Happy 4th Celebration...Montana Style
Monday, July 6, 2015 at 1:02PM Happy 4th Celebration
The new mobile ghetto now has its fist 1000 miles on it and is anchored in Helena, Montana at Montana John’s house. MJ (Montana John) has a place here in Helena along with a bunch of motorcycles, from modern to vintage so obviously it is the perfect place to begin a riding tour.
Having arrived on July 3rd it turned out to be a great place to watch a 4th of July celebration. I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed watching people celebrate the 4th of July so much. Montanans go all out to celebrate living in the USA! The celebration started with a few fireworks in the neighborhood we watched from and continued until the city’s official display fired up. But since REAL fireworks are legal in Montana, even the stuff that launches into the air to light up and explode, the locals just about matched the city display. I couldn’t sit down to watch because there was a 360 degree display going off around me that had my head on a swivel to take it all in. Simply amazing! These guys know how to celebrate. I saw dads everywhere lighting stuff that launched into the air for their kids while being responsible and keeping the kids at a safe distance, parenting and teaching at the same time, imagine that!
The next day we woke up to cool weather and overcast skies but decided to go for a dual sport ride anyway. MJ and I fired up the bikes and headed for the hills. We made less than 20 miles and I was freezing my butt off! Fortunately MJ took pity on me and turned the route toward town to shorten the time he had to listen to me snivel about being cold. Good call because we were back at his house for about an hour or so when it started to rain! Perfect, tomorrow we ride newly watered trails!!!
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“To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while”
Reader Comments (2)
It's good to see your still riding your bicycle!
shooting anything in the air in California will get you tared and feathered if caught !! welcome to the no fun state... glad you all had a great fourth of july, looking forward to seeing you in September.. Safe travels my friend :)