Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Saw the National Guard guys choppering in to help fight the fires in the area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Colorado is dotted with abandoned mining camps. Some from the 1800's and this one from the 1960's...This one was fenced off so we couldn't go explore it. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Onward... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Finally saw a cool house that I might be able to afford. Out in the middle of nowhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Roadside stream. Had to stop and fuck around in it. Climbing some rocks and tempt breaking an ankle or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Onwards and upwards. Climbing in elevation again...Route 82 just west of Twin Lakes, CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Stopped by the hillside for a few snaps......and for Neil to pee on a rock.....had to mark his territory, ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The riding here sucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicked94s10 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Where are you headed to and when are you returning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 No cool scenery, either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Headed down the hill towards Aspen now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Stopped on the other side of Aspen near a stream to cool down for a bit...The water was cold as Hell and felt great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Paonia Reservoir had a few boaters on it. I would have traded the bike for a boat at this point - it was getting hot again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Late in the afternoon and Neil's bike is showing an outside air temp of 113F.We're in Hotchkiss, CO now and need to haul some but to make the hotel for the night.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Zoom ZOom.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 My wife has flown out to Denver a few days prior to us and will be meeting us in Gateway, CO at a resort that we like to go to.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Out of the bike gear, showers and into the bar in about 16 minutes. Not a record, but a respectable time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Gateway is a cool place. ShittyGixer and Casper went here with me a few years back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Scored a nice suite with private hottub and patio...More Rock Star parking next to the car museum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Nice place.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Choppers bringing guests from Denver...Beats the shit outta driving for 6 hours I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Next day and we take a quick blast down the canyon road... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 We are riding to Telluride for a quick lunch. It' s about 150 miles each way, but it's a great ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 And we wheel into Telluride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Food choices kinda sucked in town, so we headed up to a ski lodge on the hill overlooking town for lunch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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