The Contest Prize and a guest poster

The What I did (will do) on my Summer Vacation Essay Contest is, as mentioned yesterday, on.  Below you will see some pictures of the one and only prize.  The winner will be the entry that most pleases me.  Keep it short.  If it looks long I probably won’t read it.  A good paragraph or two should be sufficient.  Best if there is a bicycle in the story somewhere.

I've included three views of the Walz cycling cap.  This is the Japan Relief Cap.  The Japanese characters translate as "Rise Up!"  And it means the same thing as it does here.  That is,  "Gather your strength and meet the challenge!"  (Sorry, the model's head is not included in the prize.)

Side View

Front view, bill down

Front view, bill up

Please have some fun with this Birthday of the Audax Ride contest.

Notes about tomorrow's ride: 

Tomorrow we’re going up into the north end of Georgia to do some high quality riding.  Generally, we try to stress vehicular and utility cycling, but everyone is entitled to an occasional fun day.  That’s what tomorrow is intended to be, a fun day.

So we’ll load the bikes up tonight, along with all the supplies, change of clothing, towels, and other paraphernalia and accouterments.   We’ll get up stupid early, and drive over 100 miles, to arrive in Helen, GA in time for an 0800 start.

One aspect of this little jaunt is that I will be away from the computer all day.  So Johann the Belgian has graciously agreed to stand in for me on posting duties