Ok, early rise today – not a super-long drive, but we’d like to get in early, so we can go hit a bike shop.

The drive was pretty weary, and the scenery was fantastic – here are some shots of it:

And this is a two-parter – The first is the view down the hill:

See the green part almost smack in the middle? Not the bigger one, but the smaller below and to its left? At that spot, I looked to the right, and saw this:

Yes, it would have looked much better had it been sunny, but it is what it is.

Got into town, found the campground, and got set up – easy stuff by now. Then, off to the bike shop – Knicker Biker. Yeah, weird name, but they’ll be able to tell us where to ride tomorrow! Or not. The guy who knows the trails is out, helping the TV crews set up their cameras. For what? Why, for the Enduro they’re having tomorrow, exactly where we WOULD be riding, if the trails weren’t closed! REALLY?

Ok, we can’t ride, but dammit – we can drink! In our traverses through time, I saw a brewery, so we’re gonna go hit it. And hit it we do. Took these before even entering:

And here’s a closeup of the benches:

Amen!

Going inside, we look to see what to order:

Hope you can read it. Anyway, The Bear found an appropriate one – Without a Paddle Porter! It’s funny, because of the T-shirt she bought the other day – for Bitch Creek Ale, and she posted a joke about being “Up Bitch Creek without a Pedal”, a play on “Up Shit Creek Without a Paddle”. So it was funny to see this porter. And it was VERY good.

I found something spectacular – Jalapeño Hefeweizen! I tried it, and it is FANTASTIC. Smells of jalapeño, and tastes of it also, just as it should, and it has a bit of a zing! But also VERY refreshing. These guys do magical things with beer! After those, we sampled the Black Bison Coffee Stout – another excellent Stout. And I sampled the Vanilla Bourbon Stout. WOW! We have GOT to come back for more of these tomorrow. Here are the first two:

Home made Chinese food for dinner, and the day is done.