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It has been a year since I have ridden in Colorado(which is FAR too long if you ask me). And Rachel has only been once and it was in the middle of winter when we went skiing so I really wanted her to see everything when it wasn't covered in snow. So we set off on the street bikes for a tour of some of the good spots.
Now before you ask, and before you scroll down through the pictures. The reason this thread is titled what it is, is because in another week I will be headed right back to Colorado with Calgary-Yogi for some dual sporting on KLR's. Two trips to Colorado in two months can't be bad, right? I'll add the dual sport photos in a few weeks.
Alright, onward with the photos.
Taking a lunch break in Ouray on day one.
Silverton from up high.
I just like this because that is one unhappy puppy that is sporting a peace collar.
I just liked this one. This was at our first campsite. Actually the next few photos are from the campsite on day one. It was just an amazing little spot and I'm glad that we came across the folks that lead us to it.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison was awesome as usual.
Leaving the Canyon, I looked up and saw this in the sky and just had to stop to take a photo. While I was stopped on the side of the road, a couple more bikes came through and the last guy looked at what I was taking a photo of and then hit the brakes and pulled over next to me to take some shots of the exact same thing. We chatted for a bit and it turns out they were from Austin. Not sure if they are on TWT or not though.
Camp outside of Aspen, in Difficult Campground. I was told that it was named after the nearby creek, but after trying to get the campground host to actually help us, I found out where the true name came from.
My first time to RMNP. It is such a shame that the Pine Beetles have decimated over half of the park. But it got better as the road continued on.
Our last camp of the trip, where we finally didn't get rained on in the late afternoon. So we took the opportunity to finally dry out our camping gear. I hate packing it up wet, but when you are in a valley and the sun doesn't break over the mountain till 9 or 10 it is really hard to dry a wet tent in the morning without making for a really late start.
Mt. Evans, the highest paved auto road in North America. If it looks cold you would be correct. It was 38 degrees with a sustained 30-40mph wind with gusts up to 50. And the frost heave on the way up helped make the ride even more fun.
From here we headed into Denver to meet up with a long time friend of Rachel's, and then we boogied down to Colorado Springs. It was pretty late in the day so we just stayed in a hotel and got up bright and early to head up Pike's Peak. Then after that we made a break for Salida to attend the wedding of my cousin. No, I won't bore you with wedding photos.
Alright, enough of this. I need to get out and prep a KLR for an upcoming trip.
Now before you ask, and before you scroll down through the pictures. The reason this thread is titled what it is, is because in another week I will be headed right back to Colorado with Calgary-Yogi for some dual sporting on KLR's. Two trips to Colorado in two months can't be bad, right? I'll add the dual sport photos in a few weeks.
Alright, onward with the photos.
Taking a lunch break in Ouray on day one.
Silverton from up high.
I just like this because that is one unhappy puppy that is sporting a peace collar.
I just liked this one. This was at our first campsite. Actually the next few photos are from the campsite on day one. It was just an amazing little spot and I'm glad that we came across the folks that lead us to it.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison was awesome as usual.
Leaving the Canyon, I looked up and saw this in the sky and just had to stop to take a photo. While I was stopped on the side of the road, a couple more bikes came through and the last guy looked at what I was taking a photo of and then hit the brakes and pulled over next to me to take some shots of the exact same thing. We chatted for a bit and it turns out they were from Austin. Not sure if they are on TWT or not though.
Camp outside of Aspen, in Difficult Campground. I was told that it was named after the nearby creek, but after trying to get the campground host to actually help us, I found out where the true name came from.
My first time to RMNP. It is such a shame that the Pine Beetles have decimated over half of the park. But it got better as the road continued on.
Our last camp of the trip, where we finally didn't get rained on in the late afternoon. So we took the opportunity to finally dry out our camping gear. I hate packing it up wet, but when you are in a valley and the sun doesn't break over the mountain till 9 or 10 it is really hard to dry a wet tent in the morning without making for a really late start.
Mt. Evans, the highest paved auto road in North America. If it looks cold you would be correct. It was 38 degrees with a sustained 30-40mph wind with gusts up to 50. And the frost heave on the way up helped make the ride even more fun.
From here we headed into Denver to meet up with a long time friend of Rachel's, and then we boogied down to Colorado Springs. It was pretty late in the day so we just stayed in a hotel and got up bright and early to head up Pike's Peak. Then after that we made a break for Salida to attend the wedding of my cousin. No, I won't bore you with wedding photos.
Alright, enough of this. I need to get out and prep a KLR for an upcoming trip.
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