The Hinyard-Lash Experience: Starring Leslie, Jeff, Esme, Brynn, Han, and other members of the Hinyard-Lash family

Tour de Moose 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

There’s a guy named Kevin. His nickname is Moose. Four years ago, he decided to have a bike ride / pub crawl / birthday party called the Tour de Moose. Leslie and Jeff rode in it last year — Jeff memorably teaming up with Andrew to pedal a quadcycle 20+ miles through the St. Louis city streets (more pictures from last year).

The Tour stops at a number of neighborhood bars and restaurants, with games and trivia at each, with the 8+ hour day culminating in an awards ceremony.

This year, Leslie decided to help run the games as one of “Moose’s Angels,” taking Esme along for the ride (car ride, not bike ride). Jeff and probably 70-80 other people rode through 6 stages to 7 stops (plus an unofficial pit stop), enjoying the beautiful fall weather. As they say, a good time was had by all.

There are pictures, of course — as a bonus, those of you looking at these on the web (rather than via email or RSS) should be seeing pictures in a nifty new way. It’s something Jeff has been testing out, making it much easier to post more pictures to the blog and hopefully easier for you to see the full-size pictures. It’s still a work in progress, so let us know what you think…

Domo does HalloweenAndrew's 'A** trophy from last yearJeff's 'Kicker' trophy from last yearLeslie and Esme, preparing for the big day100 bags ready for 100 ridersLeslie helped cart all the games, snacks, and accessoriesThe crowd preparesStephanie's Rice Krispy cakeAndrew gets refreshedSara, one of Moose's AngelsLeslie and Esme make sure Andrew and others follow the rules in the washers gameLeslie and Esme at Anthonio's (darn camera strap -- again!)Esme was an honorary Moose's AngelJeff's sweet ride -- Blue SteelJeff's moose bobblehead hood ornamentOne of Jeff's moose keychain bike tassles

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