Dillsboro all out for the veterans' parade.
Some of the local veterans parading.
I was just mentioning the Confederate flag thing and the local pride in heritage; sure enough, a group of them came out to march. Technically, by act of Congress, Confederate soldiers are considered American veterans for certain purposes.
Happy children celebrating in the tremendous heat.
A gingerbread cupcake at the Legion hall.
The Legion gave me a nice challenge coin after the run, too.
It was dangerously hot today, so much so that on the ride back I realized it wasn't safe to continue my ride. Fortunately I was along the beautiful Tuckasegee river, so I climbed down the bank and swam until I was cool enough to resume the ride. I also soaked my shirt so it would help keep me cool for the rest of the ride.
Quite a day. The pork butt came out beautifully thanks to my wife, who took over the smoking so that I could go ride with the Legion. We did a flag replacement ceremony in Robbinsville, the last town before the Dragon. We rode through the Nantahala Gorge to get there, which is a bit out of the way but beautiful. I’d never met these people before, but they put me in the tail gunner position based I guess on the firmness of my handshake. First time I’ve ridden tail for a group ride. I hope I did a good job.
The article on Robbinsville claims that the mean daily maximum temperature in July is 83. That mean was somewhat exceeded today.
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On the way down to our rural market, a tree was in the road. Two guys cutting it up with chainsaws.My wife and I stopped and pitched in, about halfway through the job our county deputy sheriff pulled up. One guy quip's, "nothing to see here, move along..." She smiles, said it looked like we have things under control, and asked if we wanted her to put on some lights to warn traffic.
"Nope, we got it." Happy Independence Day, and she drove off.
I was thinking, this is as American as it gets. Self organizing problem solvers.
Yes, sir, that’s what it’s all about. A self-governing people. The pride of the world.
Well, Grim, did you bring enough of those gingerbread cupcakes to share with the rest of us?
Eric Hines
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