"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism." ~Erma Bombeck
We celebrated our Freedom by enjoying 24 miles of beautiful single track on the Waldo Lake Trail. The mosquitoes were digging their freedom too... But all in all, it was a great ride!
For the first time on our many Summer getaways, we actually ventured out past dark to partake of public 4th of July festivities. The city of Oakridge, population 3320, put on quite a show for such a small town! Bravo!
"Any people that would give up liberty for a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin
