Sunday Ride to the Cascade foothills

This is one of the scenes I had on my ride Sunday, May 5th, 2008 with my husband and a few friends.

He [my husband] was the lead so we didn't get many pix. Only three to be exact. They all were of this same view. Go figure! He hogged the camera.

It was sunny & warm. I wore my clip-on shades to protect my eyes. I had to open the vents on my jacket and one on my helmet to keep from getting heated. The road was twisty and in the foothills. So, there were lots of hills & twisties. The scenery was breathtaking. Next trip I'm hogging the camera and getting more pictures.

I road alone a lot because I didn't speed along with the others. I was at the tail end and was basically left behind. Occasionally, my husband would stop along the side of the road & wait for me to catch up to make sure I was ok. At one point, which I thought was kind of funny, he had stopped long enough to see me coming and I passed his just sitting on the side of the road... he quickly came up behind me though. He followed me for a few minutes and then, with our communications devices, he asked me if I was OK. I told him I was. Then he asked me why I was going so slow. LOL I was not going "slow". I was just below, at or just 1 or 2 mph above the speed limit. He wanted to whinge at me. But, I just kept my pace. Then he quickly sped up and passed me and went to the lead again. He later was whinging about me being "slow". He quickly surmised it was his problem, not mine. Because, yes, he was speeding. He said at one point later that he gets worried sick when he can't see me and is scared that I wrecked. I told him if he's that worried about me then he should stay closer to keep a good eye on me.

None-the-less I had a great ride and enjoyed the scenery, the sun and warmth.

Our ride today

Today Paul & I went and got our hairs cut. We rode over to the hair place... Where our friend Myong works. The sun felt so good on my face and the heat through my leathers. It was a calm ride and the traffic moved smoothly. It was funny because on our way out we hit every red light between Sprague & Bridgeport on S 12th St. It gave me a chance to work the breaks and the clutch [the friction zone is my best friend LOL]. We weren't sure what side of Bridgeport the hair place was at because Myong moved to a different store to work. So, we turned down the way and had to check the map and turn around and go back through the light and turned into a the right place.

Myong was excited to see us on our bikes. While we were there I discovered there is a barber shop next door and the owner had his puppy in there. It was a French Bulldog see approx what she looks like
Her name is Bella and her owner had a cute denim jacket like shirt on her with Betty Boop on the back. She just ran right up to me and loved up on me. She was adorable. The reason I was so interested in her is because I used to have one of these dogs but she was an adult dog when I got her. She was nothing but troubles with her health. Bella is a puppy though, 8 months old. I gave the owner a few tips on Bella's personal care to keep her looking good. He thanked me and then I went back to Paul as he was still getting a hair cut with Myong.

The ride after that was to Taco Del Mar for lunch. We always get lots of looks while out on our bikes. People seemed to really be fascinated with bikes & bikers. After lunch headed home because Paul has been feeling under the weather today. He slept the whole evening away. Poor guy!

I enjoyed the sunshine today. It felt great!