Dakota 5-0 recap: pain, depression, & whiskey
Posted September 5, 2006 @ 6:06am
ALL 5-0 PHOTOS CAN BE SEEN HERERoad-worn and weary after the Dakota 5-0 blitzkrieg. Late night van-hustle return trip with stop in LuVerne for mean spread of burgers & brats from Team Walgrave was pretty cool, pretty neat. We didn't get home until close to 2 am, which makes for early mornings in the coffee biz.In case you were wondering, no, I did not get to ride the 5-0 as my ankle just would not cooperate. Pain threshholds were somewhat kept in check thru the assistance of budweiser, vicodin, ibuprofen, Organic Herb brownies, etc. But it has been over a week now, and the fucker still throbs. I've heard all the suggestions, exhortations, etc. to R.I.C.E. it, but working behind a bar makes that problematic at best. Watching the roll-out and subsequent climb up to the Tinton trail was cool from the back of Perry's quad-cycle. I got some good shots, but it was bittersweet knowing that these clowns would spend the next 5+ hours riding some sweet singletrack and I'd be doing...