In another
fine example of Men Doing Stupid Things, my friends Jeff, Ofer and I are doing
an ‘Iron Butt’ ride this weekend. We’ll ride to Colorado and back to Vegas and
home, 1,500 miles in 36 hours. Why? Because we can send documentation of our
dogged determination, include a check for $40, and get a $5 Iron Butt license
plate frame. Shoot, I’ve done stupider things for less, so it runs the stupid
meter pretty low, actually.
Like for
instance, I probably won’t get injured like off road racing dirt bikes. Won’t
bust up the bike. Seems like less risk than bungee jumping, parachuting, rocketing across a dry lake bed at 190 plus mph, downhill
skiing or mountain biking.
If you’re
a biker and this sounds like something you’d like to do, just email me and I’ll
refer you to a therapist. No! You’re welcome to come along. My buddies will
leave Las Vegas around 5:30 a.m. Pacific time, and we’ll meet in Cedar City
around 8:30 a.m. Mountain time.
For your
entertainment and edification, I’ve posted photos of autumn in Brian Head,
rather than a photo of a guy riding a bike in a stupor. The aspen trees have
turned a dazzling yellow, and look incredible against the deep blue sky.
On Monday,
I’ll post a full report of the Iron Butt Challenge.
2 comments:
Oh deer, oh deer... All those beautiful trees... and no deer!
Being a street bike rider, I'm not too wild about deer. They are pretty stupid. WAY stupider than riding for 1,500 miles, but there's a hint of the pot calling the kettle black.
KP
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