Ride report!  

I went to Morrison this morning with the intention of going on the club's planned Aspen Leaf Color Ride.  The group said they planned to ride to Winter Park, where some were going to turn back, and the rest were going over Trail Ridge Road.  Since I didn't feel like riding on I70, and had just been to Winter Park on the 100K' Ride, I decided to ride by myself.

 

I headed South on Santa Fe, and turned West on Hwy 67 to try the road from Sedalia to Deckers, which I don't believe I have ever traveled.  I liked it so much, after a delicious cup of coffee in Deckers, I came back that way too.  Before getting back to Sedalia, I turned South on Hwy 105 toward Palmer, and then turned East on Perry Park Ave. to visit hubby Steve where he is working in Larkspur.  From there, I rode East on East Upper Lake Gulch Rd to Garton Rd. to Lake Gulch Rd. to Hwy 83, and North to home in Parker.

 

Attached are some of the photos I took on my ride.

I rode a total of 165 miles today.  It was a lovely ride, and very satisfying -- in spite of, or because of, the approximately 15 miles of gravel roads.  Nice to ride my own pace without eating anyone's dust, or worrying about anyone behind me, although I did miss the companionship.  I hope everyone else enjoyed the day as much as I did.  I'll have to do it again when there is more color, but before the snow flies!

Suzanne Weston