Casino And The River

Yesterday I took off South for the casino. I’m not a big gambler (really, I swear!) it just makes for a nice destination. A ride in the country that may include one or all of the following… food, beer, people watching, air conditioning. I vowed a couple of years ago when the casino first opened that we (I vowed for both of us) would only visit it by bike. With the exception of one time when we took relatives from out of town there, we’ve managed to stick to that vow.
On the way to the casino I decided to do another “gamble vicariously through me” contest on this blog’s companion Facebook Page (Like Us and you could win!).
The downside of riding to the casino is that I’m a stinky, sweaty mess when I arrive. I try to cool off, dry out and freshen up before entering and even take an extra shirt to change into. Hopefully the same air purification system they have to control cigarette smoke works for sweaty biker smell as well.
Before leaving the casino I had a bite to eat at the Asian restaurant there. Not a big menu. I asked them to make me something with no meat and I ended up with a big bowl of rice with tomato and cucumber on the side. I was hoping for different and more vegetables that were stir-fried but oh-well, it was light meal which was probably better since I was riding.
Leaving the casino I decided to ride farther South to the Ninnescah river before returning home. The ride ended up being 32 miles. Here is roughly what the route looked like. Several of the miles were on paved roads which I normally try and avoid. I don’t like the fast speed of the cars and the fast pace I feel I need to keep. I also can’t just stop in the middle of the road to play around when I feel like it.