RRJ Chapter 20 Polar Bear Ride for 2007

Counting both members and guests, twenty-nine bikes turned out at 10am on January 1st, 2007 at Nampa First Church of the Nazarene. The starting temperature was in the low 20's with the temperature never getting above 32 degrees. At freeway speeds, the windchill was down near zero! The foggy skies were trying to spit the occasional snow flake.

While there was only patchy, leftover, snow on the ground, overpasses and bridges were icy, some members coming in from Boise had some ice build up on both bike and rider, and light snow was seen blowing across some roads. We may have been cold, but the fellowship was good and warm for our first official gathering and ride for 2007.

Gathering at First Church

Nampa First Church Gathering Point for RRJ Chapter 20's Second annual Polar Bear Ride, January 1, 2007.

Lots of bikes!

We counted 29 bikes, 30 if you count Ron coming in late...and riding on his own to try and find us...

Cold?

I am not cold...I am not cold...I am not cold...Can we move yet? I am freezing in place.

Other bikers came too.

Bikers from other clubs joined us, too!

Conference

Conference at the 1st Church gathering point to see where we go from here.

Don and Monroe

Monroe, look at the bright side of it...we get to eat sooner!

Golden Corral

Waiting in line at the Golden Corral.

Good Food, Good Fellowship.

Mark is looking for handouts, again...Good Food and good fellowship.

Ken and Michelle Solts.

President "Big Bird" and Michelle holding court.

Eating with the President...

If I am eating with the President...do I need to watch my table manners?

The Gang and our server.

The requisite shot of the Usual Suspects and their server.