[Bill Allen]

Great job, Harry!

[Bill Allen]

Not because of the road conditions. That’s for sure.

[Bill Allen]

SouthCoasters afraid of a little sand in the corners?
Say it ain’t so!

[Bill Allen]

I am bailing out on this event. I hope everyone has a lot of fun.

[Bill Allen]

I do!

[Bill Allen]

I’ll bring chocolate. It’s kinda my thing.

[Bill Allen]

Just booked a room at the hotel!
Whoohoo!

[Bill Allen]

Nice edition. Thank you, Harry.

[Bill Allen]

Wow! I think this is a club record for getting the BoD minutes (at least the draft) posted. Congrats Warren!

…and great job to the rest of the board on administering the best BMW club in Southern California!

[Bill Allen]

Looks like a nice event. I’ll try to make it.

Good job, Warren.

[Bill Allen]

I don’t know why there is so much handwringing about the weather. Yes, the ride up will be hot. Yes, it will be hot in Lindsay. No, it will not be hot in the mountains. Today, it was 95 in Lindsay. It was 79 in Grant Grove Village. A lot of the road in the mountains is over 8,000 feet.

[Bill Allen]

Did you ride Lolo Pass?

[Bill Allen]

Update on Bill Schimko:
He called from Pocatello, Idaho. He rode from 11 pm last night to 6 am this morning.
He didn’t know what day it is. He thought it was Tuesday. I had a hard time convincing him it was Monday.
He has three days to get to Great Falls. He says he is done with Interstates and is going to take his time.

[Bill Allen]

Bill Schimko left Hacienda Heights at 1 am this morning and arrived in Mesquite, NV at 6 am. He is going to rest and do another midnight run through Utah.

[Bill Allen]

Another option to Mark’s suggestion is get powdered Gatorade at the grocery store. The problem with liquid Gatorade is that the electrolytes are held in suspension with sucrose. Powdered Gatorade does not contain sucrose. You then mix a 50% solution in your Camelbak. Since you are not running a marathon, you don’t need a 100% solution. I found that 3 scoops in a 70 oz. Camelbak does the trick. That way, you can sip and stay hydrated as you ride.

Regardless, do something to stay hydrated. Dehydration can be a killer on a motorcycle.

[Bill Allen]

I’m taking my time and arriving Friday afternoon.

Looking forward to seeing you, Rob.

[Bill Allen]

I’m really sorry to hear this news. I hope you can take care of things.

[Bill Allen]

Jacob Furgatch wrote:

Planning on going into Yosemite Park while at the 49er Rally? Guess what, if you haven’t got a day permit reservation you are out of luck! That is my situation. Just learned that a reservation is required and they are sold out! So no Yosemite on the 49er, and no Road to the Sun ride in Glacier for the MOA rally! F that!!!

Memorial weekend is not the best time to go to Yosemite. Traffic will be a crawl. Instead, I suggest you immerse yourself in the rally. There’s a poker run, GS rides, GS classes and a bunch of camaraderie.

[Bill Allen]

Now the trick is to find an open campsite!

[Bill Allen]

Karl Wagner wrote:

Will Bill, if you are able to make it, your first bear is on me! That would be great if it works out!

Thanks, and the first margarita is on me!
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