UNBELIEVABLE!

YES . . .  IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT:

NINE of us showed to ride in the heavy fog . . .  in March

that: ERIC joined us for the entire 90 miles!

that: we found JOE after losing him last week!

that: RUSS is still trying to be like Gary Fischer with his 'stach

that: WE stayed together all the way to Knife River

that: WE were able to ride at all, after losing this part!

that: WE rode 27.6 seconds after the Mocha Moose until Tim flats

TIM:  "now whatta I do?"

DAVE: "I dunno . . ."

" . . .  ask Jim . . ."

ERIC: "Let's change the tube"

TIM; "hey . . .  just for the heck of it, let's rip the valve stem off, and do it again!"

ERIC:  "yeah . . . OK . . . in fact, after we do it again, let's discover that the rim is bent . . . and won't keep the tire on"

JOE and DAVE:  (note silence . . . )

that: 35 miles later . . . Joe falls asleep on his bike

(** FYI:  Joe is an ornithologist and an ophthalmologist**)

(please note correct spelling of: ophthalmologist)

"the BOYS" somewhere on the 15+ mile climb from Two Harbors

(yes, it really is a 15+ mile climb)

WELL DONE GUYS!

that: there was this much snow crossing the divide

that: WE made it to Hugo's

that: Rich has a new basket on his bike

GREAT RIDE GUYS!