sfarson
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Yesterday was gonna ride east for lunch and "tour" some canyons along the way. Saw menacing clouds that direction so pointed the front wheel west to nearby Kenosha Pass and South Park. Uncertain weather developed quickly, and while it seems I'm usually a magnet for precipitation, this time it was falling everywhere but where I was at!
So the tiny pocket camera struggled with the significant lighting diffs, but here's yesterday's lunch ride anyway.
Paused at the southside of 10,001ft. Kenosha Pass, staring down the enveloping darkness...
Scooted to the South Park meadows below and skirted the rain for a misty view of the Mosquito Range...
OK, there's a sliver of sun and warmth which draws the bike towards it, but the brakes are applied before the chip and seal becomes only chip...
Looking another direction 13,370ft. Mt. Guyot on the right withstands the cold precip while the aspen put on their golden clothes.
So this is a LUNCH ride but the pickins are slim in nearby Jefferson. There isn't anything else for 30 miles. 70 years ago the only motorized access to the Park was by wheels on rails...
But today there are other options for motorized access and one finds a sweet BBQ sandwich for a calm outdoor lunch as the caboose intercepts the wind, and the rain continues to unsuccessfully find me.
So the tiny pocket camera struggled with the significant lighting diffs, but here's yesterday's lunch ride anyway.
Paused at the southside of 10,001ft. Kenosha Pass, staring down the enveloping darkness...
Scooted to the South Park meadows below and skirted the rain for a misty view of the Mosquito Range...
OK, there's a sliver of sun and warmth which draws the bike towards it, but the brakes are applied before the chip and seal becomes only chip...
Looking another direction 13,370ft. Mt. Guyot on the right withstands the cold precip while the aspen put on their golden clothes.
So this is a LUNCH ride but the pickins are slim in nearby Jefferson. There isn't anything else for 30 miles. 70 years ago the only motorized access to the Park was by wheels on rails...
But today there are other options for motorized access and one finds a sweet BBQ sandwich for a calm outdoor lunch as the caboose intercepts the wind, and the rain continues to unsuccessfully find me.