Phase 1 Complete (ish)
When a plan comes together......
Up a little early, 0600. It got down to 46 degrees last night. Bag barely held it's own (with liner), but I was bare as well, so I suspect with clothes, socks, and hat it'd do 30-ish ok. Took an hour to clean up, pack up, and get gone, then had to wait for a train crossing in T-dad. I-25 had light traffic, there was light wind (FINALLY), and though cool the liner top and bottom, t-shirt and shirt made me comfortable and not over dressed.
Lots of construction on I-25, and I could see potential bottlenecks in each of Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, but fortunately none today. I have to be back in Dallas tomorrow, so I have to catch a flight today. Made it to Kangaroo Self-Storage, where they are just happy to have a bike, by 11:30. Two blocks away are a gas station, bank, Albertsons, and Checkers auto parts store. I bought some oil and a pan, and did a quick oil change (knew it was coming, just didn't get it done before leaving) in the storage unit, changed in the office restroom, and was waiting for the city bus by 12:30.
Up a little early, 0600. It got down to 46 degrees last night. Bag barely held it's own (with liner), but I was bare as well, so I suspect with clothes, socks, and hat it'd do 30-ish ok. Took an hour to clean up, pack up, and get gone, then had to wait for a train crossing in T-dad. I-25 had light traffic, there was light wind (FINALLY), and though cool the liner top and bottom, t-shirt and shirt made me comfortable and not over dressed.
Lots of construction on I-25, and I could see potential bottlenecks in each of Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, but fortunately none today. I have to be back in Dallas tomorrow, so I have to catch a flight today. Made it to Kangaroo Self-Storage, where they are just happy to have a bike, by 11:30. Two blocks away are a gas station, bank, Albertsons, and Checkers auto parts store. I bought some oil and a pan, and did a quick oil change (knew it was coming, just didn't get it done before leaving) in the storage unit, changed in the office restroom, and was waiting for the city bus by 12:30.
Getting to the airport was a simple matter of waiting for the bus to the park n ride (every 1/2 hour) and then the pnr to the airport (again, every 1/2 hour, right after the first bus arrives) for 6$ total. WHEN will the DFW MetroMess get the hang of mass transit? Superbowl traffic, anyone? Olympics (hahaha)? Flights were delayed due to weather systems, but I got on the first I tried, and was home having a beer and chicken sandwich with my friend John Blackstone who kindly dropped everything to give me a ride to the house.
Now if Wyoming weather will just warm up a bit.......
posted by Randy Masters at 6:29 AM
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