OK, thought it would be fun to start a group ride report thread so that we could capture the collective experience while traveling to/from the MITM.
Here's my story (so far)...
It was a masterfully planned trip. We had some thunderstorms come through the night before the planned departure, but they were scheduled to be long gone by 8am. The weatherman lied. Weather.com lied. They ALL lied! The storms finally cleared by Noon, leaving the roads wet and steamy. I wanted to make Fort Smith for the night, there is an Indian casino there just begging for me to pick its pockets. Opportunistically impatient, I decided to saddle-up and hit the road.
I made it about 75 miles before I determined the weather radar lied again. Seems the previous storm encouraged other storm cells to join in the fun and there was a whopper of a thunderstorm brewing on the Texas/Oklahoma border. I donned my rain gear and aimed due north towards Idabel, OK. It wasn't five minutes down the road when it broke loose. Luckily, I was at the tail end of a line of traffic, behind a white SUV with LED tail lights, and all parties used extreme caution. Guided by the grace of God and those LED lights, I pulled into a planned fuel stop in Idabel 90 minutes later, where I had some great conversations with random strangers who wished they too could say, "WTF, let's go play in the rain today!" The rain stayed with me for another 20 miles, then the sun decided to help me dry-out a bit.
I got checked into the hotel under the warmth of a beautiful sunny sunset. Great way to close-out Day 1 on the road. But somehow, my $99 room turned into a $169 room after dinner. Well, technically, after sitting at a blackjack table after dinner. Oh well, it was less than my loss limit, so all in fun.
I apparently sprung a leak somewhere around my neck and the rain water had run down my chest and proceeded to collect in the seat of my pants. No worries, the hotel provides a dryer...
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