Trip to the mountains

[Julie Anhorn]

Craig,

Yer mighty quick then cos I don't think I took my eyes off him the whole
time we were talking lol

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Goldstein" <craigmri@earthlink.net>
To: "Julie Anhorn" <suzukirider800@shaw.ca>; <migcruisers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: RE: Trip to the mountains


> Julie,
>
> Fantastic ride report.  I felt like I was along for the ride cause when
you
> werent looking I kicked that truckers ass  ;-)
>
> Good on ya for getting out there and doing what you love.
>
> Craig
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Julie Anhorn <suzukirider800@shaw.ca>
> > To: <migcruisers@autox.team.net>
> > Date: 8/21/2005 9:48:04 PM
> > Subject: Trip to the mountains
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Well let me first say that 6 hours of riding will cure a person of
almost
> > anything.
> > It was a nice, warm, calm morning but I didn't get going until 1 p.m.
> again.
> > I had to wait for a certain store to open.  I was really nervous all
> morning
> > thinking about going for a ride today.  I was thinking of anything I
> could to
> > get myself talked out of it.  That's when I knew I had to go no matter
> what
> > excuse I came up with.  It would have been real nice to have someone to
> come
> > with me today, if for nothing other than moral support.  As I backed the
> bike
> > out of it's resting place my heart was pounding and it was starting to
get
> > difficult to breath.  I managed to get myself calmed down a bit lol  and
> > finished packing up the bike.  But first I cleaned this and that, did
> > something here, something there.  All small tasks made to procrastinate.
> > Finally there was nothing left to do but get on and ride.
> > By the time I left the wind was blowing - of course!  I'm going west
> where it
> > will only get worse!  I had already decided to take all back roads to
the
> > Crowsnest Pass which is almost on the British Columbia/Alberta border.
> > Normally a 2 hour ride.  With all the back roads I managed to stretch
> that to
> > 3 hours.   I had a head wind most of the way which was manageable, and
> the odd
> > time I caught a sidewind.  I stopped and got a snack to take to
Crowsnest
> Lake
> > which is at the border.  Wandered around a bit to get the circulation
> moving
> > again and went back to the bike to start my snack.  This (cute lol -
sorry
> > Craig lol) trucker jumps out of his truck and ambles over to where I was
> > standing.  He was from Arkansas and had brought up a load of 12' tires
> for the
> > coal mine.  I chuckled to myself cos he was complaining how cold it was
> here
> > at nite lol  We had a wonderful conversation - he explained he used to
> have a
> > bike till he got divorced - and then I had to head back home.  I hate
> leaving
> > the mountains.  I did a few revs for Grumpy and went on my way.
> > With the wind at my back I hardly used any gas at all.  Going there I
> think I
> > spent around $15 gas and on the way back $5 lol
> > I was pretty jumpy at first - people passing me in the lane beside me or
> > approaching the road made me nervous but I'm all better now :-)
> >
> > Julie
> >
> >
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