Grant's bachelor party weekend has come and gone. We rode to and camped at
Bear Creek lake with seven good friends. There was much laughter, pain and good stories to be had, but those will have to wait for a follow up
"stories" post on Wednesday. Images can tell most of the story for now, so I will let them tell their tale...
8am start and group shot
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On the road to Oilville
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Oilville for food and Matt's bits
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Corn dogs!
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The man of the hour
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Landon and I
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Hose got hops
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Our rides
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On to the prison
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Then it rained a lot
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Prison bridge in the rain
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Another stop for food
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More corn dogs
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Grant and his ride
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More of Matt's bits
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Landon and his ride
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Landon and his roses
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Butterfly!
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Me and my ride
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Flat tire
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Macro shot flat change
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Waterfalls and my new Brooks
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Gravel roads and my new Brooks
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Landon climbing in the gravel
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We finally made it to the site (5:30pm)
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Time to light a fire and relax
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Smores and facial hair
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Matt and Mike
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Landon, Bill and Chris
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Grant
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About to call it a night
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6:30am time for coffee
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Grant, Mike and Me (I need coffee bad)
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Chris and Bill do too
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Good morning wheels of steel
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Hose (Matt) and his ride
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Bill is a passionate man
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Chris, Bill, Me, Grant, Landon, Matt, Mike
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Bad knees and mental fatigue mean a ride home in a car
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Grant and I were luck enough to get picked up by our ladies
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The weekend was over too soon, but a crazy good time. The four that rode to Bear Creek were too beat and injured to tough it out a second day so we got rides home. The ride there was epic though and I will have stories about the prison,
bodacious! and
more on Wednesday.
All of the PhotosMehtul's Mux
2 comments:
Adam, thanks for sharing the photos. Looks like a good time.
I love that you're still going to Bear Creek Lake! Congratulations to Grant!
Excellent post, sir! It certainly was an epic ride, replete with prison bridges and showers. One for the ages.
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