Triumphrat

tba-golfer · 10-23-2007

As I'm playing out my last few days in the International Investment Cube Farm, I punched out about 1:30 today and went for a ride.
It was sunny, windy, and about 55 degrees.
Such a bittersweet time of year. The trees are ablaze in color, the air seems clean, the school kids are out playing touch football and soccer. Winter is close at hand, so I need to ride whenever I get the chance.

But take care out there, those falling leaves, especially when wet, are a real hazzard. Then tend to clog up around the drains on corner intersections and will take out your rear wheel in a trice. I've already had a couple of slips, but nothing too dramatic.

Catenaccio · 10-23-2007

TBA,

Thanks for the advice. How was you're week mediating?

tba-golfer · 10-23-2007

A. Long
B. There is no Famous Grouse to be had in Rapid City.

Nuff said, although I had a nice view of Dinosaur Park out of my hotel window.

Marde · 10-23-2007

Additionally, acorns can mess with you. Autumn can be beautiful, but as a precursor to laying-up the bike, it sucks.

Martin

Wombat · 10-23-2007

There is a road that runs up over the ridge above Honolulu that is quite twisty and narrow with over hanging trees, and normally a nice road to ride along.
At certain times of the year the trees drop fruit which gets squashed on the road, which can be very slippery in places.

tba-golfer · 10-23-2007

Falling pineapples and coconuts: another reason to wear a lid!

brolane · 10-24-2007

Pine needles are as bad, if not worse than leaves. Beware.

HiDesert · 10-24-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by tba-golfer

A. Long
B. There is no Famous Grouse to be had in Rapid City.

You should have said something! I'd have mailed you a bottle of Edradour or Laphroaig in a heartbeat!

...I never said it would have been full, but I'd have mailed the bottle.

Silverado57 · 10-24-2007

Good post Scott. Wet leaves are nasty.

In many places it's also deer hunting season.
Be on the alert for deer darting out of fields & woods, running for thir lives.

Whisperinsmith · 10-24-2007

Nice post Scott. Just the right touch of melancholy to match the end of riding season and your vocation.

PS Think about Bennington in June. That'll help get us through the winter months. And toy with the idea of riding your bike there. You can always ship it back. I'll meet you halfway and ride in with you.