07-18-2021, 02:50 PM
(07-18-2021, 12:58 PM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Stichill, as part of this loop, I rode CO 141 from Whitewater to Naturita, via Gateway and the Dolores River canyon (one of my all time favorite routes in Colorado). I believe the Cheese Weasels rode it on their last trip out here. Anyway, I didn’t realize that several sections had recently been resurfaced. I think it’s even more fabulous now.
I also rode CO 306 over 12,126’ Cottonwood Pass, from Buena Vista to Taylor Park. The west portion of the pass was an unmaintained graded road until two years ago. It’s now paved and perfect. What a wonderful roller coaster of a road, with highly distracting views! It’s on my short list of must-ride routes!
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Ha! When we rode it we ran across a couple of road crews that must have been the advance force ahead of the paving crew. They were operating two huge road sweepers. At one point, one of them was operating at 3 mph on a looong right-hand sweeper. We couldn't see if the opposing lane was clear, so we had to endure it for what seemed like an eternity. When we finally saw daylight, the CBR250R suddenly morphed into a CBR600RR and left that $#!+ show in the rearview mirrors!