Saturday, June 23, 2007

Hippies and Indians

We left Salem MO in the morning and we originally planned to do about an 80 mile day. So close to halfway through we stopped in a KFC/Taco Bell to eat some lunch. While we were there, a Native American man comes up to us and tells us that he owned the hotel across the street and he would love it if we came over, signed his register and had a beer...even if we didn't stay in the motel. So when we heard the word beer, we all stopped eating, threw away our food, and sprinted across the street, ignoring all traffic and traffic laws. We went inside and he had a huge list of possible free beers we could choose from. They were all good beers too...I think the only mass-produced American pilsner was Miller High-Life. So we had our free beer, and ended up running into about 4 or 5 other cyclists on the route. We all, having tied on a one-beer buzz, decided to camp out for free behind the motel, which he offered for us. It turned out to be a good decision because there were about 14 cyclists in total that ended up staying there that night. The owners cooked us all dinner and hosted some crazy games in front of the hotel in the yard. It was probably the most entertaining night we've had thus far. So we all drank until about 1 AM. I think when we meet other bikers we bring them down to our level. Everyone was talking about how they'd get up at 5 or 6 in the morning and ride off for the day, but we got them all drinking hard and I think we may have left earlier the next morning than 3/4 of the riders we were with. We're definitely bad influences on other bikers...

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love and miss you-- glad ppl are being hospitable too!

Anonymous said...

I understand you are in Kansas. Hope you are having fun and being safe. Let me know when you're not in Kansas anymore...

Anonymous said...

Rich,

If you are not in Kansas anymore and you have a dog named Toto with you... then you may be in trouble!

Mom

Anonymous said...

Rich, glad to hear you are doing well. Keep on being strong, you'll be surprised at what you can accomplish. Remember to stretch before and after you ride.
All that beer is good carbs, you need it with burning all those cals during the day.
xooxox
McCloud and the Bonefish Crew

robsdad said...

Rich, sorry I haven't commented recently--or maybe not at all ! I had my 50th birthday 2 weeks ago and now it is OK for me to forget anything and everything. Seriously, I really enjoy reading the slightly different perspective/versions that you/Jacob/Rob have on a single day's events. It is hard to believe that in a little over 4 weeks you guys are near the halfway mark. Way to go!!

downtownLB said...

rich, just got back from Big Sky and Yellowstone. Left you an email abt camping in the park... yeesh. Too many bears and bison! Just to let you know, that Pony Boy guy is totally famous in horse people circles. You guys were with horse-royalty, fyi. You all sound busy and good, like you are living right. I am glad it's going well. drop us a line if you need anything. best, LB and boys

Anonymous said...

It's like we just had our Goose Islands last week, hard to believe you guys are as far as Colorado! Keep up the riding! Oh and sorry to hear you had to buy a new bike... though I must ask, does it have a wheel powered light like the one from here? Keep on keeping on and know that I look forward to continue to follow your progress. Don't pass up a Fat Tire in Colorado! Far better than any Deuce Island!