Ridin' the Rockies

[Django]

I participated in the 2019 West Coast Rally of this forum in that area, which had the base camp in Montrose.
That was a great time!
[url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13919&page=5]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....919&page=5

[WhatYes_imp]

I participated in the 2019 West Coast Rally of this forum in that area, which had the base camp in Montrose.
That was a great time!
[url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13919&page=5]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....919&page=5

annnnnnd, Montrose is where I live!

C'mon back!

[DAC]

Goldwing Dave and I rode this area, and Canon City in particular. Skyline Drive is a fun little detour there - a one-laner that has some dinosaur relics and a great view of the valley.

[WhatYes_imp]

Goldwing Dave and I rode this area, and Canon City in particular. Skyline Drive is a fun little detour there - a one-laner that has some dinosaur relics and a great view of the valley.

Yes, I rode that on my trip a few weeks ago. I have no fear whatsoever of heights, and regularly ride the million dollar hwy between Ouray and Silverton, often referred to as one of America's most dangerous roads, but Skyline drive actually mildly terrified me.

[DAC]

Yep. There's a couple nasty switchbacks on that narrow road with no guardrail and, hence, zero room for error.

[WhatYes_imp]

Yep. There's a couple nasty switchbacks on that narrow road with no guardrail and, hence, zero room for error.

The biggest thing for me was going down off the ridge, I had to follow cars that were absolutely crawling, so I had to balance the bike at about 1 mph on top of that razor-thin precipice. I'd stop every minute or so to let the cars get ahead a bit so I could at least coast down a bit faster, thus making it easier to balance the bike.
And if anyone wants to see what we're talking about:

https://youtu.be/RAp5s65_9wo

[the Ferret]

Neat road. Hopefully I can do that someday

[GoldOxide_imp]

There are some scary rail-less, but beautiful situations approaching Oatman, Arizona - and those are two-way "roads".

[WhatYes_imp]

Okay folks, so here are a few more for you:

1) The "Million Dollar Highway" aka the Red Mountain pass, which runs from Ouray south thru Silverton and then to Durango. From my house to Silverton, roughly a 1.5 hour ride, is one of my favorite daytime lunch runs:

https://youtu.be/gbuy1Aw-fdQ

2) A video I filmed some years ago of the 235 mile loop around Gateway Canyon on the extreme western side of Colorado. In the middle of the ride is the Gateway Canyon Resort, owned by the founder of the Discovery Channel, which features the owner's personal collection of roughly 50 vintage, like new vehicles, including some bikes. BTW, the resort - ALONG WITH THE COLLECTION! - is for sale for about $280 million! (side note, all music on my video here is original, written and performed by me)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCkDo6qeUj0

[the Ferret]

Wow impressive. I'm jealous of your musical ability

Video was cool too