Joshua
Tree High
Desert
Classic
April
8-9, 2006
By Craig Dillmann
The 29 Palms Ride was another stellar event with a good time had by all.
It was a good, safe ride without any injuries. Speaking of injuries, one has a
better chance of getting whacked out at that crazy bar – The Palms,
a favorite
hang out of Dee Cameron and Tim Graber. I have never been to this fine
establishment without a fight breaking out or there’s an old lady pulling down
her pants! This time a local toothless guy came within two centimeters or being
run over by another toothless guy- both of whom were roaring drunk! All club
members made it back unscathed.
Dinner was at the rib joint and it was first class – everyone enjoyed
the meal. The next day we headed through the park and most people rode through
the box canyon to Mecca.
The weather was good and there were no breakdowns! Saturday night we had our
party at the 29 Palms Inn where we had another
great meal in a beautiful setting.
Sunday brought us up to Keys View for a bird’s-eye view of the desert, how
sweet it is! Lunch was on your own; we packed it up around 11:30 AM., and
called it a weekend. By the way, hats off to Ken, the owner of the Rancho
Dolores. He had the pool redone, the rooms freshly painted, minifridges in the
room, and all for a reasonable price. See you there next year!