Day 6

Well today is already our last full day of riding, time sure does fly. After a great breakfast we headed north to Walden then east through the Rocky Mountain National Park.  This was a long leisurely ride down Poudre Canyon Rd with the Cache la Poudre River mirroring our tracks. I love riding and watching a river flow alongside me. This took us to Fort Collins where we will spend the night before riding into Denver tomorrow to turn in the bikes and fly home on Sunday. It’s been another great trip with Tim and Dale, thanks for joining me for the ride. Until next year!

day 6

Heading out of Gunnison to Hot Sulphur Springs and the weather is perfect, finally a relief from the heat. Shortly after getting out of Gunnison we found all traffic being detoured to route traffic away from the smoke and fires. Only put us about 30 miles out of our way. We got back on track and soon found rt 40 just west of Idaho Springs as having probably the most back-to-back switchbacks I've ever seen. A great ride uo to Winter Park and on to Hot Sulphur Springs.another great day if riding.

Day 6

Good morning Colorado with your beautiful 43 degree weather and rolls of pollen.

Day 5

The final leg of this ride was to Gunnison and another stoppage; a horse and rider crossing. Surprisingly still, no traffic and it seems there is no such thing as riding in Colorado without beautiful scenery. Got to our room and decided to order in a big pizza and chill while deciding tomorrow's ride; seems a portion of it is now closed due to excessive smoke. We shall see what tomorrow brings.

Day 5

While in Creede we had to visit the fire department whose building in dug into the side of a mountain.

Day 5

Next stop was Creede and again it was overwhelmed with festivities. One of the highlights was the mining competition. You had 5 minutes to see how far you can drive a spike through this rock. This place was a hoot.

Day 5

Woke up this morning and stepped outside to see what the weather was like and there was smoke everywhere and there ashes on the bike...not a good sign. Went for breakfast and headed out of town towards Pagosa Springs. Great ride and everything was going well until we got to South Fork and ran into the parade; this town has no alternate route so it was wait till it was over.At least the temperature was agreeable.

Day 4

Continues down the Million Dollar Highway to our destination for the night, Durango. Again plenty of roads with quick drop off edges. Keeps you attentive and you kind of miss some of the spectacular scenery. THe smell of smoke begins to get strong and you can see the haze. Once in town you can't help noticing is all the Thank You signs and banners for the Firemen. We get to our hotel and talking to the desk person she shows us all the cancellations due to the fire, really effecting the entire area in many ways. She recommends the Steamworks Brewing Co for supper and was a good choice. Since we were going to enjoy some adult beverages we took and uber and headed right downtown. Of course there was going to be a wait but fortunately there was three seats at the bar and....the Red Sox game on right in front of the 3 seats!  After a good meal and some local beverages we headed to The Office Spiritorium. A fine ending to a great day.