Southern California - joshua tree spring ride april 21st.... anyone interested?

As I said last time black people don't like to camp (bears eat us first) but I may be in if I get my bike rebuilt in time to get back in shape for it.

As I said last time black people don't like to camp (bears eat us first) but I may be in if I get my bike rebuilt in time to get back in shape for it.

well then you are in luck cuz there aren't any bears in JT!

As I said last time black people don't like to camp (bears eat us first) but I may be in if I get my bike rebuilt in time to get back in shape for it.

Hey I'm black and I camp............at the Best Western :D I dont agree with the whole bears eat us first thing......if you can manage to trip up Ovoleg - he's history.

OMG! ovoleg's coming! THAT's just FANTASTIC news! YAY!

i'm very very very happy, now!!!!!!!!!

(nyg..... we have a BW in 29.... so you're in luck, too!!!!!)

As I said last time black people don't like to camp (bears eat us first) but I may be in if I get my bike rebuilt in time to get back in shape for it.
Where have you been?! :rolleyes: And don't worry, there were NO bears in JT, just these little prairie dogs and kangaroo rats that I desperately wanted to pet. :p :D

OMG! ovoleg's coming! THAT's just FANTASTIC news! YAY!

i'm very very very happy, now!!!!!!!!!

(nyg..... we have a BW in 29.... so you're in luck, too!!!!!)

Uh my mothers sick, my daughter is having her wisdom teeth pulled, the dog is having surgery ........

This sounds interesting. I like camping, Joshua Tree, and cycling. Put me on the "interested" list.

The "interested" list is the YES list - so, great, you're in! :D

Uh my mothers sick, my daughter is having her wisdom teeth pulled, the dog is having surgery ........

wow..... so much i didn't know about ovo.... like he has a daughter! and a dog!!!!!! and here i thought he was a CAT person!

but anyways... i'm not allowing any of his silly excuses.... he'd BETTER BE HERE!!!!!!

Hey I'm black and I camp............at the Best Western :D I dont agree with the whole bears eat us first thing......if you can manage to trip up Ovoleg - he's history.
:roflmao: :roflmao: I don't think even the bear will want Ovaltine (good one by the way, Asia!) :D

:roflmao: :roflmao: I don't think even the bear will want Ovaltine (good one by the way, Asia!) :D

This actually sounds like fun but once again I have a LOCAL ride to do. Imagine that....home for a weekend. My neighbors don't even recognize me - even with that full size blow up of me at the post office :eek:

Uh my mothers sick, my daughter is having her wisdom teeth pulled, the dog is having surgery ........


Come on..I am already booked at the BW ....party city!!

Come on..I am already booked at the BW ....party city!!

You too at the BW...is there no shame :p

Come on..I am already booked at the BW ....party city!!

What are the rates there, Herb? I may or may not camp this go around. My skin was a MESS after being out in the dry desert over night and all day.

What are the rates there, Herb? I may or may not camp this go around. My skin was a MESS after being out in the dry desert over night and all day.

Are you sure that it was the dry desert? It could have been the vodka! :eek:

Are you sure that it was the dry desert? It could have been the vodka! :eek:
Yes, the vodka, the wind, the dirt, the... let's just leave it with the "camping" wasn't good for my skin, okay? :rolleyes: :D

Yes, the vodka, the wind, the dirt, the... let's just leave it with the "camping" wasn't good for my skin, okay? :rolleyes: :D

:p :p :p :p

Are you sure that it was the dry desert? It could have been the vodka! :eek:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

What are the rates there, Herb? I may or may not camp this go around. My skin was a MESS after being out in the dry desert over night and all day.


let's rename this thread camping at the Best Western :p with a bonus JT bike ride.

What are the rates there, Herb? I may or may not camp this go around. My skin was a MESS after being out in the dry desert over night and all day.

$89 AAA rate...

You too at the BW...is there no shame :p


Come on ... You know you would rather ride at JT than some local yokel ride...
I can tell you, it was beautiful there when we rode last year....

And I have no shame!

Come on ... You know you would rather ride at JT than some local yokel ride...
I can tell you, it was beautiful there when we rode last year....

And I have no shame!

local yokel :lol: :lol: -- figures this comes up the day after I registered. When I don't register for rides I get shut out and have to open a beggars thread. When I do register I just donate to the cause and then go on another ride. And NO I don't want any cheese to go with my WHINE. :cry: :cry:

$89 AAA rate...
OKay, I'll book a room in case I don't want to camp it.

