[Oe List ...] Fwd: GMCA June 21-22

[David Zahrt via OE]

*SAT Jun 21*

At Circle-up—a tradition after breakfast is cooked and eaten, lunches are
made, the kitchen is cleaned up, gear is packed and the campground cleaned
up—the summer solstice was acknowledged. The route went from Riggon to
Wiggen. It was another 17-mile route and it had 14 miles of dirt/gravel
road. I checked out I-76.  It had a 9-foot shoulder and 7 foot of it was
concrete washboard. That meant I could ride on the shoulder 7 feet away
from traffic. I chose I-76.


Our Wiggen, CO campsite was at the community church. They let us use the
basement in the afternoon.  It was cooler, they had restrooms, a kitchen
with snacks, and WiFi.  The mealtime conversation focused on
events/environment that thrilled/amazed you.  I volunteered that I was
seeing all the prairie that I recognized in the Loess Hills, and indicated
that’s why I sing *Don’t Fence Me In*; because that’s where the prairie of
the West starts!  There was another conversation after dinner but I went to
bed.


*SUN Jun 22*

We got out of Wiggen by 7:50 AM.  I rode my bike 17 miles to Riverside Park
in Ft. Collins.  I scouted out the dentists so I could try to get an
appointment on Monday to have the molar transplant that has come loose
looked at.  I got to camp in time to eat lunch. The park has a swimming
pool. So after I ate my lunch I went over to the pool. The pool temperature
was 80 degrees. So it was comfortable.


There was a team—transportation; medical; kitchen; etc—meeting scheduled at
4. We shared the issues that each team is working on, or needs to consider.
 We had dinner at 6:30 and at 7 clouds and a thunder shower approached from
the west. I got my sleeping bag, clothes, and air-mattress out and put it
under one of the nearby shelters—roof, picnic tables, no sides. The
thundershower blew hard. The rain came in under the roof. Then it turned
into a hail storm and water streamed through the park.  It started coming
in on the floor so I moved my equipment to a picnic table. I took off my
shoes and socks and walked in the water to get ready for bed. There was so
much water that people had to move their tents during the hail storm. The
group in the shelter nearby put their tents on the tables to dry out. Some
simply went to the local motel. I slept on the table though my equipment
was damp.





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Peace, David
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