Lookit all those drinkables

The Drink Beer Ride Bikes crew has announced an alleycat ride on
August 16! Check out their blog for more info to come...

Fish bike

Um, fuck yeah?

We had the La Grandest time!

Of course I have put pictures in the reverse order, so you start with our victory-bath in the river (Post-nap, yes, Brook will nap ANYWHERE possible). This river was in the same park as one of our stops. Our next to last stop after a very hot haul from quaint downtown LaGrande out to the Flying J travel plaza for some beers, (holy shit this ride had a lot of drinking in it. Not all of it mandatory...) across the tracks where both Dustin and Brook...

...Flatted out again. I blame the wide gaps between the tracks, the heat, and the fact that we were probably spinning like 17 mph (holy shit!!!) when we crossed. The supply of tubes from the local shop sure came in handy, nice of us to clean out their supply of 700x23's. After the fix it was on to La Grande's suburb of Island City for another drink (lemonade, thank you ladies!) at a non-descript Chinese restaurant (I think... between the five of us who went we could probably piece together the whole ride) then on to Dutch Bros. for a shot (iced, no fucking around, two stops to go, then the finish) and up a shady road to lakeside park, where we were treated to another beer. On to the Longbranch. Last stop, then... victory?

Team Boise at the start

This is the porch where it all began. This is the porch where it would end. 1st place: shared by Amy and Anna. Next three in: D-bagg, Warren and Brook. Time elapsed to next finisher....roughly half an hour. Couldn't find the kegs the whole time. No matter! La Grande was slain.

Dustin fixing his first flat of the trip. Note he had not had the chance to ride his bike at this point. These are the shredded tires and tubes from jumping off the bike rack doing 75. We all pitched in and watched Dustin change tubes and tires the whole trip. Offering lots of advice.

Lovin'

D-bagg and Warren were feeling the vibe.

Dustin's bro is a pro

This smiling-ass motherfucker is none other than the brother of D-
bagg, handily accomodating two ladies aLa Grande styles. Pimp tight,
yo.

Tour de Farce

Dustin is fixing his 3rd flat of the night. Flat one came from bike
hopping off the trunk rack at 75mph and shredding the tyres and
tubes. Applied patch did not take and was augmented at 30 taco bar.
Later at Safeway same hole was reinforced with rediculous third patch
and held until Amy and I slipped away post-Jameson. D & She-bagg are
still at large, last seen at La Grande Gone Wild style dry-hump pub
and fried foodery, name forgotten for now, though I suspect it will be
on tomorrows manifest...

30 tacos

Yeah. Thirty tacos, at least. God save the one toilet we will share
come morning.

La Grande bike rack

Don't lock em, jest drink em up.

Craft brew at Mt. Emily

NICE downhill from the house to Mt. Emily ale house. Pitcher of
stout, check. Pitcher of BIG is next. Cheers

2nd Honeymoon

Amy and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary in LaGrande Oregon
doing an alleycat on Saturday. This is the suite. Good people, good
fun.

kinda last minute but...

If you can, you should. If you have never, this is the one. Hydrate, rinse, repeat.