Father's Day Fun Run

Saturday Gary and I rode in the Father's Day Fun Run sponsored by the Beartooth Harley dealership.  Sign up for the event was in Red Lodge at the dealership's store between 8-10 am.  We met our friends Marty & Vickie in Rockvale for breakfast at 8:30 am.

We got there a tad early but only had about a 10 minute wait.  This gave us time to gas up before heading out to Red Lodge.  To our surprise our friend Pat Breckenridge was with them.  We are the three that ride trikes together all the time.  As we were getting seated our friends Dean & Lynn stopped to eat with us.

We got to Red Lodge just in time to sign up for the poker run. It cost us $40 to participate, $25 for the rider and $15 for the passenger.  We got can coozies, tickets for the meal afterwards and Gary got the t-shirt.  I would have had to pay $10 more for a t-shirt.  We decided that we would trade years for t-shirts.

The poker run takes up over the Beartooths, down Chief Joseph Highway and back to Red Lodge through Belfry and Bearcreek.  Our stops were Vista Point, Top of the World, Painter's Outpost on Chief Joseph, Eidleweiss, the Belfry Bar and our final stop The Snag in Red Lodge.

We had good weather, it was very windy and cold on top of the Beartooths, but as soon as we stopped at Top of the World, it started to get warmer.  I ended up getting a great poker hand, two pair queens and 10s.

It took us a couple hours to finish the loop.  We stopped at the Belfry Bar to get our last card and we got a drink there.  It got hot as soon as we came off of Chief Joseph Highway. 

Our meal at The Stag was very delicious.  We thought that we would be getting the standard burger & chips.  We had a choice of ribs, brats, brisket or corned beef.  Had potato and macaroni salads and for sides had baked beans or corn.  It was all very good. 

We ended up into two groups, our little group was the last to leave Red Lodge, but we were the first to finish.  Most riders on these poker runs spend money at the bars.  After our stop at Painter's Outpost, we ended up into two groups and we were in the first group.

We waited for over an hour for the second group to get to The Snag, but then we found out that one of the riders went down and ended up in the hospital at Cody.  Not too sure what happened but the guys could only speculate.  For a fact her rear wheel locked up and they think she hit the rear brake too hard, once she started to wobble she must have panicked and hit the front brake which caused her to go over her handlebars.  Fortunately she was wearing a helmet and leathers.She is going to be ok, broke her collar bone in two places, has a dislocated elbow and a broken foot.  She will need surgery on her foot.  This happened before one of the cattle guards on the highway.

Once everyone got to the final stop, they awarded prizes for the poker hands.  They only gave prizes for first and worst hands.  I didn't win, the guy who did had two pair also, kings and aces.  The one time I actually have a great hand I don't win.  I did come in 2nd though.  I got a t-shirt out of the deal, but it is not one that I will be able to wear in public.  That will be my lounging around the house on laundry day t-shirt.