Memorial Day Weekend May 2006

Was a fine weekend wheeling with the Tamers. This being my first trip to Buck Meadows, I didn’t know what to expect. Ruth and I met up with Ann T. on hwy 90 and we all got to riders camp about 10PM, set up camp and met our weekend neighbors. Turned out that Billy knew some dirtbike guys that decided to camp with us, so there were many cool campfire stories from 2 different sides of the wheeling world. Continue reading “Memorial Day Weekend May 2006”

Red Eye Nov 2005

After that temp repair was done, I went back into my rig and started driving along. I hit a patch of ice, and slid sideways off the trail. I had two down trees behind my rear tailgate, and one stump in front of my front diff. I stepped out and took a look at my situation, and put a plan together. I then CB’d ahead, to let others know that I was going to be delayed. I felt really bad about this, as I didn’t want to hold people up like I did last year.

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Fathers Day Jun 2005

Going to Elbe for the Father’s Day weekend (as we have for about 8 years now) is like visiting an old friend you haven’t seen in a while. Of course – this would be a friend who delights in giving you a noogie! Because while this is just about as fun as wheeling can get, it is rare a visit to Elbe doesn’t leave you a few reminders of your trip to bring home with you. Continue reading “Fathers Day Jun 2005”