RR 20 mile redux

small change wrote:
snip

Quoted message said:

Sunday morning, post river rafting and two nights of dancing under the
stars. I got the guys to agree to a ride, but dragging the sleepy
boys out of bed is not allowed today. So, it's blueberry pancakes and
uncountable pots of coffee. For those of you that don't know me, I'm
pretty much ADD ( no insult intended) in the am... early riser,
fueled with coffee, ready to go, drives anyone NUTS that is moving at
a much slower pace. I'm trying to be mellow, really I am but after
breakfast is done (10:30? 11?) I ask really nicely if we can get the
act together. I'm ready to go about 30 seconds later. The guys
oblige me by starting to move, thank you...

snip

So I won't be alone in Ideeho.
I drive everybody crazy because I'm up with the sun or earlier. I'm usually
ready to ride at 5:30 (sans daylight savings time) to beat the heat. Yea,
it's a dry heat my butt!

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>. I'm
trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp trailer so
it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e., solar). Nothing
better than fresh roasted coffee to make an Americano with. I'll probably
roast up several pounds of pure Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.

Oh, great pix and rr.

Gary

GeeDubb said:

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>. I'm
trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp
trailer so it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e.,
solar). Nothing better than fresh roasted coffee to make an
Americano with. I'll probably roast up several pounds of pure
Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.

Oh, man. HOW FAR is Idaho from LoSoCal?!? (Forget the riding; COFFEE.)
{homersimpsondrool.wav}

Quoted message said:

Oh, great pix and rr.

Yeah, nice.

Bill "caffeind" S.

Bill Sornson said:

GeeDubb said:

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>.
I'm trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp
trailer so it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e.,
solar). Nothing better than fresh roasted coffee to make an
Americano with. I'll probably roast up several pounds of pure
Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.

Oh, man. HOW FAR is Idaho from LoSoCal?!? (Forget the riding;
COFFEE.) {homersimpsondrool.wav}

Quoted message said:

Oh, great pix and rr.

Yeah, nice.

Bill "caffeind" S.

ask JD about my coffee.....

Gary (two coffee roasters and a two group espresso machine in house, not to
mention about 8 grinders and four or five other brewers of one kind or
another)

small change wrote:
<snipping nuce stuff>

Wow! Is that what I have to look forward too? Is SV as pretty? If
it's half as nice, I'll be in heaven. Thanks for the pics.

As for coffee, yuk! Coca-Cola! That's my coffee. Enjoying one now BTW
at 6:36 AM.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

GeeDubb said:

small change wrote:
snip

Quoted message said:

Sunday morning, post river rafting and two nights of dancing under
the stars. I got the guys to agree to a ride, but dragging the sleepy
boys out of bed is not allowed today. So, it's blueberry pancakes and
uncountable pots of coffee. For those of you that don't know me, I'm
pretty much ADD ( no insult intended) in the am... early riser,
fueled with coffee, ready to go, drives anyone NUTS that is moving at
a much slower pace. I'm trying to be mellow, really I am but after
breakfast is done (10:30? 11?) I ask really nicely if we can get the
act together. I'm ready to go about 30 seconds later. The guys
oblige me by starting to move, thank you...

snip

So I won't be alone in Ideeho.
I drive everybody crazy because I'm up with the sun or earlier. I'm
usually ready to ride at 5:30 (sans daylight savings time) to beat
the heat. Yea, it's a dry heat my butt!

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>. I'm
trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp
trailer so it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e.,
solar). Nothing better than fresh roasted coffee to make an
Americano with. I'll probably roast up several pounds of pure
Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.
Oh, great pix and rr.

Gary

I pregrind for camping. Check with Paladin, we may have power at these camp
site.

Morning people of the world, unite!!

Penny

small change said:

GeeDubb said:

small change wrote:
snip

Quoted message said:

Sunday morning, post river rafting and two nights of dancing under
the stars. I got the guys to agree to a ride, but dragging the
sleepy boys out of bed is not allowed today. So, it's blueberry
pancakes and uncountable pots of coffee. For those of you that
don't know me, I'm pretty much ADD ( no insult intended) in the
am... early riser, fueled with coffee, ready to go, drives anyone
NUTS that is moving at a much slower pace. I'm trying to be
mellow, really I am but after breakfast is done (10:30? 11?) I ask
really nicely if we can get the act together. I'm ready to go
about 30 seconds later. The guys oblige me by starting to move,
thank you...

snip

So I won't be alone in Ideeho.
I drive everybody crazy because I'm up with the sun or earlier. I'm
usually ready to ride at 5:30 (sans daylight savings time) to beat
the heat. Yea, it's a dry heat my butt!

