More of a welcome back ride for good old riding buddy Tommy. Glad to have him back feels like he never left.
Tommy and I were back to our old shenanigans by racing towards the ranger station of Mt.Diablo to grab the campground pass before they closed. We get there right on time watching the rangers were closing the gates to get the last minute campground. Already a good start. We roll toward Rivendell BBH semi-early with the party already starting. Chris was representing Portland by was there early chatting it up with Jared who had the duty to watch bikes. Pat rolled up making it four. Ely said he would make it but he was running on Filipino time. So he join in right before we left. He was late finishing up a rear back for that night's overnight. Great seeing old friends and meeting new friends. Makes me incredibly grateful and lucky to have met and ride with so many folks just in the past year. Cheese and pickles were there. I added my cupcakes which seemed like an affront to the Paleo-spread. But the ladyfriend told me I had to bring them to the Rivendell Shindig. Lots of you-have-to-go-to-the-physical-store-front items. Nice wool beanies and other nick-nacks including old fashion Hobby horses and yo-yos. The real beauty of the BBH store was in the rear where beautiful hatchet wall mount that really puts the whole shop together. The raffle was a blast like true Rivendell Raffle tradition one of the attendee's young child picked the winners. To my dismay the other Acosta brother was picked to win one of the prizes, a Hatchet! Not bad for coming 5 minutes prior to the start of the raffle. We head out with a huge group from downtown Walnut Creek. Sean, Will and Mike leading the way to their own night time ride of Shell Ridge. We passed the closed gates of Diablo and ride the rest of the ride up to the campgrounds with only the Moon lightning our way to the top. When we get to camp we get to business with the food. What's on the menu? Gourmet Mac and Cheese with some nice aged cheddar and smokey gouda with some spicy sausage with a hint of wood chips. Despite the coldish weather we had it was quite warm at the top we woke up a tad bit early to do some sunrise coffee at the top of Diablo. The descent was lovely. Dirt, frost, sand, mud and dry creek crossings. Food was We finished with some Pho. Lovely time to spend an overnight. Picture proves that hatchets always makes a party: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjP49mDP -Manny "I left my cupcake holder, the Ladyfriend is going to be mad." Acosta -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
