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Wasn't independance day up in Canada, but my friend and I went on a 1070km tour of our part of Canada for Canada Day (July 1st). Wow that's a lot of Canada's.

Had a couple beers(or was it 5 or 6?), ate BBQ and lit fireworks at home so no riding for me. Weather was lousy in the northeast anyway.

It was pouring rain all day, so the bike stayed on the porch

We planned to take it out for a nice long ride and end up at the park overlooking the city to watch the fireworks downtown. We saw the new Die Hard movie instead.

I got on my bike and moved it from the driveway, to the garage. I was wearing shorts and sandals when i did this. I didnt turn the bike on.

That was my bike experience yesterday.

Took a short (44 mile) run with my wife (Lumberton-Tabernacle-Chatsworth-Lumberton) before it started raining. This was her first ride in 2 1/2 weeks, the torn tendon in her right thumb is healing well and the surgeon cleared her to ride.

She gave me a little scare. I was pushing pretty fast through some curves and she had dropped back a ways. Then I realized she wasn't there at all - pulled over, waited 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds..... nope. So I'm thinking, shyt, biker down. Turned around, backtracked a mile, and here she comes, humming along all nonchalant. Turns out a bird flew into her, being the animal lover she is she had to turn around and make sure the bird was OK (it was). We really need to get those communicators....

shalihe74 wrote: 6:30 start on my first trip from Phoenix to Yarnell to Prescott. The first part of the trip (Phoenix to Wickenburg on Hwy 60) was just straight. Turn onto 89 and found some twisties for a few miles before Yarnell, then flat'n'straight again for a while. Maybe 25 miles out of Prescott the road turned righteous, with some seriously proper "mountain curves". It being my first time through, I took it easy to learn the road but next time...

South out of Prescott on 69 (mistake - it looked curvy on the map), then on 17. Oh well. Now I know better! Got home about 11:30; all in all - a very nice day!

Hey! That's my favorite 1/2 day loop. Yarnell hill (the twisty uphill road before Yarnell) is one the top squidly roads in AZ. Since the uphill and downhill lanes are separate, you never have to worry about oncoming traffic on the 85 mph sweepers. It's only about 5 miles of twisty roads, but the squids turn around at the top, go back down to the bottom and do it over and over. It's the closest thing to a public racetrack I've ever seen.

You did good to be back by 11:30. I had to fly a couple of planes on Saturday morning. By the time I was done, it was 114 degrees and climbing. Too hot to start a trip anywhere. It topped out at 116 at around 3:00 PM, so I just hung out in front of the air conditioner vent.

Well in honour of my American cousins, I rode my bike to work, took the long way, and had a marvously slow day because our corp office in Texas was closed!! I then rode my bike home, tucked it safely away, had a lovely glass of merlot in your honour and watched John from Cincinatti (sp) on HBO.

I did some stoppies and wheelies to show off to the cute girls in my neighborhood... all with no gear and on a public street and wearing sandals...

not really.


I cruised around and enjoyed the nice weather, gosh, it was beautiful outside.