Tour de fat

What better way to end a 30 day road trip than a giant bike/beer festival in Fort Collins, CO?  The whole thing starts off with the biggest Bike Parade imaginable. An estimated 10,000 bicycles, all destined to ride to the brewery.  Bill says that its mardi gras, meets halloween, meets st. patrick's day.  We got dressed up in costume, then hit the streets to watch the parade, then join the parade, then ultimately hang out for a while at the event site, but we could only partake in so much of the fun.  Clearly, we are getting older and more mature.

sitting at a light with the lake/harlem guys

Later on that day, Ashby and I went to White Balcony to look for some cool thing to buy.  We found ourselves at the downtown mall which has a great little area with fountains and community gathering.

there, an opportunity to witness some of "non-white" Fort Collins.  There was a hip hop dance group out performing for fun.  Ashby & I enjoyed the vibe, then made our way home.