WE SNUCK ANOTHER ONE IN

 With a warm but welcome pleasant evening, ten riders gathered to take advantage of the weather and get another pre PMS ride in the books.

Irv & Terry arrived in the "support" vet for it's maiden 2024 voyage.  Chuckles, Lois, Dee, and Mike rolled in on their bikes, while Richard rode in on his lit up Slingshot.  We were joined by Bobby and Levi (newbies) on their Harleys, and Bob led on his trike.

RICHARD DEMONSTRATES HIS NEW LIGHT SET-UP

IRV HAS TERRY ABOARD IN THE "SUPPORT" VET

DEE ARRIVES AFTER SOME PARKING LOT WARM-UPS

MIKE SAYS "IT'S ABOUT TIME WE RODE AGAIN!"

OUR NEWBIES, BOBBY AND LEVI, GET READY TO ROLL

The bank sign registered 71 degrees as we rode through town and headed north up HWY 76.  Once we reached Bear Creek Drive, we turned west and followed it over to Locust Road.  We spotted a flock of turkeys in a field hiding from hunters.  Once we arrived at Locust Road we turned back north and arrived at HWY 44 in Minnesota.  Passing into Spring Grove on 44 we headed back south on CR A16 which changes over to Dorchester Drive when we enter back into Iowa.  We slowed way down to avoid sand on a couple of downhill curves into Dorchester.  Dorchester Drive offers up some nice views of the surrounding hills and valleys and we saw some farmers working up their fields already.  We also saw a few patches of that ugly "white stuff" that had not completely melted in some of the ditches.  Once we avaoided the "rush hour" in Dorchester we made our way back to HWY 76 and after a short jog south we turned east onto A 26 (Iowa River Drive).  About three miles later, I came "face to face" with a startled hen turkey.  I ducked and she flew what seemed to be just inches over my head.  That was the closest I've come to hitting a big bird since a pelican tried to hitch a ride with me in Florida a couple of years ago.  We continued east on IRD over to Lycurgus Road and then headed south over to HWY 9.  We spotted a rooster pheasant in all his spring attire along the road trying to attract a hen, so he didn't pay much attention to us.  After arriving at the junction of HWY 9, we followed it back to the Uptown Grill back in Waukon.  I had 78 miles on the trike when I parked her for the night.

Our second pre PMS tour turned out to be a very pleasant run.  I hope Bobby and Levi enjoyed it and will join us again some time.

SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEDNESDAY AT THE PMS (Parked Motorcycle/Motorcar Syndrome) get-together next Wednesday, April 17th in the party room at Uptown Grill in Waukon.  Eats around 6 and "program" around 7.  Sounds like a good time!

NOT INVITED (YET)