By Saturday afternoon on the 20th of September I had made my way through a good portion of the Ozark's and called it a day in the town of Sumersville Missouri.
The ride on Hwy 60 through the rolling country side was very nice. Reminded me of Mines Road only greener.
The only bad thing about traveling west is the afternoon sun always in your eyes.
Even with polarized sunglasses without a visor it's difficult.
Next day got into Kansas and the hills we're no more.
I did manage to ride on a small portion of Route 66 which was cool and made it passed Dodge City to the town of Garden City before shutting down.
Monday morning the 21st got an early start and rode through a 100 miles of cold fog until finally climbing out of it just before I got to Pueblo Colorado.
Pikes Peak was easily visible by then and I had a good point of reference.
Riding up to the Summit was fun and the road was paved all the way.
Seems like you could see forever up there. It's always a hit or miss for visibility when your above 10,000 feet.
Continuing on from there was a fast ride into Gunnison were I stopped for the night.
Tuesday I rode into Montrose which was another fast ride up and down through some nice mountains.
Colorado has something like 40 plus mountains over 14,000 feet. There everywhere!
The riding really livened up when I got to the Million Dollar Highway!
From Ouray to Silverton was a great riding experience which was a thrilling ride with scenery that was second to none.
I thought my day would be routine after that until I got to Mesa Verde NP!
The home of the Ancestral Puebloan people for over 700 years is a awesome site to see!
Finished up in Cortez were I had some great Mexican food for dinner!
Tomorrow I head to Arizona!
If you look about a 90 miles past the K-16 you will see Pikes Peak!
Hope the switchman ain't sleepin!
Tomorrow it's the North Rim of the Grand Canyon!
No comments:
Post a Comment