I left my truck at the office and rode my bike home 🛻

After driving my big jacked up truck out to the Pine Bush mid-day for the unvailing and dedication of the John Wolcott Pine Bush Hikers’ Underpass, I was in no mood to drive home on such a beautiful day. My bike stored in my office, I figured I could just ride home.

I am sure it will be fine, 🛠️ and chances are good that it won’t be found in the morning sitting up on blocks with the wheels all stolen. I mean you need a special key to remove those Rockstar wheels and my office is pretty suburban even though they do have the tables and umbrellas locked down in case kids were to decide to steal them. 🚲 I much prefer to ride back and forth to work and I figured tonight is a good time to run to the store and get groceries and supplies I need for camping 🛒 after work. I’ll get the extra cannabis tomorrow. It’s not like Red is a super nice truck anymore, plus it’s parked out with the rest of the State Assembly pool cars they lend out for official state business.

Didn’t do much packing yesterday, 💼 indeed I went down to the park right after work until it got dark and cool out, and then came home, cooked some dinner up, 🍳 mostly just the usual fried onions, beans, homemade bread and squash. 🍆 This morning I got up fairly early though not super early, then it was eggs and onions and lots of hot sauce and coffee ☕. Going to shower and ride in early, as I was at the John Wolcott overpass unvailing probably longer then I should have been during an hour long lunch hour. I guess you’re not supposed to take two hour lunches, but whatever I am the the director and I’ll make up the time as I was in early yesterday. Showering now and will also try to get get in a bit early today.

I am excited about heading north tomorrow, 🏕️ even if the weather looks to be cooler, cloudier and wetter then this week bar maybe Tuesday. Really Sunday night into Monday aka Columbus Day looks to be worse weather of the week, 🌥️ and that’s when I’ll be driving north and probably opens up the most options for camping at Horseshoe Lake when I get there. 🔥 At least with all the rain we’ve had and more coming next week the fire risk will be much lower, though still elevated as it will take quite a bit more rain to fully pull us out of the drought from almost no rain that lasted from mid-August into October. it’s going to be a good trip, I think Red is running well though I should top off the coolant and oil 🛢️ before I head out. I’ve noticed now that it’s cool out you can smell the coolant leak when the heat first comes on. It’s good that I’m retiring Red at the end of winter season.