| Aug 20th, 2006
12 Bikes. 15 People. Bor Forest Area and Jhilpi Lake. PUT TOGETHER BIKES, BIKERS, BEERS, BARBEQUE, WATER CASCADES, LAKE, FOREST, MUSIC, OPEN FIELDS, RIVER CROSSING AND OFFORADING... AND U GET WANDERLUST MC'S "BARBEQUE RUN" THAT WE DID YESTERDAY. THE MOST FLAWLESS OF SHORT RUNS WE'VE EVER DONE, AND IT COULDNT GET ANY BETTER. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT, THE BEERS WERE CHILLED THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE LAKE WATER WAS GOOD, THE FOREST WAS GREEN, THE CASCADES WERE AMAZING AND SAGAR'S PREPARATIONS OF THE BARBEQUED CHICKEN AND AALOO WERE JUST OUTTA THIS WORLD. WE ALSO FINALLY FIGURED AN EFFECTIVE AND PRACTICAL WAY TO KEEP BEERS FROZEN CHILLED TILL THE END OF A DAYS RIDE. I PUT 2 PLASTIC BAGS IN MY CRAMSTERS, AND STUFFED THEM WITH ICE CUBES AND BEERS, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST USES I'VE EVER MADE OF CRAMSTERS;) THEY MAKE GOOD TOURING BAGS WHICH DOUBLE UP AS BEER CAN STORAGE AND CHILLERS WHEN NOT ON TOUR;) CAMPING NEXT TO THE 3 SMALL CASCADES AND BARBEQUEING THER WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP AS WELL. A LITTLE RIVER CROSSING, AN OFFROADING TRACK WHICH LED TO ROLLING OPEN GREEN FIELDS WAS JUST AMAZING. THEN FINALLY, WE ALL RODE ON TO TSO JHILPI [JHILPI LAKE RE-CHRISTENED BY US] AND JUMPED IN THE WATER FOR AN IMPROMPTU GAME OF HANDBALL!!! WHILE MOST PEOPLE/RIDERS/BIKERS DONT CONSIDER A RIDE A RIDE TILL IT INVOLVED 100'S OF KMS, IT'S FLAWLESS DAYS LIKE THE ONE WE HAD YESTERDAY THAT PROVE THAT EVEN IF THE DISTANCE IS A MERE 35 KM ONE WAY, IT'S ULTIMATELY THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE THAT COUNTS. AFTER ALL, A RIDE IS A RIDE IS A RIDE. BIG ON DISTANCES OR BIG ON FUN AND ENJOYMENT:) |
Sagar gives a weird pose as soon as we reach there 1024x768 001_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
The guys taking stock of the location 1024x768 002_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
"Ganja Man", Mika Singh lights his fire 1024x768 003_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
"Pancho Sutta" Rahul plays with a ball 1024x768 004_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
Gyani Gurdeep Singh 1024x768 005_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
Yar... koi is bande ko samjhao... kahin bhi baith jaata hai karne ke liye 1024x768 006_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
Cascade 1024x768 007_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
Sagar with Cascade 1024x768 008_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
People get around, start exploring the place 1024x768 009_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
Trekking down the river trail 1024x768 010_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
Sagar 1024x768 011_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
Me 1024x768 012_A.jpg 2006-08-20 00:00:00 |
