Spring ride - Denver area

[waterman]

Ells,

I have moved too many people in my life. Dan, your on your own. ;) Noon or a little earlier. I'll give you a call tomorrow.

[perryco]

Ells,
My apologies on not replying earlier. Sundays are not as good as Saturdays for me, and with younger kids, it takes some planning to get out. But you are going right by my pad, I'm bummed I can't make this one. I will keep my eye on this part of the forum and plan for the next one. Thanks and have a great ride!!

[ells]

I'll post the meeting time here when I hear from Waterman, just in case anyone else can make it.

Mike, Understood, juggling kids and the bike can be challenging, no kids myself so is easier, but I've heard stories...

[waterman]

Ok, just talked with Ells. We are meeting at noon tomorrow at Love's Truck Stop at Hudson.

[waterman]

Ells and Dan,

Just made it home about 10 minutes ago. Figured it to be about 280 miles for the day. Nice weather and good company. What more could you ask for.

Next time, your neck of the woods.

[ells]

Was a great ride, I ended up with real close to 280 mi too, not bad considering i stared out 120 mi from Waterman. Really enjoy cruising the High Plains, time to contemplate their history and majesty along with the beautiful horizon to horizon sky. No traffic for distraction and chance to see some of it as it was first viewed by European stock two hundred years ago. Waterman showed me a bridge out there that includes jail cell built into it and was used to house the prison labor used to build it because it was too far away for anywhere to hall the lucky chaps back and forth. Then, I finally made it to Last Chance, Colorado. The place always seems to catch your eye when looking at a map of eastern Colorado and I've heard various references to it over the years. Sort of looked like Last Chance's last chance was about 50 years ago.


Here is the crew, minus me, ready to ride



Dan left, Joel (Waterman) right

One entrance to the prisoner's cell.

[dantama]

I left too early to see the good part :(
I love to see historical stuff.

I bailed out half way through to go back home and do domestic duties. Joel did take me through the twisties though :) I turned south at Bennett and went about 10 miles on a gravel road and then went home on Quincy.

My place is being listed on the MLS in the morning and you wouldn't believe what I ended a ride early to go do...
Wash windows, do laundry, buy some fresh fruit and flowers, and new towels. My wife will come back from her trip and think I'm a lesbian!

BTW, I caught one Nomad at my gas stop a few minutes from our meetup and told him about Kawanow, then Ell's or Joel caught another Nomad owner at the meetup and told him about it. We were on a crusade! :)

[waterman]

Dan,

Forgot to mention that. Heck, the second one was from Imperial, NE and we knew quite a few people.

Nice day for a ride and looks like a crappy day tomorrow. Storm is supposed to give us up to 6 inches of snow with winds of 55 mph. At least we got the ride in today.

Dan, it was nice meeting you. Maybe next time we can take a longer ride.

[audiogooroo]

Good on ya guys! Wish I could have joined you.
I got off about 2:00, so I did ride for a bit in the foothills west of the Springs. What a day! Especially for March!
And Dan, it sounds like you'll make someone a great wife someday! ;)

[waterman]

Good thing we got out last weekend. By the way things look for tomorrow thru next week it won't be much fun. Hunker down everyone in the eastern plains of Colorado.

[ells]

Bike is covered, snow blower is ready. Was a great 280 miles in 75 degree weather.