Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Up and outta the house at 0630 today to start the ride as today was gonna be along one. Shame it was 37F / 2-1/2C at 6;30. Freakin' freezin' when you're doing 85 mph on the highway for the first 3 hours. I didn';t take a single pic as it was too cold to stop. But once I got near Sapinero, CO, it warmed up a bit. This part of Colorado looks a bit different from my area... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 There used to be three towns located where the water is now. The dam that was built in the 1920's submerged the towns.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Still, makes for a nice drive. This has to be the only water in this half of the state, the rest is pretty much desert..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Turned south at Montrose and was through Ouray and onto the Million Dollar Highway... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 One of the better roads in Colorado - if you're not afraid of heights..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Pretty empty today - no caravans, etc clogging up the roads.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Just me and a couple of tossers on cruisers... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 I got in about 40 miles of dirt today, some of it very rough... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Up to Engineer's Pass and back, passed some old mining ruins.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Cool old miner's shack with it's own waterfall... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Down to the old mining town of Animas Forks - pretty much nothing there but some old buildings at this point.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Rough living back in the day..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Some of the homes had multiple rooms - fancy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Great views from home in the Summer. Not so much in the winter. The mine was very close to home.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 One even had an indoor shitter - no plumbing, but at least you didn't have to go outside. Bet that smelled nice... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Enough with old houses, time to get down the hill and to a hotel.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 What's left of last year's avalanche - tree debris.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Awhile later , I came upon an crash that had just happened. Dunno what happened but one adult was trapped in the side by side, one got out and three kids all had head trauma and bloody heads. No helmets on any of them. It looked like it fell from above or rolled a few times - not sure which. Side by side was fucked up! I raced down the hill as fast as I could and luckily found a Sheriff's Deputy and sent him up the hill to help. Hope they're doing okay.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Cruised outta Silverton and down to Durango as fast as I could. It was getting dark and cold out.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Made into my swanky hotel about 12 hours after I left home today. A nice day's ride. Missed dinner tonight as no delivery of anything out here and I don't wanna get on the bike to find something. Will eat tomorrow. Sorry @Pedro, no food pics today. Tomorrow will be Gateway, Telluride and Grand Junction, followed by Moab on Friday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Superb Eric.......and there's even some Dark Motorcycling in there too! Those mining ruins look pretty unusual too. What sort of mileage are you going to be doing in total? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Lone Amigo said: I used to haunt all those places on The HunK -- my 'BMW K100. I always preferred to stay at the Best Western in Ouray because I like their little hot springs pool. Thanks for the report. Excellent pics. Maybe some day we can do a meet-up. Let me know next time you're headed north and I'll try to come down this way. We go to Santa Fe a lot as well - usually around Xmas. Have stayed a few times at the Beaumont in Ouray and also the Ouray Chalet Inn a lot. Did the Best Western once a few years ago. The wife works for Marriott so I get free rooms - or nearly free - so I tend to stay there as much as I can when on solo trips. Can't beat free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 2 hours ago, XTreme said: Superb Eric.......and there's even some Dark Motorcycling in there too! Those mining ruins look pretty unusual too. What sort of mileage are you going to be doing in total? Dark as I wanna get - I find those old towns kinda spooky and eerie....like I'm walking through someone else's home and I really shouldn't be there. Folks had it tough back then. Not just the climate either, had to be hard working up there. I did about 475 miles yesterday and will do about 400 today. Headed back home on Friday and that'll be about 400 as well. So not a big, long trip. Just wanted to get out one last time for the season and ride a few of my favorite roads before packing it all away for the winter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I saw a gold nugget on the ground in one of those pics! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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