Re: Thunder Storms!!

From: Dave 

Back in January when I placed the deposit on the trip I asked San Juan Huts about the prospect of thundershowers.  At that time I was told that our trip dates "should" be before the season.  But SJHs also qualified this by saying that nothing is certain.  So I plan on bringing rain jacket and pants.  Keep in mind too that the Bible does say/suggest that we check the weather conditions before we hit the trail to determine what our needs may be.  So you should at least bring rain gear along before we hit the trail.

Onto other things...beer...I've got everyone down for beer with exception of myself.  I'll contact SJHs and see how to proceed (the email they sent me earlier was only a draft).  Will get back to you after I hear from them.

More other things...a thought occurred to me about riding while lugging gear on our bikes...strongly suggest you know the appropriate air pressures for your suspension fork and, if equipped, rear shock for loaded w/ gear and unloaded riding scenarios.  Speaking of shocks and air pressures, I always carry a mtn bike shock pump with duct tape wrapped around it, and plan to do so on our trip (Jan asked earlier about tools we're bringing along).

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From: "Michael Sojka" <msojka@aol.com>
To: "jan moss@quidnunc.net" <janmoss@quidnunc.net>
Cc: "Michael Sojka" <msojka@aol.com>, "Dave Omoto" <bike-monkey@comcast.net>, "Michael Williams" <tmwilly@gmail.com>, "Sarah Tisdale" <sarah.s.tisdale@gmail.com>, "mike.sojka.sjhtoh" <mike.sojka.sjhtoh@blogger.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 7:54:37 PM
Subject: Re: Thunder Storms!!

From: Mike Sojka

One of the reasons we picked these dates is that mid-July is supposed to be before the monsoon season. Of course, nothing is guaranteed regarding weather but in general we are not supposed to have rain. That said, we should heed her list because those are all reasonable items to carry. I will definitely bring a rain jacket but have not decided on rain pants yet. I will have three water bottle cages on my bike plus a hydration pack.  

 

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