LongRanger_imp
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It goes quicker when it's all downhill.
a Rocky Mountain high ***New pics added***
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the Ferret
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Lol yea, didn't seem quicker. Safely at Offroads. I have a 250 mile 5 hour CB ride to my house tomorrow and this trip will be in the history books.
Great effort fellas. I've thoroughly enjoyed my vicarious ride with you.
As if the pictures weren't enough evidence— and they were awesome, THIS is how I know that The ferret was having a truly great time. He eats at a place where he had to wait for a table and still considers it "neat" and "cool". Whaaaa? :rofl: Then he goes right back into his euphoric ride dialogue. Man Mickey, you guys must have been floating on a cloud this trip (probably both figuratively and literally). Good stuff!!The ferret_imp said:
the Ferret
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Just pulled into drive after 241 mile ride from Offroads. Close to 3000 miles this month, 2K on the CB woo hoo, putting me over 17,000 for the year.
Guth, it was a great trip! Like I said before LongRanger was the consummate host, knew all the great roads and knew how to avoid traffic, knew great little places to eat I never would have stopped at (not a single fast food meal while at LR's!...that's not like me lol) knew where the cool touristy places were and how to get to them, and away from them avoiding tourist traffic (except for on Pikes Peak and RMNP which he couldn't help). Offroad was a great companion for the trip going out of his way to make sure things went smoothly. I couldn't be happier with how the trip worked out.
I will be posting up some more pics in a separate thread.
Sure was nice to see my wife waving at me as I came down the drive. Man I missed her. Good to be home.
right now I have to unpack and do laundry. uggg the worst part of a trip!
Guth, it was a great trip! Like I said before LongRanger was the consummate host, knew all the great roads and knew how to avoid traffic, knew great little places to eat I never would have stopped at (not a single fast food meal while at LR's!...that's not like me lol) knew where the cool touristy places were and how to get to them, and away from them avoiding tourist traffic (except for on Pikes Peak and RMNP which he couldn't help). Offroad was a great companion for the trip going out of his way to make sure things went smoothly. I couldn't be happier with how the trip worked out.
I will be posting up some more pics in a separate thread.
Sure was nice to see my wife waving at me as I came down the drive. Man I missed her. Good to be home.
right now I have to unpack and do laundry. uggg the worst part of a trip!
There's nothing like local knowledge when you're in strange territory - and to have somebody local in the leadThe ferret_imp said:
I rode in the Canadian Rocky Mountains (and the Andes Mountains of Chile and Peru) so I have an appreciation of the majesty and wonderment of mountain riding on a motorcycle.
You certainly had a fantastic ride
Glad you're home safe. If you're like me you will relive the adventure over and over.
silverbub_imp
Running like a top
Enjoyable saga to read & view pics... your enthusiasm/joy for the trip/companionship was/is appreciated & thanks for effort to share!... Glad there were no uh-oh moments!
flynrider
Road warrior
Looks like you had an epic Colorado Rockies adventure! I am bookmarking this thread for future reference. Can't wait to see more pics.
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the Ferret
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I went thru about 500 of the 800 and something pics I took this evening getting rid of those not so crisp or not self explanatory ones.
I need to list all the cool places we went. Some of the roads were the highlights, some of the terrain features were highlights, and at least a couple of restaurants were highlights. but the biggest highlight was LR's knowledge from living there for so many years. He knows roads and places to go not readily visible when looking at a map. Nothing beats knowledge and LR has it in spades when talking about riding in that area.
I need to list all the cool places we went. Some of the roads were the highlights, some of the terrain features were highlights, and at least a couple of restaurants were highlights. but the biggest highlight was LR's knowledge from living there for so many years. He knows roads and places to go not readily visible when looking at a map. Nothing beats knowledge and LR has it in spades when talking about riding in that area.
dsan1964_imp
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The ferret_imp said:
Sounds amazing! Ride on!
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Offroad
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The ferret is right, LongRanger's knowledge of the roads, mountains, history of the area was what made the trip!
He knew the roads so well, he knew when the best curves were coming up and when would be the last chance to pass a slow car before riding them.
LR could look at ferrets 700+ pictures and tell you the exact location, road number, altitude, mountains you were seeing in the pictures...it was amazing really!
To top that I was riding with two experienced accomplished riders with almost 1 million miles of riding between them.
In my wildest dreams I couldn't have imagined a better trip!
We need to figure how to post several hundred of ferret's pictures into a single link slide show since you can't post hundreds of pictures in a thread. It would be perfect if comments were allowed on each picture, then LR could tell us what we're looking at.
He knew the roads so well, he knew when the best curves were coming up and when would be the last chance to pass a slow car before riding them.
LR could look at ferrets 700+ pictures and tell you the exact location, road number, altitude, mountains you were seeing in the pictures...it was amazing really!
To top that I was riding with two experienced accomplished riders with almost 1 million miles of riding between them.
In my wildest dreams I couldn't have imagined a better trip!
We need to figure how to post several hundred of ferret's pictures into a single link slide show since you can't post hundreds of pictures in a thread. It would be perfect if comments were allowed on each picture, then LR could tell us what we're looking at.
LongRanger_imp
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You guys are WAY too kind. It was indeed a privilege and my pleasure to be able to share some of my favorites with you. I'm so glad you enjoyed them. There's a lot more to show you, but after a while, one curvy road or mountain pass is just like the next, right? Well, maybe not.
I was hoping we'd do the 435-mile Poudre Canyon / Snowy Range / North Park loop (that's the route with 70 miles of interstate), but we'll save it for another time. Two states, four continental divide crossings, and the River Rock Cafe in Walden serves an excellent chicken fried steak.
Also, as I mentioned before you arrived, there's a whole world of fabulous riding in southwest Colorado and southern Utah that's beyond a comfortable day's ride from my house. Next time we'll plan better, get a motel, and spend a few days down there. The mountains are more dramatic, the scenery is more varied, and the riding is mo' betta.
Here are a couple of random shots from Ferret's camera:
Clear Creek Canyon
Hwy 67 sweepers
Offroad descending Mt. Evans
I was hoping we'd do the 435-mile Poudre Canyon / Snowy Range / North Park loop (that's the route with 70 miles of interstate), but we'll save it for another time. Two states, four continental divide crossings, and the River Rock Cafe in Walden serves an excellent chicken fried steak.
Also, as I mentioned before you arrived, there's a whole world of fabulous riding in southwest Colorado and southern Utah that's beyond a comfortable day's ride from my house. Next time we'll plan better, get a motel, and spend a few days down there. The mountains are more dramatic, the scenery is more varied, and the riding is mo' betta.
Here are a couple of random shots from Ferret's camera:
Clear Creek Canyon
Hwy 67 sweepers
Offroad descending Mt. Evans
Fantastic!
the Ferret
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OK some random shots from the trip
Great shots, Ferret. You seem to have adapted to the new milieu just fine.
the Ferret
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Only cause Offroad spent an evening teaching me lol
emptysea
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Great pics!
Stichill
Road warrior
Great ride pics, ferret! The sleet shot is chilling. (pun intended)
