Sadlsor
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Gorgeous!
Lots of singles hanging around in there. Wasn't a former strip club now was it Chuck???Took the Big Versys out for a little exercise today. Short mileage, just 130 miles. Four hours total time. Stopped at the BuckSnort Saloon for a quick lunch. I finally caught them open today. Most of the time when I ride by, the BuckSnort is closed.
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God knows we need the moisture here on the Colorado Front Range of the Rockies. It has been quite dry and warm this December. However there is a bright side to this beautiful December 14th weather. I was able to ride my Motorcycle (FJR) down to Colorado Springs for my monthly German Bakery Run. Got my goods and headed up to Woodland Park and then along 67 to Deckers and then up 126 to Pine Junction. Then down Deer Creek Canyon and across town to home.
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Glad to see you're doing what you do best still... riding and posting about it with the pics!
As usual with a Colorado late winter weather, we will get a beautiful day just before we get a snow event. Today was no exception. Temperatures were nearing 70 degrees with a beautiful clear blue sky. Tomorrow and Thursday the weather turns to rain and snow. The weather liars are predicting 3 to 5 inches in the City. So today I had to make one of my Famous Bakery Runs to Colorado Springs, and get a 170 mile loop ride in. I left the house headed for Wimberger’s Old World Bakery around 08:00. Temps were hovering at about 37 degrees this morning. It is nothing that a good electric liner and electric gloves can’t take care of. Decided to ride the big Kawaski Versys 1000 SE, one last time before I deadline her for the 16000 mile service. Rode south on Highway 83 at a leisurely pace, as I was not in any kind of hurry. Pikes Peak was exceptionally majestic looking this early morn. Got to love Colorado riding.
I arrived at the Bakery about an hour and a half later and procured my goods, which consisted of German Rolls, German Breads, some German Mustard and a pound of German Wieners. Good Stuff. After loading up the panniers and top box of the bike, I rode west up the mountain to Woodland Park. There I turned north onto highway 67 to Deckers. This is such a beautiful ride. It has some great straight a-ways and then as the road descends from 8500ft down to 6400ft into Deckers it has some great twist and curves. Not to mention some very pretty scenery along the way. Arriving at Deckers, not much was happening . The Café was closed and the only activity was the anglers getting their supplies from the fishing store. A couple of lost tourist trying to figure out where they were and me taking a short riding break,
On from Deckers up and over the hill past Buffalo Creek (Elev 6760ft) and then climbing up past the Hamlet of Pine onto Pine Junction. (Elev 8450) to meet up with State Highway 285. Turning east, it is down the mountain into Denver Elev (5280ft) across town and home. I won’t need to make another German Bakery run for a month. All set for the upcoming snow storm. A beautiful 170 mile ride.
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Chuck,
I was in your home area this afternoon, checking out a Tilting Motorworks Goldwing trike at Aurora Honda. I was thinking, I wonder were in Aurora you lived. I came in from the east after lunch at Lulu's Inn in Watkins.
I have not. But I LOVE BBQ. Georgia Boys BBQ in Frederick is a good one as well.
I see a theme for a RTE.