Friday was a Bike and Bean shop ride. Several tourons joined the usual characters. I claimed my spot as the slowest rider as my breathing was really labored, I am not able to keep even the slowest other riders in sight. Really depresses me. My tech skills are lacking or maybe I am afraid to commit for fear of the failure and its consequences. I am more skilled than I will let myself be. The other riders rode Hogs which is a black diamond trail, I chose to challenge myself on the Blue square Hog Wash trail.
Several nights ago I googled moonshine recipes that i could make at the after ride party. I found a Bee Sting cocktail using honey, lemon juice, moonshine, and sweet tea. I bought the supplies for the go. I made the first one and sampled it, very tasty. I made many more for the crowd. Just a finger remains in the quart mason jar. Success.
While in the shower I created a new party game: Hairy Belly Take Home. The premise here is that the guy’s significant arrives @ the Bean after a shop ride after moonshine has been consumed, she can also. Then 3 men, one is her squeeze, bare their abdomen in a poster cutout. The woman is blind folded then lead over to the line of bare bellied men. She will by touching each abdomen to identify which one belongs to her. Haven’t thought thru what happens if the woman picks the wrong guy. I was laughing loudly thinking this thru while in the shower. I was pretty loud as guys in the shop heard me.
I have been sleeping off Beaverhead flat road hunkered in the desert. The green color of the van blends in w/ the greens:
One evening threatening rain clouds appeared:
One morning as I drove away I noticed a gaggle of black trash bags at a camp spot just to the left in the pic. Somebody littered the bags almost under my nose, neither party aware of each other. Today 2 USFS employees loaded the bags into a truck and drove to a proper dump to dispose of what appeared to be yard trimmings.
Bike and Bean has been really busy renting bikes. Jimmy says it is the spring break crowd; amazing how long spring break season lasts. Let the visitors enjoy the trails w/o me.
I plan on on staying here in Sedona till the end of April then heading east thru the south. I will make Steamboat, CO in August for the IMBA world summit.