Beat-the-Heat Ride - 07/22/17 - SoCo to Potosi

[dogpark 3,887]

I gotta make that cave trip. Sounds like you guys had a good run! 

[Dippnet 723]

 Let's do it. it actually works well with a different return home way from Bixby 

[Morbo 1,571]

I'm sure the IL guys would like it.

[FlipFlop 1,745]

Who is that in the green? You passed me in my semi before.

[Morbo 1,571]

Didn't get to post this earlier like I was hoping...

 

Interesting ride today... I'll openly apologize to Joe & gam3ov3r for not riding my own ride and almost bringing the ride to a halt pretty damn fast. Had big "moment" which shouldn't have happened and I feel like a dick for almost putting you both in that position to pick up the pieces, literally. Now that the drama is out of the way...

 

We couldn't do the route due to one of the roads being unexpectedly and inexplicably closed. Ended up taking the "short" route I ran last weekend to Potosi. It worked out and we wound up taking some of the roads on my "long" route over to Ste. Gen and caught the ferry to the IL side. Joe got us to the caves where it was a nice, strong cool breeze pumping out. Could've sat there for quite awhile. Other than that, had fun day, only had one deer run across the road - good sized buck - and I managed to take out a snake along the line too.

 

Maybe some other time I'll try the original route.

 

 

 

 

[Morbo 1,571]

1 hour ago, Aphrodite said:

Who is that in the green? You passed me in my semi before.

 

That's Dippnet (Joe).

[Dippnet 723]

2 hours ago, Morbo said:

I'm sure the IL guys would like it.

 I'll put one together and post it but I'll wait till you get back 

[Dippnet 723]

2 hours ago, Aphrodite said:

Who is that in the green? You passed me in my semi before.

 It's me Joe and on which bike and I hope I didn't cut you off if I did sorry.  I believe we have ridden together to Bixby before couple years ago 

[Dippnet 723]

1 hour ago, Morbo said:

Didn't get to post this earlier like I was hoping...

 

Interesting ride today... I'll openly apologize to Joe & gam3ov3r for not riding my own ride and almost bringing the ride to a halt pretty damn fast. Had big "moment" which shouldn't have happened and I feel like a dick for almost putting you both in that position to pick up the pieces, literally. Now that the drama is out of the way...

 

We couldn't do the route due to one of the roads being unexpectedly and inexplicably closed. Ended up taking the "short" route I ran last weekend to Potosi. It worked out and we wound up taking some of the roads on my "long" route over to Ste. Gen and caught the ferry to the IL side. Joe got us to the caves where it was a nice, strong cool breeze pumping out. Could've sat there for quite awhile. Other than that, had fun day, only had one deer run across the road - good sized buck - and I managed to take out a snake along the line too.

 

Maybe some other time I'll try the original route.

 

 

 

 

 No need to apologize been there done that. Just glad everything turned out like it did. And it did because of two reasons one your good riding ability during the second half of the "moment" and two the other driver played heads up and was able to  get slowed down.  It is good that we come away from these days with lessons learned.  Cycle sailor has mentored me through a lot of these situations.  So tomorrow is another day and we  ride again. 

#OTAYE

[dogpark 3,887]

I like the pictures.

[FlipFlop 1,745]

"Cool" pictures!

 

On 07/22/2017 at 9:50 PM, Dippnet said:

 It's me Joe and on which bike and I hope I didn't cut you off if I did sorry.  I believe we have ridden together to Bixby before couple years ago 

 

If it was you they were curtious and was riding like they should IMO.