months it caters to sledders , and you ’ ll | |||
usually find the parking lot full of trailers | |||
and sled decks . The beds are clean and | |||
comfortable and the staff is friendly . But | |||
most of all , it has a scorching-hot hot tub . | |||
There is also an on-site bar and restaurant | |||
, and I ’ d consider it the best food in | |||
Alpine – even it if does stop serving grub | |||
at 9 p . m . It ’ s a little piece of sled-heaven . | |||
An Important Reminder | |||
The next morning , the mood was very | |||
different . After the somewhat disappointing | |||
snow conditions the previous | |||
day , it was nearly 10 a . m . before we had | |||
the entire group gathered . | |||
This time , we met at Dan Adam ’ s NXT | |||
LVL headquarters just across the Snake | |||
River from the Flying Saddle . Of course , | |||
I made a detour to the Yankee Doodle , a |
The terrain near both the Willow and Strawberry lots was dramatic and challenging , providing the perfect playground for the group . |
quaint café-style restaurant , serving up that perfect greasy platter of breakfast that ’ s sure to make you a better rider , or |
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at least feel better while your buddies are |
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kicking your butt ! Not surprisingly , I didn ’ t |
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season , and it was Tuesday , approaching |
opting out of fast food joints . But on this |
recall at least 4 orders of wings , as many |
see all of the health food nuts there . |
9 p . m . There would likely be no food to be |
occasion , we had no other option . It was a |
breadsticks , and perhaps 10 pizzas . So |
Without a script or plan , the entire |
found . I didn ’ t have the heart to tell them . |
half-hour drive to Alpine , so it was either |
full , I could barely move , we headed back |
team was lounging around Dan ’ s shop , |
After one of the most frantic half- |
Pizza Hut or nothing . |
to Alpine . |
waiting for the temps to warm the |
hours of my life , we desperately searched |
Separated into two tables , the order |
In all my years of visiting Alpine , I ’ ve |
snow , in hopes that it softened up a |
for food . Most of the riders have a strong |
would lead one to believe it had been |
never stayed anywhere beside the Fly- |
little . Chris Burandt began speaking , |
preference for healthy eating , usually |
days since we ’ d last eaten . For 20 people , I |
ing Saddle Resort . During the winter |
and the crowd tightened into a circle . |