Venus de Miles

Venus's Greek name is Aphrodite. She is known as the Daughter of Heaven and Sea, the child of Uranus and Gaia. Her story tells of fertility, love and pleasure.

Venus wasn't conceived out of pleasure, but she worked hard to find her own. She was born when Gaia, Goddess of Mother Earth, got so angry at her husband Uranus that she sliced off his genitals and threw them into the sea. They mixed with the foam of the ocean and formed Venus, a symbol unconcerned with maternal issues and focused on sensuality and pleasure.

Venus married and bore children but did not stay focused on her home affairs. In fact, she concentrated almost completely on her extramarital affairs. Her many lovers include Aries, the God of War, and the handsome Adonis.

The goddess loved to pamper herself and cultivate her beauty. Her symbol represents the hand-held vanity mirror that Venus used to admire her beauty. Truly, Venus has become the symbol for feminity itself.



Venus de Miles
Longmont, Colorado
August 30, 2009
63 mile road ride
Unconcerned with maternal issues and focused on sensuality and pleasure.



Up at 4:30 a.m. ... at the Start Line at 7:00 a.m.


After 15 miles of riding ... 1st SAG stop in Lyons.


Lyons, Colorado

Venus de Miles Art

Girl on Top (Jamestown)

An M.I.D. (Man In Drag) [Male support staff/mechanics dressed in drag ... to keep it an ALL-WOMEN Event ... it was very entertaining]

M.I.D.

M.I.D.

Jamestown Church

Message

Meanwhile across the street ... M.I.D. in action

The Finish Line.

FREE BEER! FREE WINE! FREE MOJITOS! FREE FOOD! FREE MASSAGES! FREE MUSIC! (Girls on Top)

It was like Christmas in August!

New Belgium Flowing Freely

Lots of post ride re-hydration ... beer and mojitos ... yummy!

Pampering ... Venus-Style.



Can I sign up for Venus de Miles 2010 yet?

Flowers and Ribbons (Crested Butte, Colorado)

Falling in love ... over and over.

How much can somebody love where they live? This state amazes me. Crested Butte is absolutely beautiful. This weekend was a "Dirt Diva" weekend. We had a small group this year, but sometimes that can actually be easier and better.

We camped in the middle of no-where ... the new Honda Pilot went camping ... she got filthy ... she crossed streams ... she did some light 4x4ing ... and she's only 5 days old today!





The cows ... there were cows everywhere where we camped ... cow herds! They weren't fenced off. They were in the road ... in the streams ... in the woods. I kept thinking ... what a cool spot for a Chick-Fil-A commercial. They OWNED the place. We were awoken this morning at 6:45 A.M. by a big head pushing/sniffing down the entire length of the tent. I thought it was a bear - FOR SURE - then there through the back window I see a BIG cow ass walking by ... she scared me to death! (Dear Lord, I'm afraid of Colorado cows now ... bears, mountain lions ... and COWS). These cows didn't "moo" either ... they sort of "grooannned" ... kind of scary - seriously.



The mountain biking was STELLAR. I'm thinking the 401 Trail is officially my 2nd favorite trail in Colorado (behind the Monarch Crest trail). The weather was PERFECT.









The road biking was sweet too. We biked from Crested Butte toward Gunnison. It was absolutely gorgeous.




Post-ride picnic was pretty sweet too!
(grapes/mozarella/pistachios/prosciutto/crackers/nan/cold Smirnoff Ice/Oreos/Milk ... cradled by Crested Butte's loving arms ... while getting smiled on by the warm sunshine)