Open Road Biker

Last Wednesday me and my dad took a little ride up to Sand Mountain to look at some cars. Well we started out heading straight there but decided to take a few detours and turned a two hour ride into four hours. We started out heading north on state hwy79 and ran that all the way into US 278 and headed east. Well when we got to state hwy 75 instead of taking it over into Albertville we decided to go to the foot of the mountain on 278 and then take US 431 back up the mountain. Up on top we found a few places that had their share of old cars and trucks (I was looking for some to take pictures of for my new website Cool School Rodz). I guess we spent well over an hour checking out the stuff that they had. I found a ’40’s Lincoln that I would love to have as a project. We also found a guy with a few Harleys for sale but he never did give us any prices. Heck he also had some restored hot rods that he was trying to part with (I will put the contact info up on Cool School Rodz tomorrow). After checking out some cars and stuff we headed on up 431 towards Guntersville and down the other side of the mountain and went to Arab where we picked up US 231 and headed towards the house. I think we managed to get in around 180 miles or so. No big deal but I will tell you this; the whole ride felt like we had a blow dryer blasting in our face. The few stops that we made were mandatory just to rehydrate. I can only imagine what it would be like to ride across the desert in hotter weather if that is what riding in 100 degree weather is like. Just make sure as you are out riding at this time of the year;
1. Make sure you stay hydrated with water! You will start getting headaches and you will become exhausted easier.

2. Eat! You need to eat properly with all of that water you are taking in to replenish the minerals in your body. You can actually get water poisoning from drinking too much water.

3. Wear sun block or keep that skin covered up. A sunburn can not only be painful but it can also cause your body to overheat by not allowing your skin to sweat properly. You also lose moisture through exposed skin faster than if you had sleeves on. Believe it or not you can actually be cooler with sleeves on than if you wear short sleeves.

4. Rest. Make sure you make periodic stops just to take a little break. Heck enjoy the scenery, stop and smell the roses, and all of that other stuff.

Well there you have it, be safe guys and galls and I will see you out there on the road.

P.S.
Just to give you a little update, I have moved in to my new home in Tennessee and I am just waiting on my furniture and stuff to get here. Some of it will get here this Friday but my bike won’t be here until closer to the end of the month. Right now I am without a ride until then. I could have brought my dads old bike (’95 Sporty) but I figured I would just wait on mine. Well now after only a week or so since my last ride I am already jonesing. I guess I just have to deal with it.