By: C. Kent, aka (Superman)
I was unable to type on Friday so I couldn’t report on a good ride that so many showed up for. I will admit I was surprised to see some of the club there Friday morning because it was still a bit cold. It was real good to see Phoenix show up and nice that Dura Max could get there to join us. With Rocket, Blood Hound, Centaur, Wolf and Highlander there was a reasonable sized group as we headed over to Lyon and down to Thornton where we turned east towards State to start our ride.
It didn’t take long to get to State Street where we turned south towards Domenigoni for our trip west. I got us to State and Blood Hound took over to move us to Domenigoni. It was still a bit cold and foggy as we started back towards Sanderson. Blood Hound and Rocket were a bit more energetic than the rest of the group and they started to pull away as soon as we were headed west.
By the time I got close to Sanderson Rocket was turning around and heading for home. The man doesn’t have an ounce of fat on him so the fog must have penetrated all the way to his bones and made him feel like as ice cube. The rest of the group had more layers on so they could continue on past Sanderson and then past Warren to the dry wash and towards the saddle.
The group had just a bit of trouble staying together after the wash but by Winchester things was pretty normal with a steady lead out heading for the saddle. The pace was real close to 20 as they got close to Leon and people were taking turns pulling for the final run at the bottom of the hill. Wolf and Centaur were in fine form and would end up pulling for a good part of the ride. There was a regroup at the saddle and a very short break before heading down the hill to Lindenburger.
After Lindenburger the group turned into the housing tract to work over to Briggs and head south once again. If there was an advantage to the cold it was to help keep the smell of fresh country air down as we past the chicken ranch and the dairy before passing the RV camp and Holland heading for the end of the road and another turn west.
The group managed to make it over to Antelope before heading back on Domenigoni to Lindenburger to cut over to Simpson and work our way back to Winchester. Wolf decided it was a good time to break off and head for home because he was so close to home on Antelope so it was a bit smaller group that paced lined down to Winchester and then over to Chris’s for coffee and conversation. It didn’t take long before the group was back on the road and headed to Stowe to start home.
Stowe is always a sign that the ride is just about over and sometimes it is just a cruise and other times it is a race. Lately in has been a pursuit by a Weimaraner that has been pretty aggressive and very fast. But after a shout or two from the group the dog stopped before running into the road and dispersing the group as they headed for California.
All that remained was to ride California to Stetson and for everyone to work their way back to the Airport and then to Sanderson and back to Acacia before working their way back to Burger King and then home. A great day even if it was colder than expected.
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