This will be a trip to Dayton, OH in just over five weeks. I'm going to (Lord willing) be able to do a jumbo roll with this one, and kill not two, but three birds with one Ninja.
The trip itself is to meet up with more BBO folks at the second rally of the year, known as the Bug Bash (7th annual): bird the first. Ohio is one of the two states bordering the cuff of Michigan's mitten, and since that's one state I've not ridden in, and can't hit easily by itself, I plan to swing up through there on the way to Dayton: bird the second. If you look at a map, you might notice that I've got to go well past Dayton to get to Michigan, so in order to make it really fun, I'm routing the trip up to be an IBA Saddlesore 1000, probably leaving around midnight Thursday/Friday morning, which should get me into Dayton around 6 p.m., in time for a shower, supper and some sleep, before riding on Saturday: bird the third. Sunday will be a day for church and rest (shocker, I know), and Monday I'll head back down to Greenville, maybe taking a scenic route if I can leave early enough. I've not declared my intentions yet on the board for heading to the Bug Bash, because I haven't officially gotten the all clear for the two days of vacation, but I don't think they should be a problem.
The more I think about it, the more I like it. I've got a nice cushion where I can bail on the IBA if I decide I'm not up to finishing the whole route, but can still make Dayton without too much effort. This will get pesky Michigan off my map without too much extra effort, and that IBA has loomed on the horizon for a while. I'd thought about trying for one on July 5, when I'm off work, but I like the extra margin I'll have from attempting it on a Thursday/Friday with a long weekend ahead of it.
Came up with the extra two birds (beyond attending the rally) this afternoon. Not too shabby for thinking on the fly, eh?
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