Evel Knievels come to The Yard

When I say we hang out in The Yard I don't mean my yard.  The Yard is the outdoor patio at the Iron Horse Hotel.  And yesterday, after a long morning of Armed Forces Day events, we stopped at The Yard for a nice lunch. When we got there, it was relatively quiet.  It was a little after 1 pm so if there was a lunch rush it was clearly over. On days like this I like that I get to choose to sit whereever I want, although that can be a catch-22 because sometimes it's hard to decide since there's so many nice places to sit here. 

We do like the bar best of all and it was pretty full of people.  I chose the available seats at the very end for one reason, it was in the sun.  Even though it was a comfortable day, probably it the high 60s - low 70s, it can be a bit chilly in the shade.  We ordered a Klisch, it's great to find a place that has it on tap and perused the menu. 

The man next to us started a conversation and mentioned that he was from Florida and in town because his daughter was graduating from Marquette law school today.  He was the most interesting person.  We talked about Conejito's and how he wished he could have the food shipped to him in Florida and how his business took off in the early internet years because he bought up all the domain names that had anything to do with RVs (he sells them).

We ordered lunch when all of a sudden these people showed up wearing red, white and blue with capes.  At first we figured them to be some sort of patriotic group, after all, it was Armed Forces Day.  But as more and more came riding in, it was clear they were all dressed like Evel Knievel. Some even performed some trick riding on the way in.  These were the coolest people ever. They all parked their bikes and overtook the bar. 

Jeff, in his usual fashion, got up and went over to chat with them.  He had to learn all about their group and apparently they get together regularly and ride. And the Iron Horse is always on their route. I volunteered to take some photos for them as they posed together.  Even the law school graduate got in the shot.