Paws and Friends

We have our pickup back from the Body Shop. It is "like new"  with the new bike rack with great utility for access to storage in the pick up bed. And most importantly, we have "mastered" loading and unloading bikes 101!  Now you might laugh at the last sentence above. Let me explain. Lindy's new bike is 10 pounds less, but is configured differently than her Mountains to Sea bike. It did take a few times to figure out just how to handle the new bike so that it could be lifted up and down on and off the bike rack in tandem. We have mastered that finally!  Looking pretty snazzy, right? With the new bike rack  Bike rack from the side Mike has had a couple of opportunities to kayak the river. We completed a couple of hikes. Our intent was to go on different trails. After a couple of starts on trails with signs warning of grizzly bears...we ended up going on the same trail twice...! We did have bear spray with us, but those signs, and the trail entering dense, forest ...

 Let me set the stage for you. It is May 24, 2021. We departed Spanish Trail RV Resort in Moab, UT early so we could get to Rifle Gap State Park, just north of Rifle, CO, get set up, unload our bikes, and enjoy riding around that beautiful park (thanks, Jo and Bob, for your reference!) We have exited I-70, #87, for Rifle. Here we go. In first place:  52,000 pounds, Allegro Bus 37 AP In second place:  GMC Sierra Denali In third place:  Black Denali GMC SUV In fourth place:  Envision Gulf Stream trailer--about 26 feet In fifth place: one small, blue Chrysler 300 S car And the ignitor?  Why, vehicle number 5!  Smashing into the trailer, pushing the spare tire almost to the axles, and  through this smashing of the rear trailer wall, strewing its contents out on the exit ramp. Said person also was arrested:  suspicion of being impaired. Yes, she walked away from the vehicle. There were no skid marks. This individual said she was "reaching for her ...

We had a "quiet" fall/winter season in AZ. Roving Rider's Roost was a good place to "settle" in the Covid 19 situation. We got together with our small group, our "pod" we called it:  playing cards, going on UTV rides, and rather than eating out, we had picnics in the area!  Starting in mid January we were able to get Covid 19 vaccinations from the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, becoming fully vaccinated by the end of February. Picnic Alamo Lake We celebrated birthdays of our small group with a picnic (we DO like to EAT!) out in the desert on our side by sides in January. We had several rides out in the desert with our small group. Above two pictures:  China Wall Box Canyon We headed out from Roving Rider's Roost April 30, seeking the coolness of Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana! We are currently near Mancos, Colorado, having successfully escaped the heat of AZ! We are half a mile from the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, and we have been t...