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Marmot...

This guy had a cool camp site setup to watch stars with telescopes at night. Bet he got awesome night pics....

We did get turned around at a switchback and headed back down, encountering uphill traffic on the way...

The good news is that the adventure isn't over. Due to the narrow trail, Desmo gets to back down the hill in reverse. Good times.

Almost to the top and - denied! Snow blocks the summit and access to the back side. Well poop.

The views back down the hill were nice...

The summit was in sight. Looking forward to going down the back side of the mountain...

Once we passed the tree line at 11,500 feet, the views were pretty good despite the smoky air...

The trail wasn't exactly smooth, but not too bad really...

What's the worst that could happen?

After not killing ourselves on bikes for a few days, we decided to see if we could do it in a Jeep instead. Headed up Jones Pass with Desmo at the wheel...

Best 9 weeks of your life.

Desmo and I were talking about that; it takes a lot of effort and work to live up here, but I think it's totally worth it. Lots of people move up here and last about a year before quitting and moving back to the cities

I'll try to find some more fucked up ones today.

Some old, semi-abandoned buildings for @XTreme , my last pics of the day....

"Cowboy Bistro" - nuthin' gayer than that.

We did 375 miles today and I wasn't really feeling it for picture taking. Sorry. Must try harder. Top of Cottonwood Pass....

Pee stop in the woods.....

Up at 12,000' and most of the smoke is below in the valleys

Lots of smoke in the air from forest fires in other States, got a good shot of Georgetown though...

Can't go anywhere without The Man trying to keep ya down...

I'll have my EDC Glock with me and will return fire if needed. Anything to get the pics for ya!

Craig will have to comment on that , but yes it does. The bike even sounds cool running. Will try to get some abandoned buildings in the pics for ya tomorrow.

We're off the bikes today but are planning a longer ride tomorrow and will get some pics.

Rode up to the New Haven store and killed a couple of the their cinnamon rolls. Proper, 2,500 calorie, butter creme dripping, 3 pounds in weight monster cinnamon rolls., Naturally didn't take a pic of them. Should have and will do so next time.