hikes, bikes, and beyond
Friday, July 17th Friday morning dawned a bit gray. But at least it wasn’t raining. We packed up quickly, partly because we had done this every day for almost two weeks now, and partly because it was going home day. I could suggest that Brian was looking forward to getting home more than me because...
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Thursday, July 16th We got up early and hit the road in an attempt to miss the morning rush-hour traffic of St. Louis. By early, I’m talking about on the road at 7-ish. It went fairly well until I had a momentary brain lapse and did not register part of a three-lane-wide road sign. It...
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Wednesday, July 15th It was still lightly raining when we woke up on Wednesday morning. We packed our gear and headed to the campground building for an “all you can eat” pancake breakfast. The only other patrons there were three older couples from the RV crowd. I think the staff knew them all from previous...
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Tuesday, July 14th We got up and ate a quick cold breakfast and hit the road. We soon discovered that this campground was just a few miles outside of a fairly suburban area. That might explain why I had seen some joggers on the road by the campground. Along the way, we got our first...
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Monday, July 13th From Gunnison, we rode further east on Hwy 50. Once again this road showed its scenic qualities. While we were stopped to take this picture, a fellow on a Harley pulled over to do the same. He noticed our NC tags and said he was from High Point! He and some buddies...
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Sunday, July 12th We got up on Sunday morning, broke camp, and headed out before 7 am. We rode through the town of Ouray, which is tucked in a tight mountain valley, and stopped on the side of the road at the south end of town before we started climbing further into the mountains. Where...
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Saturday, July 11th We got up on Saturday morning, broke camp, and headed back down. The ride down felt easier than climbing up the night before, but I guess downhill should be easier. Gravity is on your side going downhill. Our plan was to head back to Moab and then over to Arches National Park....
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Friday, July 10th During the night Thursday night, the wind shifted and I awoke around 4 am as one side of the tent was collapsing. I got that fixed, which involved moving a motorcycle in my pj’s, but by then we were wide awake and it was starting to get light, so we just stayed...
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Thursday, July 9th On Thursday morning we woke to the sound of chirping birds and a nip in the fresh mountain air. The long road in from the night before was our way back out this morning. The rocks and gravel on the unpaved road made the bikes bounce around a lot, so we decided...
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Wednesday, July 8th Shortly after getting back on the interstate and heading west from Amarillo, I caught a glimpse of the Cadillac Ranch on the left. Having just gotten started for the day, I hated to interrupt our progress by turning around to go visit it, so we just rolled on westward. We made it...
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