Riders,
Unfortunately we cancelled the 2018 Texas Adventure Ride today due to the forecasted bad weather in Junction through Saturday.
I am mailing the commemorative baseball cap to everyone who registered and will be refunding the difference between the cost of the cap and rally registration. If you registered and paid for the event please email me your name and address so I can mail your hat to you. My email address is rgibbens@austin.rr.com.
Rich
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