9th Annual Assault on Mount Scott

Hi, everybody - welcome to my first ever blog post! Well, we succeeded in our 9th attempt at the summit, so that makes 8 completions out of 9 attempts. It was a small group this year of only six bikes and 7 riders. Three of us departed home at 6:30am so as to be at the IHOP on the North side of town by 7 so we could meet up with the rest of the explorers for breakfast. The ride got underway a little late as we didn’t depart till 8:06 -these people I ride with are so rigid! :) We were able to make up all this lost time by keeping a good steady pace till we reached our first gas stop in Wichita Falls. Apparently some of us have small bladders as well as small tanks. At breakfast each rider gave Dixie the toll money for the ride up and back, which she put into two envelopes. As we approached the toll booth, Kim and Dixie took the lead and paid for all of us, which works out really well since none of us have to take our gloves off and dig around for our money. The weather was wonderful and the riders all had a great time, not to mention the hamburgers at Meers after the summit. We ended up with a total mileage of 467 and were back in Fort Worth by 5:30, just before dark. What a wonderful Saturday it was. I have included pictures; take a look at the beautiful blue sky and the brilliant colors of all the foliage. Thanks again to Dixie for being the expedition photographer. For all of you who wish that you had gone—the 10th annual ASSAULT ON MT SCOTT will be the first Saturday before Thanksgiving 2009. Hmm, 10th annual—sounds like a good time to make up t-shirts for the event. For more pictures, see the slideshow in the bar to the right of the page.