Looking back up GRR
Out GRR with Iron Mtn. behind
The bike out at the Post Office in Baldy Village
Lauretta, Fred, and Doug at the shack.
Clouds on early part of ride dept it cool out.
Seeing how I am so totally out of shape, the only logical ride to do was head out to the Village for the first time this year. Fred had arraigned a ride with a few friends of his, Lauretta and Doug, so I tried to tag along. As is usual for me, I was the last one in on most of the ride, but that bothers me not. Someone has to be last, and at least I don't have to wait on people. Started out in clouds which kept it nice and cool up to the shack. At that point, they began to break up some, which lead to almost a perfect day weather wise. Sunny and warm, but not too hot. After finally getting to the Village, Lauretta and Doug took off to try the lifts. As hard as they could, there was no way Fred was being talked into giving it a go. Good thing for him as it turned out, as the 2 turned back not far above Ice House Canyon, leaving the lifts for another day. Fred and I hung out at the Post Office for a while, running into a Baldy and GMR/GRR local, Ray Clone. I had met him a few times up on the road, a very nice and interesting guy. Had his killer dog along with him on his trip to pick up the mail. He told us the funny story about the dog chasing a bear up a tree with its mighty bark. After talking with Ray, we went up to the park just above the P. O. and hung there for a while before heading down. Fred thought he saw Doug go by on their way down, so we stopped in at the Lodge and found him and Lauretta getting something to eat. Since nether Fred or I were hungry, we headed back down the road, taking out time to enjoy the views and the day in general. Great ride and great time, even though it did kick my out of shape butt.