EDIT: Pardon my manners, Herb, I forgot to thank you! :)

OKay, I'll book a room in case I don't want to camp it.

EDIT: Pardon my manners, Herb, I forgot to thank you! :)
Need a roommate? I promise to behave........or not if that helps. LOL.


I'm joking. :D

well then you are in luck cuz there aren't any bears in JT!
You say that now but I bet you've never been there with black people. hah!

local yokel :lol: :lol: -- figures this comes up the day after I registered. When I don't register for rides I get shut out and have to open a beggars thread. When I do register I just donate to the cause and then go on another ride. And NO I don't want any cheese to go with my WHINE. :cry: :cry:


Find some other beggar who wants your registration!!

Need a roommate? I promise to behave........or not if that helps. LOL.


I'm joking. :D


I don't know, I'm kind of a bear in the morning...:p Get it?! :lol: Okay, that was a bad joke, but bears will go for the blond first - trust me (haven't we been over this before?...the blond always gets killed by the serial killers and the bears first in movies - after getting screwed royally!)

I don't know, I'm kind of a bear in the morning...:p Get it?! :lol: Okay, that was a bad joke, but bears will go for the blond first - trust me (haven't we been over this before?...the blond always gets killed by the serial killers and the bears first in movies - after getting screwed royally!)
The black guy/girl usually gets it right before or after the couple having sex does. :)

The black guy/girl usually gets it right before or after the couple having sex does. :)


Cali is going to just kill me one of these days. :o I mean it - she is going to push me off my bike in the middle of traffic, because without a doubt, and even without intentionally trying sometimes...SEX shows up in any thread I'm in - including her Joshua Tree Thread. Sorry, Cali, I started it and I won't make any more tawdry remarks or even allude in such a manner.

The sex is what makes the first 15 minutes of any horror movie worthwhile.

I mean it - she is going to push me off my bike in the middle of traffic

well at least you don't have to worry about that at JT... since there is no traffic (unless we do the loop... then there is the highway.... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm loop anyone?????)

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The sex is what makes the first 15 minutes of any horror movie worthwhile.

hey you..... perve..... go away! http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/149.gif http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/149.gif http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/149.gif http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/149.gif http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/149.gif http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/149.gif

(just kidding.... you can stay... but behave yourself!)

well at least you don't have to worry about that at JT... since there is no traffic (unless we do the loop... then there is the highway.... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm loop anyone?????)

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No loop for me....I thought that road was to skeery to ride on...crossing was bad enough....:eek:

well at least you don't have to worry about that at JT... since there is no traffic (unless we do the loop... then there is the highway.... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm loop anyone?????)

http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/149.gif

:eek: :lol: I'd be up for a loop but thank goodness I'm so much slllllllllooooooooooooowwwwwwwwweeerrrr than you are, Cali. Now, I'm really going to get it...smutting the thread AND sandbagging! :p

it's not too bad..... i've ridden the highway before.... but it's been a while... the shoulders for the most part are pretty wide.... that said..... it's probably better to stay in the park... but again... all negotiable and up to the riders! i'd really like to add a side loop to cholla gardens... technically that should be after key's view... but since cholla is down.... it's warmer.... so in that case should be done before key's view...

but then.... if everyone wants just the out and back... then that's a fun ride, too!

:eek: :lol: I'd be up for a loop but thank goodness I'm so much slllllllllooooooooooooowwwwwwwwweeerrrr than you are, Cali. Now, I'm really going to get it...smutting the thread AND sandbagging! :p

NO SANDBAGGING, MISSY! (now i AM going to push you off your bike!) http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/133.gifand remember.... i'm a cold wimp..... my riding is down to nil this year so far!!!!!! i mean seriously.... what's a hill... for that matter... what's a bike???????????????????

it's not too bad..... i've ridden the highway before.... but it's been a while... the shoulders for the most part are pretty wide.... that said..... it's probably better to stay in the park... but again... all negotiable and up to the riders! i'd really like to add a side loop to cholla gardens... technically that should be after key's view... but since cholla is down.... it's warmer.... so in that case should be done before key's view...

but then.... if everyone wants just the out and back... then that's a fun ride, too!


CHolla was on the way to Cottenwood right?
Seemed like a really pretty ride...but some climbing to get back I think??
that could add another 15 or so miles as I recall??

