Here and there ride

May 20, 2012
Colorado, USA

There's a wildfire burning in the Poudre Canyon area so our loose plan to ride the Poudre this weekend went up in smoke overnight. So, for lack of better phrasing today's ride was simply a here and there ride which means we didn't have any sort of a plan and a plan never developed. We rode on the east side of town and ventured as far north as we dared knowing a wildfire was burning northwest of town in Hewlett Gulch west of the Poudre.

Brunch was the first order of the day so we rolled south to Loveland and dined on the patio of our favorite B&G stop. Fatso's!

First stop! Brunch at Fatso's - Loveland, CO


Biscuits and Gravy on the patio - yum!


Later in the day we stopped at Cold Stone and spent a gift card that's been worrying our pocket since Christmas...


And, as is our custom we finished the day off with a beer on the patio

Today's ride = 202.7 miles

Slide show of today's ride (31 photos):

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Devils Lullaby - Biker Rock

Shared for my friend Nubbin with a shout out for his birthday!

Mother's Day Ride = 61.3 miles

May 13, 2012
Colorado, USA

First things first... I called my sweet Mom and wished her a Happy Mother's Day. Then...

Darn it! I was actually looking for a sunburn kind of ride today... like last year's Mother's Day ride. Oh well!

Mother Nature didn't throw as big of glitch as she could have (it was chilly but not wet) so on went the long underwear and leather and we rode out anyway and took the long way around to Thunder Mountain where I spent some of Tim's hard-earned money on a couple of summer riding shirts - I am ready when it [summer] finally gets here.

New summer riding gear...


Thanks Tim!

We brought the ride on home as the day turned colder and gloomier. We drove to Crazy Jack's Saloon, had a few beers and a BBQ pork sandwich and wouldn't you know that after that second beer the sun forced its way out !!#!!@!$#!!. That made us sort of contrary so we just ordered a third beer and called it a day. Summing up: all-in-all it was a pretty nice day.

Today's ride = 61.3 miles

A slide show of today's ride (16 photos)

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Happy Mother's Day MOM!

May 13, 2012
Colorado, USA

Lake, Lunch and Dam Ride = 58.1 miles

May 10, 2012
Colorado, USA

OK - so it's Thursday... but you see this sunshine on chrome and that mowed lawn in the background? That's the chore for the day DONE! so we rolled out in search of lunch by way of a BTGTW dam/lake ride. We found lunch at Serious Texas BBQ (Texas Tacos and Zuberfizz Rootbeer - YUM x2!). And the lake was looking fine this day!

Serious Texas BBQ


The road that winds up to No-Name lake near Chasteen Grove - Loveland, CO


Horsetooth Reservoir looking fine today


Part of the Dam ride that is so much fun


Tim calls this stretch of road approaching Bingham Hill an "obstacle illusion" - ha!

Today's ride = 58.1 miles

Slide show of today's ride = 38 photos

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Before the rain junk & pie ride = 52 miles

May 6, 2012
Colorado, USA

Rain is in the forecast but as we rolled out Tim said it ain't here yet. We decided we could at least sneak in a junktiquing ride so we rode to the next town over - Loveland, CO and shopped for a little while at Canyon Collectibles (indoor flea market). We took the back way home and as we rounded the south end of the "tooth" decided pie and coffee at Vern's would be just the cure for a gray afternoon. So, over the dam we went.

The Ride at Canyon Collectibles, Loveland CO - one of our favorite junk-tiquing spots.

The Ride keeping good company at Vern's.

Blueberry Pie for Tim and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie for me - yum!

The skies spit on us about three blocks from home.

Today's ride = 52 miles.

5th of May in the USA Ride

May 5, 2012
Colorado, USA

Yep! It is the 5th of May in the USA and we do not need any reason to celebrate other than that. We rolled out for a ride around the lakes after Tim's Saturday shift. As usual we headed up and around the south end of Horsetooth Reservoir and around No-Name Lake at Chasteen Grove near Loveland. Then we continued on to Flatiron Reservoir and followed the twisty, steep road up to Pinewood Lake at Blue Mountain. The photo attached to this paragraph is a view of Flatiron Reservoir from the road that travels up to Pinewood Lake. We haven't traveled this road in a couple of years... we had forgotten how much fun it is... although it is one way up and same way down.

This is a view of Carter Lake which was the next lake on the tour. This body of water is popular with the sail boat crowd and campers. It is normally breezy and not all that unusual to find sand drifted across the road as we did today on the south end. We noticed that the Windjammer is now peddling breakfast on Sunday mornings and made a mental note to get up there early sometime this summer.

Riding down from Carter Lake we wound our way toward Hwy 66 through Longmont and rolled into Lyons to see what was going on in that neck of the woods. The answer is not much - the Outlaw Saloon seemed to be doing a good business as was Oscar Blues. We made our usual pitstop in the park and then rolled toward home (the long way of course) and dinner - Tim had southwest food on the brain. We found that at Chili's.

What are the odds of catching a profile reflection in the Harley mirror?

Celebrating the 5th of May in the USA with chips n salsa, shrimp tacos and good ol American beer - what can I say I am an American girl - through and through.

Today's ride = 107 miles.

Slide show for the 5th of May ride (48 photos):

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Celebrating the 5th of May in the USA

May 5, 2012
Colorado, USA

BTGTW Lunch Ride

May 4, 2012
Colorado, USA

Burger and a BLT at Vern's plus a DAM ride takes the edge off of a Friday or any ol' day of the week.

PGR Mission: TX - US Army, WWII Veteran

May 3, 2012
Colorado, USA
Texas: Today the Patriot Guard of North Texas will stand the flag line at funeral services in Vernon, TX for:

Gus H. Schumann, US Army, WWII Veteran

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of this veteran. This Army veteran was a sargeant in field artillery and mechanics. He is the beloved Uncle of one of our own.

Rest in Peace Sir and Thank You for Your Service!

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Obit Times Record News Gus H Schuman