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>.
I'm trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp
trailer so it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e.,
solar). Nothing better than fresh roasted coffee to make an
Americano with. I'll probably roast up several pounds of pure
Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.
Oh, great pix and rr.

Gary

I pregrind for camping. Check with Paladin, we may have power at
these camp site.

Morning people of the world, unite!!

Penny

yuck....ground coffee stales within minutes. Roasted beans only have a good
shelf life of about two to three weeks if not sealed and frozen. I have
several hand grinders that aren't too noisy. I have one of those REI camp
grinders but it takes forever (unless I bring my cordless drill). I could
always bring my Mazor Super Jolly as it's the quietest grinder I've heard
but also one of the largest........besides, I'll be in my trailer so the
sound won't be too loud <(;-}.

CocaCola for breakfast? Mitch will die a young man.........carbonic acid
tears up your teeth and your stomach and is full of bad carbs.......

Everybody chant after me.....

COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE

Gary

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Quoted message said:

small change said:

GeeDubb said:

small change wrote:
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>
> Sunday morning, post river rafting and two nights of dancing under
> the stars. I got the guys to agree to a ride, but dragging the
> sleepy boys out of bed is not allowed today. So, it's blueberry
> pancakes and uncountable pots of coffee. For those of you that
> don't know me, I'm pretty much ADD ( no insult intended) in the
> am... early riser, fueled with coffee, ready to go, drives anyone
> NUTS that is moving at a much slower pace. I'm trying to be
> mellow, really I am but after breakfast is done (10:30? 11?) I ask
> really nicely if we can get the act together. I'm ready to go
> about 30 seconds later. The guys oblige me by starting to move,
> thank you...
snip

So I won't be alone in Ideeho.
I drive everybody crazy because I'm up with the sun or earlier. I'm
usually ready to ride at 5:30 (sans daylight savings time) to beat
the heat. Yea, it's a dry heat my butt!

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>.
I'm trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp
trailer so it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e.,
solar). Nothing better than fresh roasted coffee to make an
Americano with. I'll probably roast up several pounds of pure
Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.
Oh, great pix and rr.

Gary

I pregrind for camping. Check with Paladin, we may have power at
these camp site.

Morning people of the world, unite!!

Penny

yuck....ground coffee stales within minutes.

Come on, you can sacrifice at least one creature comfort while camping?

Quoted message said:

Roasted beans only have a good
shelf life of about two to three weeks if not sealed and frozen. I have
several hand grinders that aren't too noisy. I have one of those REI camp
grinders but it takes forever (unless I bring my cordless drill). I could
always bring my Mazor Super Jolly as it's the quietest grinder I've heard
but also one of the largest........besides, I'll be in my trailer so the
sound won't be too loud <(;-}.

You fire up any grinder at oh dark thirty camping with me and you better
hope your trailer is locked to the ground. ;-)

Greg

GeeDubb said:

small change said:

GeeDubb said:

small change wrote:
snip

>Sunday morning, post river rafting and two nights of dancing under
>the stars. I got the guys to agree to a ride, but dragging the
>sleepy boys out of bed is not allowed today. So, it's blueberry
>pancakes and uncountable pots of coffee. For those of you that
>don't know me, I'm pretty much ADD ( no insult intended) in the
>am... early riser, fueled with coffee, ready to go, drives anyone
>NUTS that is moving at a much slower pace. I'm trying to be
>mellow, really I am but after breakfast is done (10:30? 11?) I ask
>really nicely if we can get the act together. I'm ready to go
>about 30 seconds later. The guys oblige me by starting to move,
>thank you...

snip

So I won't be alone in Ideeho.
I drive everybody crazy because I'm up with the sun or earlier. I'm
usually ready to ride at 5:30 (sans daylight savings time) to beat
the heat. Yea, it's a dry heat my butt!

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>.
I'm trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp
trailer so it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e.,
solar). Nothing better than fresh roasted coffee to make an
Americano with. I'll probably roast up several pounds of pure
Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.
Oh, great pix and rr.

Gary

I pregrind for camping. Check with Paladin, we may have power at
these camp site.

Morning people of the world, unite!!

