with Carole
- Day 3 - Big Dog ride
- Day 4 - More R&R
- Day 5 - Back home
July 29, 2006
WFO-5 Day 4
Resting damaged eyes. Drove around country club south-east of hotel. Sunglasses at Big Five. Claim Jumper. New server - terrible. Let Carole beat me at Canasta.
July 28, 2006
WFO-5 Day 3
Big Dog ride. Got up at 5:45am; quick shower. Gas. Coffee. Waited until 8:00am before leaving. Mt. Rose hwy. US-50. SR-88/89. Luther Pass. Monitor Pass. Markleeville. Topaz Lake. SR-108. Dardenelles. Lost in Sonora. Alpine Lake. Eyes torched. Nice evening.
July 27, 2006
WFO-5 Day 2
Not much. Pizza for dinner.
July 26, 2006
WFO-5 Day 1
Left around 6:45am. V-1 not working - corrosion on the on-bike connectors. Quick gas stop at the 76 station. Angeles Crest/Angeles Forest not good going north while the in-bound commuters are on the road. Breakfast and gas in Lone Pine. Gas in Bridgeport. Hotel check-in very efficient and professional. Debate over whether non-smoking room had left-over smoke; left it for Carole to decide. Port of Subs sandwhich for dinner. Carole arrived around 10:30pm.
July 19, 2006
Ride cards
Here's a word document with my ride cards - my avatar and forum name on one side, and my contact and emergency info on the other side. I give these out to one or two other riders on group rides, in case we get separated.
Update: I added my real name to the front of the card.
July 10, 2006
Big Bear Lake
My brother-in-law Michael, a great actor, accomplished singer, and terrific dancer, was doing the show Carousel at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center. The last show of the run was on Sunday, and Carole arranged for us to get tickets for the matinee.
I decided to ride my bike up, for a variety of reasons, but mostly so Carole could drive up in her 'Vette. It's a little less then 55 miles from my house to the junction of I-10 and SR-30 in Redlands, which passed quickly. On the way to the show, I took the 30 to the 330 to the 18, and made good time. It had been a while since I took a long ride, and it felt good to hit the twisties.
Carole pulled in to the PAC just after I arrived. We stopped at the Will Call window, and met up with Michael in the lobby. He informed us that the lead actor was unavailable — something about a car crash, but rumors in the crowd hinted at a DUI and a jail cell — so they were going to do a concert version of the show - full costumes, scene changes, the full ballet, but without the dialog. Karen and Sam joined us for the show.
The actor playing Jigger filled in as Billy Bigelow for a few of the big numbers, and did a fine job. They had him play both Billy and Jigger in different scenes, making it hard to keep track of who he was at times.
After the show we went to Pat and Harvey's for barbeque. Crystal and Logan joined us, and it was fun chatting with everyone. A lot of times there's just too many people at the big family gatherings, but this was just about right.
I wanted to get off the mountain before dark. At 7:30pm, I geared up and got started, and immediately got blinded by the setting sun, which if I continuned back on the 18 would be a constant annoyance — and safety concern — for most of the way down the hill. I made a quick decision to head back on SR-38, which adds 20 miles to the trip but starts out heading south and east, away from the setting sun.
I got back around 9:15pm, and caught up on the World Cup results.
