At the United Sidecar Association National Rally - Friday

 I arrived yesterday in Hotchkiss, CO where the Delta County Fairgrounds were hosting the annual rally for the United Sidecar Association.

I wasn't feeling well due to the side effects of getting the second Shingle shot right after barely recovering from covid infection so no pics for Thursday.

I was feeling better when I woke on Friday.

Scarlett and CCjon's rig

CCjon is the current president of the USCA

Local native guide: Rich, generously guided us to a secret locals viewing spot for the Gunnison Gorge area.  Here's some views both along the way and at the site itself:

The view along Fruitland Mesa Road

The sights and colors of the viewpoint itself:

A pano shot with my Pixel 4a's phone:

After a while, we retraced our route back to pavement, and three of us stopped here to wait for John and Jo who were riding sweep at this time.  As we waited, I got a picture of our guide, Rich.  Those two big mountains are Mt Lamborn and Landsend Peak.

After a few minutes, no appearance by John and Jo.  Dan K. turned his rig around and headed back to check on them.

After some more minutes, Rich and I decided to head back to see what was going on.  We arrived about a mile back to find John busily replacing his pusher tire.  The tire had experienced a flat upon impacting a large rock (that's the theory) and John was putting on the spare tire/wheel.

Dan K's bottle jack came in handy and Rich and I helpfully kibitzed while John did all the work!  ;)

Jo and their dog Morley waiting in the shade of a nearby tree, they were the smart ones.

Once John finished up, we all headed back to the picture point from before and this time I got all three rigs in the picture:

We all made it back to Hotchkiss with no further issues.  John and Jo peeled off as we approached the campsite and Rich, DanK and I continued on a short ways to a burger joint for a late lunch.

I'll be posting more pics of sidecar rigs as I find them, there's plenty here at the rally.  I just want the more "unusual" or unique rigs this time around:

Jack Daniels collector edition, #47 of 150

An R1150RT Rig for sale, used to belong to CCjon

Dana's Rokon motorcycle, now with a small sidecar.

A California Uralista's Geo LE Ural Patrol

After a Chili Dinner provided by the rally organizers, a band played and there was an Ice Cream Social event as well.  Fed and watered, we listened to the band while seated at picnic tables positioned all over the fairground's grassy area.

Riding stories were told, jokes shared, new people met and socialized with, in all a good time was had by this curmudgeon.

Night fell, the day's hot temperatures cooled down and the mosquitoes came out, so by 9PM I was headed for the VRRV!