I love this shot. It gives you the general feel of what it was like walking around in Nevada City waiting for the start of yet another great Tour of California. We got to see the bikes getting set up, the team cars preparing to head out, and LANCE. Not up close and personal, like I would’ve liked but close enough to get the hairs on my arm to stand at attention.
The weather was sweet. Nice and HOT — which is how I like it. The people, for the most part, were friendly and courteous. The day in all it’s glory, was wondrous and perfect and as close to heaven as I want to be at this point in my life.
Oh yeah…
Cowboy Take Me Away
I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your arms
On a pillow of bluebonnets
In a blanket made of stars
Oh it sounds good to me I said
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free, oh, I pray
Closer to heaven above
And closer to you closer to you
I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon
And not see a building standing tall
I wanna be the only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you and
Your simple smile
Oh it sounds good to me
Yes it sounds so good to me
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to Heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you
I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Oh it sounds so good to me
Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you
Closer to you
Cowboy take me away,
Closer to you
— Dixie Chicks (1999)
Oooh, that’s a good song to add to my road trip playlist!
That sounds like my kind of playlist.
great song…and nice …hat