Penny

yuck....ground coffee stales within minutes. Roasted beans only have a good
shelf life of about two to three weeks if not sealed and frozen. I have
several hand grinders that aren't too noisy. I have one of those REI camp
grinders but it takes forever (unless I bring my cordless drill). I could
always bring my Mazor Super Jolly as it's the quietest grinder I've heard
but also one of the largest........besides, I'll be in my trailer so the
sound won't be too loud <(;-}.

CocaCola for breakfast? Mitch will die a young man.........carbonic acid
tears up your teeth and your stomach and is full of bad carbs.......

Everybody chant after me.....

COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE

Gary

Wow, I've seen coke (not "acola"😉 heads less obsessive about their
habits than that!

Matt

MattB said:

Wow, I've seen coke (not "acola"😉 heads less obsessive about their
habits than that!

Matt

It happens after having what is referred to in alt.coffee as the 'god shot'.
It happens so rarely that coffee geeks strive for it day after day hoping to
see if it can get better.

I've been called a coffee nazi by more than one person........

Gary (it's my one true obsession)

G.T. said:

You fire up any grinder at oh dark thirty camping with me and you
better hope your trailer is locked to the ground. ;-)

Greg

hehehehehe. go to bed earlier, there's nothing to see at midnight anyway
except a sky full of stars. :-)

There's just something about watching the sun rise.

Gary (I'll bring ear plugs to Ideeho)

GeeDubb said:

MattB said:

Wow, I've seen coke (not "acola"😉 heads less obsessive about their
habits than that!

Matt

It happens after having what is referred to in alt.coffee as the 'god shot'.
It happens so rarely that coffee geeks strive for it day after day hoping to
see if it can get better.

I've been called a coffee nazi by more than one person........

Gary (it's my one true obsession)

I'm familiar with the pursuit of the perfect shot, but didn't get caught
up in it myself. A couple of my good friends own that coffee shop next
to my office. At one point my wife work there for a while.
I'm usually happy to drink the rejects as long as they aren't too far
from perfect. I even brew drip at home, which any true coffee head won't
touch.
Maybe they can make you a pot of Folger's "cowboy style" so you can
rough it a little while camping.

Matt

GeeDubb said:

G.T. said:

You fire up any grinder at oh dark thirty camping with me and you
better hope your trailer is locked to the ground. ;-)

Greg

hehehehehe. go to bed earlier, there's nothing to see at midnight
anyway except a sky full of stars. :-)

There's just something about watching the sun rise.

Gary (I'll bring ear plugs to Ideeho)

it doesn't get dark until wa late up here. The stars, if you stay up for
them, **will** blow you away.

p.

MattB said:

GeeDubb said:

MattB said:

Wow, I've seen coke (not "acola"😉 heads less obsessive about their
habits than that!

Matt

It happens after having what is referred to in alt.coffee as the
'god shot'. It happens so rarely that coffee geeks strive for it day
after day hoping to see if it can get better.

I've been called a coffee nazi by more than one person........

Gary (it's my one true obsession)

I'm familiar with the pursuit of the perfect shot, but didn't get
caught up in it myself. A couple of my good friends own that coffee
shop next to my office. At one point my wife work there for a while.
I'm usually happy to drink the rejects as long as they aren't too far
from perfect. I even brew drip at home, which any true coffee head
won't touch.
Maybe they can make you a pot of Folger's "cowboy style" so you can
rough it a little while camping.

Matt

I grew up on FCS perced coffee since my dad drank it that way. It's only
been a few years since I realized what a good cup of coffee can be. I've
also found that it is near impossible to make a great shot at high altitute
due to the lower boiling point of water. The water flashes to steam when it
leaves the boiler resulting in a sub-par cup. If you reduce the boiler temp
to compensate then the coffee isn't brewed at a high enough temperature to
blah blah blah...........<g>

Gary

MattB said:

Quoted message said:

I'm familiar with the pursuit of the perfect shot, but didn't get

caught up in it myself. A couple of my good friends own that coffee
shop next to my office. At one point my wife work there for a while.
I'm usually happy to drink the rejects as long as they aren't too far
from perfect. I even brew drip at home, which any true coffee head
won't touch.
Maybe they can make you a pot of Folger's "cowboy style" so you can
rough it a little while camping.

