The famous Turkish writer, Aziz Nesin, has also a short story where he named a spider, which insistently tries to climb up the sidewall of the bathtub and slides back, as Sisyphus.

Careful! It may be loaded!...

The color of the frame looks like what we - ethnocentrically - called "skin color" in our crayon box. Doesn't quite match your tanned face, though.

Thought about re-doing the lyrics for itsy bitsy spider... went up the... couldn't figure a good line so quit after a couple minutes. Might be something to contemplate on those long plain flat rides.

My wife nearly died from anaphylactic shock after a yellow jacket sting back in 1991.

They generally have their nests underground, and can number in the thousands in a single nest! This time of year can be really bad during picnics. Lots of kids get stung on the mouth drinking pop that a yellow jacket has gotten into.

Interesting factoid from my entomology back in '67... males do not sting, and they have longer, curved antennae... Impress your friends if you find one and handle it with impunity! (if you dare) Google searched, and you can see for yourself if interested:

https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/insects-spiders/yellowjackets-wasps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_yellowjacket

So when you coming’ back, Red Ryder? To YOUR town, I mean. Curious minds want to know.

Close, but remember that I am a color expert. Beige is not the same as gray.

The picture is deceptive. I did ride far to the right, except when it got too sandy, in which case I took on the washboard or tried to stay in the narrow track in the middle of the road.

"Yes, I made the conscious decision to camp. Take THAT Mr. 99-degree blistering heat!"

Impressive.

I almost never make a conscious decision to camp - and if I had to do it when it's that hot I would have had a literal and figurative meltdown.

Nice! A great color on you, matches your goatee.

In an attempt to avoid the washboard, I would have been riding so far to the right that later I would be plucking weeds from my right shoe.

Jeff, had it been earlier in the day, I guarantee you I would have been all over that thing.

Good catch you two. I thought he might have been another German, but the name sounded more Roman or Greek. I should have known better since Minnesota has one of the highest percentages of Swedes in the U.S. Maybe THE highest.

Ah, the "Minimum Maintenance Road".

So very, very tempting.

Gone from very German to very Swedish in one day!