4 dogs, 2 bikes and a car

I decided to kick my weekend off early yesterday and called a couple of friends for lunch and a beer at 4 Dogs Tavern.

4 Dogs is only 4 miles from my house, so I decided to ride my bicycle over. 1 mile down hill, 1.5 miles flat, 1 mile uphill and then a short ride in. I took my mountain bike and got there in 15 minutes, just before my body started to auto-cool itself with heavy perspiration ; )

My friends were late and I was a beer in when Joe called, trying to figure out where he was, coming all the way in from Philly. Turns out he was just about there and he drove his car into the lot a moment later.

Fred comes in on his beautiful Harley - seriously nice bike, but a bit different than mine ; )

It was a good lunch and I was feeling no pain as I rode home with 3 beers in me a couple of hours later. I don't remember riding my bike after drinking before. Probably safer than driving, but not much.

It was pretty cool, flying down the gravel hill in Strouds preserve - I was being pretty cautions knowing that my motor skills would be somewhat impaired.

The final hill coming home could have been a chore, but I put it in an easy gear and just cruised up. Nice ride!