Monday, August 17, 2009
Decisions, decisions...
I have a couple of possibilities for rides in October. I can do one, but not both.
The Land of Enchantment (LOE) rally is in Albuquerque on October 2-4. I've been wanting to do a rally of some sort for a few years, and everyone says this is a great first rally. My friend Doug will be there, and has been encouraging me to go.
Before I do the LOE, I'd have to install my auxiliary lights. Now, this should be a 2-3 hour project, but the wiring under my fairing panels is too messy to take more stuff, so I'd have to clean it up before I could add the lights. I figure a couple of four hour days one weekend should do it.
If I do the LOE, I'd ride to Albuquerque on Thursday, October 1st - it's just not practical for me to ride there on Friday, then start the rally the next morning. A man's got to know his limitations, right?
My other possible October ride is the Dam Tour Awards, up in Portland. I've got 19 of the 20 dams so far, and have plans to ride up to Yosemite in the next week or two. Once I finish, I think I'll be the rider based the furthest from PDX to complete the whole set.
I've had a bunch of fun doing the Dam Tour this year. I've ridden on a lot of fantastic roads that I probably never would have found or considered otherwise, and I've met up with a bunch of great riders along the way.
PDX is about 1000 miles from home, so I could get away with two nights total in motels, making it pretty cost effective.
There's also the option of doing neither, but what fun is that?
I'm meeting up with Doug and Hal at IBR checkpoint 2. I think I'll get their input, and talk it over some more with Carole, and then decide. If I decide on the LOE, I need to get registered asap, but it can wait until after ckpt 2.
Posted by bnc at August 17, 2009 10:32 AM