My first ride getting back after a long and much needed brake was on the dirt. I went down and rode the Road Apple Rally course in Farmington today. It was in great shape and a blast to be on the mountain bike in January! I love the Southwest! Where else can you ski powder and ride dirt the same time of year? I am sure there are a few places, but not many. Ride photos on Flickr.

So yeah……uuum, a while back sometime in December my roommates and I decided to throw a theme party. It took months to plan (not really, just a little time on ebay). The theme was NASCAR. It was awesome!

I had no idea that there were so much NASCAR stuff out there. Pretty much everyone that came to the party showed up in a full kit. If they couldn’t find any NASCAR specific garb, there was an effort to show up with at least a white under shirt with beer and mustard stains and a mini cooler of Miller Highlife beer.

It was a rowdy party and soon the Cops showed up to shut us down. They were super cool and laughing when we came to the door in our NASCAR kits. One of the officer’s even complimented me on my fine choice jacket worn by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

After getting shut down we decided to voluntarily put our lives in danger and went down to the local country bar “the Wild Horse”. Man we fit right in. Mmmkay, so that might not be true. I got some looks for sure. When we were on the dance floor no one else was. Who would want to associate with us. The cops that shut us down showed up at the Wild Horse to break up a fight. They looked us shook their heads and said “you better be careful down here looking like that”. It was awesome.  Mor photos here on Flickr.

I two stepped the night away! My pants were so tight that I could barely move and the belt buckle was so big that I had bruises on my stomach for a few days from dancing. Ahh good times!

That’s the NASCAR recap. Long overdue. It is a great day here in Durango, pretty warm out today in the upper 30’s. Ready for the sunshine in Tucson.