Those who frequent ADVrider may recognize this post. I thought I would post it here to help get things moving....
Friday September 19th I was ÎsickÌ and so I decided to take a 3 day tour of Colorado, Utah and slivers or Arizona and New Mexico. Starting from Denver at a later than hoped 8:00 am, I headed out on I-70 west towards Utah. The Eisenhower Tunnel and Vail pass were a tad chilly at about 40 degrees, all body parts stayed warm except for my feat. The weather was beautiful, no clouds, amazing!!!
Here is the route:
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At about the 350 mile mark I turned off I-70 never to return to the highway.
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At about the 470 mark I made it to Lake Powell.
This sight was not as amazing as I thought it would be. Having been to Moab many many times, seeing all the water filled canyons is kinda creepy.
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After waiting for a ferry to take me across the lake, I was riding again just as the sun was going down. I made it to the campground I was shooting for under a super clear starry sky. Ofcourse the campground was full, so I threw my tent down a few hundred feet from the road and slept.
Woke up bright and early and headed here:
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Only clipping part of Arizona and New Mexico I headed north towards CO. Sorry no pics from this area, basically a desert÷.
Decending Yellow Jacket pass at about mile 770.
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Heading north towards Lake City Colorado.
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Spring Creek Pass
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Slum Gullion Pass at about mile 950: I was in the zone, taking the twisties as if I was being chased by a lion. Around a corner to find this÷ Cowboy, 3 sheep dogs and everything.
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Stopped for the night in Lake City, amazing mountain town without all the crap of Vail, Aspen÷etc. No cheezy commercial ski resort, not overwhelmed by dumb ass rich people in their Range Rovers, just a nice small mountain town.
Leaving Lake City:
Nothing special about this picture, I just had to stop cuz it was 28 degrees and my feet were freezing.
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Heading home over Monarch Pass at about 1000 mile mark
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Final stats.
Note: the max speed is obviously an error. I would never exceed the posted speed limit, even in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, on a brand new road, with no one around.
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Most excellent ride & PICS!!
I actually missed it over at Advrider.
QuoteFinal stats.
Note: the max speed is obviously an error. I would never exceed the posted speed limit, even in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, on a brand new road, with no one around.
:lol: right.