Spring Rain In The Rockies

Riding has been a bit quiet as the rains keep moving through.
I did make a 90 mile run down to Three Forks, Montana for lunch at the Wheat Montana Farms Deli.
Took the back way down I-15 to Boulder and then moved onto Highway 69 for a quiet winding ride on a narrow two laner.
Trees right up to the road on both sides for most of the way.
One small herd of antelope crossed in front of me at one point.
They are not afraid of traffic and took their time getting across the road.
From Cardwell, Montana, home of the two toned brown clay pottery, I moved onto I-90 for the short jaunt over to Three Forks.
The sandwiches at Wheat Montana Farms Deli were, as always, big, thick and very tasty.
Visited a couple of bikers at The Farms who travel from the state of Washington through this area often.
Favorite ride they said, as they headed for Yellowstone.
He was a retired professional bike racer who obviously knew his way around bikes and Montana roads.
Sidecar Bill Ryder told me this morning that he might have the custom made sidecar on my classic 1989 Kawasaki 454 today or tomorrow.
This 26 year old machine had only 13,000 miles on it when I bought it three years ago.
Bill custom designed and built a cargo sidecar for it so I will have a rig to run around town on, while saving the Honda VTX 1300 for the highway trips.
The Honda will carry me to Sturgis June 25th for the United Sidecar Rally at the Elk Grove Campgrounds.
This is the National rally for USCA and should be well attended.
As a bonus the Black Hills Bluegrass Association is holding their annual Bluegrass Fest at the same camgrounds.
Fantastic timing for both events.
Tuning up for the 50CC Quest ride in late September.
From San Diego to Jacksonville in fifty hours.
Should be a great ride and we'll have a chance to try out the new rig.
Bill has the Velorex sidecar mounted on the VTX 1300 and it has made for some great rides all ready.
Looking forward to a ride from Portland to San Jose on Highway 1 and then, after a visit with daughter Janis and her family will head off to San Diego where I'll meet my Start Witness Shareem AsSadiq. He said he will get me pointed in the right direction for the coast to coast run which he has done in the past. Shareem has also done the Border to Border ride from Mexico to Canada. Great rides.
In the meantime I have nearly completed writing my new book, Discovering Life After Alzheimer's - The 26,000 mile ride.

It should be up on Amazon within the next three or four weeks, both in paperback and on Kindle.
I'll be back with a another post as soon as the rain lets up.

May your ride be long and safe.
Be Fantastic

Watch for me, I'll be in the Right Lane America

Del "Lonnie" Lonnquist

DelLonnquist@Gmail.com