Matt

cowboy coffee? Not. Tho I was thinking about bringing the dutch oven for
other outdoors specailties...

penny

GeeDubb said:

small change said:

GeeDubb said:

small change wrote:
snip

>Sunday morning, post river rafting and two nights of dancing under
>the stars. I got the guys to agree to a ride, but dragging the
>sleepy boys out of bed is not allowed today. So, it's blueberry
>pancakes and uncountable pots of coffee. For those of you that
>don't know me, I'm pretty much ADD ( no insult intended) in the
>am... early riser, fueled with coffee, ready to go, drives anyone
>NUTS that is moving at a much slower pace. I'm trying to be
>mellow, really I am but after breakfast is done (10:30? 11?) I ask
>really nicely if we can get the act together. I'm ready to go
>about 30 seconds later. The guys oblige me by starting to move,
>thank you...

snip

So I won't be alone in Ideeho.
I drive everybody crazy because I'm up with the sun or earlier. I'm
usually ready to ride at 5:30 (sans daylight savings time) to beat
the heat. Yea, it's a dry heat my butt!

Coffee grinder really gets to people first thing in the am, too<g>.
I'm trying to figure out how (actually 'if'😉 I should set up my camp
trailer so it will run my espresso machine (w/o generator, i.e.,
solar). Nothing better than fresh roasted coffee to make an
Americano with. I'll probably roast up several pounds of pure
Hawaian Kona (Smith Farms) before I come up.
Oh, great pix and rr.

Gary

I pregrind for camping. Check with Paladin, we may have power at
these camp site.

Morning people of the world, unite!!

Penny

yuck....ground coffee stales within minutes. Roasted beans only have a good
shelf life of about two to three weeks if not sealed and frozen. I have
several hand grinders that aren't too noisy. I have one of those REI camp
grinders but it takes forever (unless I bring my cordless drill). I could
always bring my Mazor Super Jolly as it's the quietest grinder I've heard
but also one of the largest........besides, I'll be in my trailer so the
sound won't be too loud <(;-}.

CocaCola for breakfast? Mitch will die a young man.........carbonic acid
tears up your teeth and your stomach and is full of bad carbs.......

Everybody chant after me.....

COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE

Gary

Hasn't killed me yet. It's an addiction and there is no Coca-Cola
anonymous.

Give me a Starbucks Chantico and now we're talking! Ain't no coffee in
that. It's like drinking a melted chocolate bar.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

small change said:

MattB said:

Quoted message said:

I'm familiar with the pursuit of the perfect shot, but didn't get

caught up in it myself. A couple of my good friends own that coffee
shop next to my office. At one point my wife work there for a while.
I'm usually happy to drink the rejects as long as they aren't too far
from perfect. I even brew drip at home, which any true coffee head
won't touch.
Maybe they can make you a pot of Folger's "cowboy style" so you can
rough it a little while camping.

Matt

cowboy coffee? Not. Tho I was thinking about bringing the dutch oven for
other outdoors specailties...

penny

I was just trying to think of the worst incarnation of coffee I could.
We just had our Cattleman's Days rodeo here, so the town is all
"cowboyed-out".

Matt (yee-haw!)

GeeDubb said:

I grew up on FCS perced coffee since my dad drank it that way. It's
only been a few years since I realized what a good cup of coffee can
be. I've also found that it is near impossible to make a great shot
at high altitute due to the lower boiling point of water. The water
flashes to steam when it leaves the boiler resulting in a sub-par
cup. If you reduce the boiler temp to compensate then the coffee
isn't brewed at a high enough temperature to blah blah
blah...........<g>

Just wait till the faucet water is above luke warm and add some Gagger's
Choice! (It's always a good sign when the /generic powdered creamer/ won't
even dissolve, so you get goopy clumps along with your brown water.)

Bill "it's all about the CAFFEINE, man" S.

On 2005-07-19, small change penned:

Quoted message said:

Playtime in Idaho. This means a weekend escape to the lovely little
mountain town of McCall, where we have friends who love houseguests
and whose toy collection rivals ours. Mr. Adventure and I load up
the boats and the bikes, and head out for a fun infested weekend.

Nice! What's with the picture of the rear end?

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-07-19, small change penned:

Quoted message said:

Playtime in Idaho. This means a weekend escape to the lovely little
mountain town of McCall, where we have friends who love houseguests
and whose toy collection rivals ours. Mr. Adventure and I load up
the boats and the bikes, and head out for a fun infested weekend.

Nice! What's with the picture of the rear end?

I think that was the "soaking our heads and our feet as needed" part, or
maybe showing off Mr. Adventure's ass, or maybe both.

HTH,
Matt