Winter Is Over....Kind Of....

[stormi]

Late in the day but I will be at the lighthouse in Sylvan Lake at 12:30 tomorrow.   Well in the parking lot by the pier. 
I will be the guy with a blue Bandit. 

I haven't tried the road to Rocky Mountain House or Nordegg.  At least not on a bike. I should be able to come home that way (sort of)  and still be in time for Motogp on the box. 

I just PM'd you the same, but I figured if anyone else is going to meet us there, I may not make it.  The trailer took a long time to get up and running (the shower was spraying water if the pump was on) that's fixed now, but the truck's been a bear, and my shoulder might be goofed. 

I will know if we're going in the morning.  If my shoulder feels OK, we'll leave from the house around 9:30am.  If not, I will post and say no go for us.

[06 Greyhound]

Greyhound meets Stormi and family 

It's really too bad we didn't have more time to organise.  Sylvan Lake is a nice place to meet, (well - except for all the guys dressed like gay pirates hanging around outside the bikini bar smoking)   There is lots of room to park and no shortage of lunch spots. 
The back roads are quiet and for the most part clean.  Still have to slow down on the intersections as there is lots of gravel into the turns.   

Still was a nice lunch and lots of good conversation.  There was even a non-forum bandit went by along with a few hundred other bikes.  It is a nice run out there and back long enough to know you have been for a ride and short enough that you can still walk the dogs. 

In talking to Stormi, we thought that in about 3 weeks or so we should try again to schedule another Sylvan Lake run.   Perhaps a few more riders will join in. 

(Extra note: Gay Pirate - see Harley Davidson Fashions)

[H2RICK]

Sorry I missed the ride, folks. Woulda' been there but never got Tony's PM until it was too late. Other commitments would have prevented me going even if I'd got the PM in time. I'm kind of hung up around home for awhile.

[stormi]

OK, so, it's a little more than 3 weeks,.. anyone interested in a late summer get together?
What works for y'all?

[06 Greyhound]

I could do something on a Saturday or Sunday in the next week or three

I do need to see the Gopher Hole museum one of these days -- perhaps need is too strong a word.

[stormi]

So far, the only day that's out for us is tomorrow. 

We're going to the River Cree Casino to pick up our new truck.  Yeah, the banker almost denied the loan when she heard that... 

[wizzobeer]

I may be in depending on the day.

[Jester]

I was in Lethbridge yesterday and I picked up a new accessory for the bike which I think will be of great use with the current weather here in SE British Columbia, SW Alberta



If the rain keeps up I might have to look into a paddle wheel to replace my back tire.

[06 Greyhound]

What about a Noon time Red Deer meeting of some sort - we could brave a group ride out to Sylvan Lake or some such thing????
Perhaps Gasoline Alley

Any Saturday or Sunday upcoming works for me.

[stormi]

We're not available this weekend, but the following weekend (which I suspect is the long weekend?) we are

a noon meeting does sound workable...

[06 Greyhound]

Lets see if we can find another rider or two.   It seems a long ride if its only you and me.

 

[wizzobeer]

If you are doing it the weekend of the 29th I can't see any reason why I could not make. that being said it is my last weekend before work starts up...

[stormi]

Well, it would be r_outsider too, possibly with pillion. 

So,.. is the weekend of the 29th the long weekend, or is it the next one?

[Jester]

The next one is the long weekend.

[06 Greyhound]

This starts to look like a plan.
 
The weekend of the 29th is fine with me and the longrange forecast is pretty good.  +24 or so. 

Perhaps I can bring a pillion as well -