I’m sitting here at Calgary Harley….8:00 in the morning, waiting for them to open. They have this “ride up” option that you don’t have to book your bike in advance. I try to get here by 7:30 to be first in line but today I got here at 7:45 and was still first up….by about 5 minutes ill the next bike got here. They usually open around 8:30 with the mechanics starting around nine. You have to sit for a while but you do get your bike done before noon. To book in your bike it takes 1-3 weeks wait and I have no idea how much riding I will get done in those 3 weeks……either you are way under or over on oil changes and tires….either taking off good rubber or running on chords.

Got some really good riding in this weekend….finally some riding weather and on the May long weekend to boot…Went up to the Kananaskis on Saturday. The gate is still closed for the pass but I rode up to the upper lake and there was no wind and fairly warm. There were surprisingly few people and no other bikes…that is the advantage of going early in the morning….you beat the hoards of people and packs of bikes. I was home by 1:00.

I took a ride out on the prairies on Sunday…..went out thru Drumheller and over the Munson ferries and out the number 9 till I got to Oyen and then cut back thru the back roads (570) back to Drum. I wanted to go on out to Empress and then back on the south side of the river but there as a nasty north wind from Hanna on so I cut the run short and stayed on the north side of the Red Deere river. From Drum to home the wind dropped off and it was a very good run…..especially when it’s the May long weekend. Again there was not a lot of traffic…..the semies were not out and the tourist/campers were not out of bed yet so it was a great ride.