To the Fort!
The weather promised a good weekend so I planned a door to door trip down to Ft. Collins. Meet up at my #2 son Kyle's house (he is a junior at Colorado State) take him to dinner, spend the night and then ride back home Sunday.
I had to work Saturday AM so the day started with a chilly, frosty ride into the lumberyard at 7AM with the temp at 19 deg.
Sunrise over the valley.
Elk on the golf course. (Of course!)
These two boys were squaring it off while this other guy was rushing to get in on the action! You might notice there are no ladies around...these are all the "losers". The real big boys and their harems are not to be found around this group!
Closed up the yard at noon and headed out of town via the Lake Estes trail.
See ya tommorow Estes!
Heading down US-34, Big Thompson Canyon.
There was a couple of guys in the river in kayaks. They pulled into that eddy just as I was taking their pic.
At the bottom of the canyon you travel through the Narrows.
I popped out of the canyon and climbed up a hill where you get a fine view of the "hogback", a geologic feature that runs up and down the front range.
A nice quiet place for a break next to a busy hiway.
Out in the farmland between Loveland and Ft. Collins. You can see where I came from, Longs and Meeker.
After a side trip to REI, my daughter took this picture of me arriving at Kyle's house.
Kyle and yours truly.
And with my daughter Evelyn!
After a nice breakfast Sunday morning I headed back for home. South to Loveland and then turn back west on US-34 into a real strong headwind....bummer....
Here a place for a really BIG guy to take a break next to the lake in Loveland and get a guitar lesson.
This is called the "Devil's Backbone". All the real bad a*s rattlesnakes live here.
Heading back towards the Narrows, hopefully to get out of the wind.
Back into the canyon but no let up on the wind.
Last of the fall colors.
This is the memorial that was built to honor two police officers that gave their lives while trying to notify people of the on-coming Big Thompson flood in 1976. You can still see scars on the mountainside where the height of floodwaters hit.
A fun weekend to be out on the bike, the wind was a bummer for the trip home. Really took it out of me, the constant uphill with gust and wind in the face. I need to learn to listen to my body a little closer when it comes to keep eating and fueled while I ride. The new bike performed beautifully and it was fun to hang out with Kyle. 92 miles round trip adding on a bit with some running around Ft. Collins. I averaged 16.5 mph going down and 7.2 going up.
Hopefully the weather holds so I can get some more rides in before true winter begins.
Everybody have a great week!
Jim
I had to work Saturday AM so the day started with a chilly, frosty ride into the lumberyard at 7AM with the temp at 19 deg.
Sunrise over the valley.
Elk on the golf course. (Of course!)
These two boys were squaring it off while this other guy was rushing to get in on the action! You might notice there are no ladies around...these are all the "losers". The real big boys and their harems are not to be found around this group!
Closed up the yard at noon and headed out of town via the Lake Estes trail.
See ya tommorow Estes!
Heading down US-34, Big Thompson Canyon.
There was a couple of guys in the river in kayaks. They pulled into that eddy just as I was taking their pic.
At the bottom of the canyon you travel through the Narrows.
I popped out of the canyon and climbed up a hill where you get a fine view of the "hogback", a geologic feature that runs up and down the front range.
A nice quiet place for a break next to a busy hiway.
Out in the farmland between Loveland and Ft. Collins. You can see where I came from, Longs and Meeker.
After a side trip to REI, my daughter took this picture of me arriving at Kyle's house.
Kyle and yours truly.
And with my daughter Evelyn!
After a nice breakfast Sunday morning I headed back for home. South to Loveland and then turn back west on US-34 into a real strong headwind....bummer....
Here a place for a really BIG guy to take a break next to the lake in Loveland and get a guitar lesson.
This is called the "Devil's Backbone". All the real bad a*s rattlesnakes live here.
Heading back towards the Narrows, hopefully to get out of the wind.
Back into the canyon but no let up on the wind.
Last of the fall colors.
This is the memorial that was built to honor two police officers that gave their lives while trying to notify people of the on-coming Big Thompson flood in 1976. You can still see scars on the mountainside where the height of floodwaters hit.
A fun weekend to be out on the bike, the wind was a bummer for the trip home. Really took it out of me, the constant uphill with gust and wind in the face. I need to learn to listen to my body a little closer when it comes to keep eating and fueled while I ride. The new bike performed beautifully and it was fun to hang out with Kyle. 92 miles round trip adding on a bit with some running around Ft. Collins. I averaged 16.5 mph going down and 7.2 going up.
Hopefully the weather holds so I can get some more rides in before true winter begins.
Everybody have a great week!
Jim