NO SANDBAGGING, MISSY! (now i AM going to push you off your bike!) http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/133.gifand remember.... i'm a cold wimp..... my riding is down to nil this year so far!!!!!! i mean seriously.... what's a hill... for that matter... what's a bike???????????????????

Oh, come on! #1, you know I just did that to get the "mad" smiley (I love that one), and #2, Even if you haven't been on your bike, you've been working out and are in great shape, I'm sure. So, don't YOU sandbag, missy! :rolleyes: :p

CHolla was on the way to Cottenwood right?
Seemed like a really pretty ride...but some climbing to get back I think??
that could add another 15 or so miles as I recall??

yes.... on the way to cottonwood..... and yes..... gentle climbing coming back up.... nothing too bad.... but the cholla gardens are fascinating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i forget how far????? i've only ridden down there a couple of times...... and i rode down there in the summer...... it wasn't too bad... i don't think i even took my camelback or maybe i did??????????????????)

yes.... on the way to cottonwood..... and yes..... gentle climbing coming back up.... nothing too bad.... but the cholla gardens are fascinating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i forget how far????? i've only ridden down there a couple of times...... and i rode down there in the summer...... it wasn't too bad... i don't think i even took my camelback or maybe i did??????????????????)

Gentle climbing??? Is that similar to friendly fire? :D

Oh, come on! #1, you know I did that to get the "mad" smiley (I love that one), and #2, Even if you haven't been on your bike, you've been working out and are in great shape, I'm sure. So, don't YOU sandbag, missy! :rolleyes: :p

working out.... yes.... great shape.... no..... heck.... i gained 3 pounds over the weekend last weekend.... coldstone... movies TWICE... both times with popcorn.... subway...... marie calendars pie..... hell... errrrrrrrrrrr i mean del taco.... ugh... PIG PIG PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but that's another story! lol! i'm excited about the time change saturday night..... i'll get back to riding a couple evenings after work.... i'm planning on NOT putting on the same mileage i have the last two years though.... i did the newbie-itis thing... and now i realize i have other things to do besides eat, work and ride! so yes... .i'm still going to ride (duh.... i am planning this... right!?) but just no where near the mileage of the past 2 years! i want it to be fun.... not something i feel i HAVE to do...

Gentle climbing??? Is that similar to friendly fire? :D

the climb out of cholla IS a gentle climb.... definitely better than the 1st 3 miles in (which compared to a lot of rides isn't that bad.... but is still a decent climb)

... and now i realize i have other things to do besides eat, work and ride! .... i want it to be fun.... not something i feel i HAVE to do...


Now that's just crazy talk.

Now that's just crazy talk.

lol.... seriously... it was getting old: get up... work out... go to work.... come home, change clothes ride bike.... get home, shower, eat, fall asleep! repeat!

on weekend.... get up... ride bike.... shop.... get home... fall asleep.... (or get up.... ride.... get home and fall asleep)....

and looking at brie's sad-face when we were getting ready to go ride..... that just breaks my heart! i KNOW she just wanted to chew out bikes up when she saw them coming out!

Gentle climbing??? Is that similar to friendly fire? :D


yeah thank you....its probably like ME's "oh its flat now" ...yeah right....


But I do remember driving by there and it was pretty cool looking...

lol.... seriously... it was getting old: get up... work out... go to work.... come home, change clothes ride bike.... get home, shower, eat, fall asleep! repeat!

on weekend.... get up... ride bike.... shop.... get home... fall asleep.... (or get up.... ride.... get home and fall asleep)....

and looking at brie's sad-face when we were getting ready to go ride..... that just breaks my heart! i KNOW she just wanted to chew out bikes up when she saw them coming out!


Bries sad face was because you werent shopping for HER!!!

nah...... she'd rather have us than toys.... now food.... ya..... i think she likes food better than she likes us! lol!

(we get the sad face when we're getting ready to go to work, too! think she's manipulating us?)

http://caligurl.com/bikergurl/wp-content/cholla garden jun4/cholla15.JPG

http://caligurl.com/bikergurl/wp-content/cholla garden jun4/cholla16.JPG


heading back.....
http://caligurl.com/bikergurl/wp-content/cholla garden jun4/cholla22.JPG

nah...... she'd rather have us than toys.... now food.... ya..... i think she likes food better than she likes us! lol!

(we get the sad face when we're getting ready to go to work, too! think she's manipulating us?)


my cats do that also..that look of despair...
really its "the food machine is leaving"