It appears that the “Official” Boulder Cruiser ride events have finally ended.
It’s kinda sad, but I have to say “I saw it coming”. The last time I took part in the ride, the crowd was massive. There’s just no way to manage that many people on bicycles.
The problem is that it’s soooo much fun and everyone wants to take part. An additional problem is that a majority of the riders this time of year are younger and less inclined to “play by the rules”. I can’t say I was any different at their age. Still, it kinda puts a damper on the seasoned riders who just want to ride and have a good time… and not get stressed out and angry at the others who don’t obey traffic laws… or stay in the right lane… or don’t have lights on the bike… etc., etc., yada, yada!
If you visit the official site, they have some suggestions on alternative rides in the Boulder/Denver area.
Each week, hundreds of people participate in the weekly (themed) Cruiser Ride, put on by the Boulder Cruzer Club. The themes change each week, as does the route. The silliness and smiles… don’t!
This week’s theme was “Pretty in Pink”. However, most participants chose to wear as much pink as possible… rather than dress like one of the movie characters. In fact, I think I may have been the only one.
(J.Hand as Duckie)
This was the first ride of the season that I’ve been able to attend, and already the crowd has grown quite large. Mostly college kids enjoying their summer break, but that’s fine by me. I wish I was so lucky to have a summer vacation.
Next week is (of course) a very patriotic “4th of July” theme, and I expect the participants to be even larger and rowdier!
So, those of you in the Boulder area that haven’t had a chance to get in on the fun… come join us.
Go to the official Club site and register to stay up to date on the themes and starting points
On Saturday, nearly 80 people (including yours truly) took to the streets of Boulder to demonstrate and voice their message on the rising cost of fuel and America’s growning dependancy of oil.
The peaceful (and naked) demonstration made national headlines on CNN (view here) as well as local (view here) & (here)
Saturday, March 1st 2008 will go down as the warmest day in history for the Denver/Boulder area, but the weather that followed less than 24 hours later was downright cruel…. unfair… and annoying!
This time of the year, it’s not uncommon for us to have a streak of really warm days (mid 60’s), followed by a little snow, but when I woke up to 6 inches of snow after yesterday’s beautiful weather… it was a bit upsetting. That’s Colorado for you!
With the warm weather, we were able to get outside and enjoy the day in just shorts and t-shirts and be perfectly comfortable. We haven’t been able to do that since early November I think. So, we took advantage and took the dogs for a long walk and washed Leslie’s Jeep.
Later that night we enjoyed several Margaritas and watched a couple classic movies, one of which was a childhood favorite of mine that I haven’t seen in many years…. Disney’s “The Black Hole”.
For some reason, I remember this movie being a bit “darker”, and the evil robot Maximillian scared me a lot more back in those days. Movie making has come along way since 1979, and I found myself giggling at the “special effects” several times, but overall it’s still a classic, and definitely one to own.
It had been somewhat of a long week, so a quiet night at home on a Saturday was welcomed.
My cousin Bruce had been in town for 2 back to back days to go skiing. We hit up Breckenridge on the first day and Vail the 2nd. It was great hanging out with the cuz during our yearly ski adventure. Actually, he skied and I snowboarded, but you get the point.
(Early morning drive to the airport)Last weekend was an interesting one as well. We checked out a nearby motocross track and did a little “filming” of the riders.
Being around the bikes reminded me of my “good ole days” racing stock cars back in Indianapolis.
The smell of burning high octane fuel and the screaming motors took me back, gave me a big smile.
The following day we took the dogs for a hike at nearby open space, but the trails were extremely muddy due to all of the snowmelt we have had lately.
It was a brief hike (because of the muddy conditions) but it was nice to be out and the dogs appreciated the exercise. Nanook got a little spooked by some of the horses we passed on the trails. It’s not too often he encounters another animal larger than him.
Afterwards, we headed over to the south side of town to visit with a buddy and check out his House Flip Project. The house looked amazing and was a huge improvement of the state the house was in when he and another friend purchased it.
