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768 - It's in your DNA
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International Harper Day Ride, 2012
The International Harper Day Ride for 2012 will commemorate my 60th birthday this year. It will be a couple of days beforehand, on Sunday 26 August, but that's close enough.
We will ride the Iron Horse Trail from Hyak to Rattlesnake Lake which is about a 22 mile ride down a 2% railroad grade. You only have to pedal to maintain balance it's so easy. There is a 2.3 mile long, pitch black dark tunnel right at the beginning of the ride. If you haven't gone on this ride before you will need a unicycle and a very bright light. My hair is getting so white that I may be able to illuminate most of the tunnel, but not all of it. Last year we had only unicycles on this ride and it was unbelievably easy to transport them. Carrying bikes up there was always a huge hassle. Unicycles rule when it comes to transport. We'll decide on a meeting point later. In past years the primping involved has delayed the ride substantially. It takes several hours for Blackwood to put on his faceguard, kneepads, armpads, armpitpads, NFL shoulderpads, anklepads, padded gloves, padded hydration pack, and special padded helmet. By the time he's done you'll be ready for a padded cell. One year, JC and I did the entire ride and then rode it backwards and got back to the parking lot just as Tom was tightening the last strap. It's always a fun ride. I hope you can attend.
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2012-07-19, 02:23 AM
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Does the equation change when you turn six-oh?
Maybe I can make the Harper Day ride in 2014... Have fun 
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2012-07-19, 03:04 AM
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wes style!!
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I wana go on!
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2012-07-19, 12:05 PM
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Skateboarder to Marine to Unicycler
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Washington State? Can't afford that trip this year...
Maybe if you win the election and move to Washington D.C. then I'll make it next year.
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2012-07-19, 12:07 PM
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Skateboarder to Marine to Unicycler
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The history of these pimping and primping rituals is quite intriguing, though.
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2014 is a good choice. That will be my retirement day, my 62nd birthday, a cause for great joy to me. I hope you can make it. Quote:
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2012-07-19, 09:55 PM
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Sweet. On my calendar, now to see if I can still ride a unicycle. Does riding my road bike with no hands count?
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2012-07-20, 12:38 AM
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I'm going to plan on it.
I can shuttle also with the my truck and I will make sure to have the rack on. Whatever it takes... make sure Tom "The Bomb" Blackwood is on board with the ride.
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2012-07-27, 03:52 AM
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768 - It's in your DNA
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Just a reminder that this is going down in a month. I thought I would pop it up to the top before Karen and I took off for Bogota.
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2012-07-28, 01:09 AM
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I'm not sure yet, will depend on vacations and sore knees.
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2012-08-02, 03:31 PM
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2012-08-02, 10:39 PM
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Just caught this thread. . .
I'm going to try for it, but it will be a push. Depends on whether my wife gets back from a business road trip in time for me to leave kids with her. And there's also work on Monday to deal with. But there's no doubt in my mind that IHD is worth 14 hours of driving. 
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2012-08-03, 12:16 AM
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Kenny Cason
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Just found out I'll be out of town.
 We'll have to celebrate your 61st next year!
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2012-08-03, 11:02 PM
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I'm upping my attendance to probable.
I'm trying to make this a combined motorcyle/uni trip.  If I manage to mount my Coker on my motorcycle, will someone let me put my camping gear in their car at the trailhead while we're riding, and can I count on someone else for a shuttle?
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