The RAID is the one event Karen and I look forward to the most. Mainly because it the one time of year we get to see most of you.

The ride home for us was pretty rough. Karen radioed me to let me know something was stinging her so we pulled off and she whips her helmet off. I saw a fly or something take off and we figured whatever it was was either her imagination or it was gone. A few miles later same thing... this time her voice was panicked and when she removed her helmet she was rubbing her chin and all but tearing up. No redness or welting but there was a small bite mark (kind of like a small scrape). I check her helmet and there was the culprit. She had a stow away wasp in her chin flap. Then the last few hours between just before Vantage and all the way to Cle Elum we got beat up by very high winds and even rain over Snoqualmie pass. We even ran into Brent on the way back along I90. He came racing up behind us then turned off one exit before we stopped for a break from the gale force winds. All in all it was an adventure and we made it in one peice.

We didn't do much riding this year. Mostly due to my back but the one day of riding we did was spectacular as usual. We need to get another sticker for Friar up on that pole since the sign was changed out. Or we can just keep it as our memorial spot.

See you online and at next years RAID (reservation already made at the Adventure since we don't know what will happen with the Hound and the Adventure is newly remodeled).

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