Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Saddled up with my bud Neil and headed west earlier this month. My friend from Ireland had planned to go but tore his rotator cuff and was out at the last minute. ShittyGixer pussied out out as well, citing school and a general lack of any balls as his reason not to go. Ahh well, we all have our reasons to do and not do stuff. Anyway, I left Indy at 0300 to beat the heat a bit and met up with Neil in St. Louis (he's from Chicago). made it as far as Lawrence, Kansas and the 115F heat was wearing on us. So we packed it in at about 2:00 PM and fell into a hotel there.Nice enough place, but a bit weird... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Very small town and the town center was 2 blocks away. On the way in, we smelled BBQ - so off we went in search of the source...This was it, a small bar downtown....Dead animal heads on the wall, so it's gotta be good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Ice cold Stella for starters....And then the chow arrives. Half rack for me...And the Cholesterol Platter for Neil.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 At 5'6" and 120 lbs., Neil can eat more than anyone I know. Little fucker killed it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 looks like fun (right in the middle of your story) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 We're fat and happy with bellies full of food and beer, so we head back to the hotel. Downtown Lawrence.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I said the hotel was weird. We parked under the canopy at the main entrance, and then had to walk over this railroad track bridge to the building...Odd layout for a hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Up at 0300 again the next day in an effort to beat the heat. It was 87F at 3:00 AM! This is gonna suck. Packing up the sleds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 We humped across Kansas and eastern Colorado as fast as we could.650 miles and 10 hours later, we're in Idaho Springs, Colorado for lunch.Pizza at BeauJo's....I had like 2 pieces and Neil killed the rest. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 After lunch we rode the last 60 miles or so to our hotel in Vail...Nice place, but I felt kinda weird walking in there with all of my riding gear on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 We we firmly ensconced in suite on the ground floor, even got a small patio room upgrade. Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Okay, we've been here for 10 minutes, time to find beer and some food for Neil. Off we go and fall into the hotel bar - didn't get too far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Beers were good but menu looked kinda iffy, so off we wander into the village...and into a slope-side outdoor cafe. Tempo was about 75F - which felt freakin' cold to us - with a light breeze. Great place to sit and get toasted on locally brews... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Not much by way of chow here, so off we go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 And into another sidewalk cafe....This one apparently serves dogs at the bar, sounds good to us...Neil is happy with a small plate of nachos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 We're drunk and full and tired from the day's ride. But it's only like 3:30 PM local time, so we walk around looking at shit for a couple of hours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Crossed the creek that divides the resorts from the private homes on the other side. These guys make slightly more money than I do each year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Bastards - I hate them all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Looking back towards town across the stream...Enough excitement for one day. It's almost dark and we're off to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Our resort only had valet parking. I tossed the guys my keys to the bike and asked them to be gentle with it. They got a laugh outta that and then allowed us to park right behind their valet station so they could watch the bikes for us.Rock star! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 A brief ride up the road and we stop at Minturn, CO for fuel and breakfast...Nuthin' but the finest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Our resort only had valet parking. I tossed the guys my keys to the bike and asked them to be gentle with it. They got a laugh outta that and then allowed us to park right behind their valet station so they could watch the bikes for us.same with "the standard" downtown LA, Valet only, I was the only exception... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Neil relaxes in the ski board chair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 And then up the hill and on with the day's ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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