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mtnairlover
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 08:12 PM
Who wants to join me this Sunday for a long ride?

In honor of Think, and because I didn't ride last Sunday because of house hunting, and because I really wanna do a long ride...let's go ride.

Meet up at 8:30 am at the Starbucks in the south Loveland King Soopers here...1275 Eagle Dr. on the south side of the KS parking lot. KSU by 9:00.

PM me if you want details of the ride.

mtnairlover
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 09:00 PM
There will be a slight departure time adjustment for anyone on the souf-side who might wanna join us. Just gotta let me know.

salsashark
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 09:30 PM
Would love to, but I'm heading back to DC on Sunday :cry:

mtnairlover
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 09:38 PM
Would love to, but I'm heading back to DC on Sunday :cry:

Ah...now you are going to DC...I see how it is...quite convenient. Just bustin yer...um...we'll take lots of pix, just for you, James.:D

Are you gonna be gone for long, or is this just a short-term thing?

salsashark
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 09:39 PM
Just a one-weeker... trying to keep the stays to a minimum which means I'll probably have to go back before too long.

mtnairlover
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 09:45 PM
Hmmm...ok, I'll try to plan my moving day for the time you'll be in CO, then. Yep, keeping fingers crossed this contract sticks...I'll be closing in early July. What a great way to celebrate Independence Day.

salsashark
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 09:47 PM
July's relatively open so far... just let me know.

mtnairlover
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 09:49 PM
Sweet!

Even though that ever-so-close feeling of dread hangs close by, I'm still hopeful. I'll let ya know and everyone else, too.

asp_125
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 10:41 PM
Awww! I'll be in Durango, but I'll think of you ok? You up for some strafing some high passes when I get back?

KawikaO.
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 10:43 PM
how long of a ride?

nvm. just read the title...

FZRguy
Wed Jun 3rd, 2009, 10:48 PM
If you've never ridden over the Snowy Range, def worth the trip! The Walden, Saratoga, Laramie, Walden loop is more like 400 from Loveland tho.

Think
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 12:51 AM
Would love to, but I'm heading back to DC on Sunday :cry:
Where, may I ask, in DC will you be?

daemon
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 04:44 AM
i may be in cathy.
gve me a call later tonight if you can

mtnairlover
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 06:07 AM
Awww! I'll be in Durango, but I'll think of you ok? You up for some strafing some high passes when I get back?

Enjoy your time in the Durango area. I remember you talking about that trip...you're gonna have some fun. I will def be up for some high pass strafing when you get back.


If you've never ridden over the Snowy Range, def worth the trip! The Walden, Saratoga, Laramie, Walden loop is more like 400 from Loveland tho.

Yep, done that too. A couple of times in the past couple of years. I love the Snowy Range scenery...it's gorgeous.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/zedsnowyrange.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/graniteabovelake.jpg

Will have to do this ride sometime later this summer.


i may be in cathy.
gve me a call later tonight if you can


Will do. It will be good to ride with ya again.

co_gixxerguy
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 06:40 AM
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/zedsnowyrange.jpg
hmmmmm...thats looks like my back yard

salsashark
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 07:38 AM
Where, may I ask, in DC will you be?

Going to be in the Springfield/Fort Belvoir area


Yep, done that too. A couple of times in the past couple of years. I love the Snowy Range scenery...it's gorgeous.

Will have to do this ride sometime later this summer.

Put me down for that one.

Think
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 10:39 AM
Going to be in the Springfield/Fort Belvoir area
Ah ok, I'm in Bethesda which is 5 minutes outside NW DC.

Sully
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 10:43 AM
Well.. you know me and the snow or cold :cold:... lol.... Enjoy your ride, I will have to catch ya next time missy !

mtnairlover
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 10:48 AM
Well.. you know me and the snow or cold :cold:... lol.... Enjoy your ride, I will have to catch ya next time missy !

Will do...I'm crossing fingers that it won't be that bad...well, not below 55 at least.



Put me down for that one.

Putting you down on that list. :up:

OUTLAWD
Thu Jun 4th, 2009, 11:44 AM
mmmaybe...

mtnairlover
Fri Jun 5th, 2009, 08:18 PM
Welp, at last look this evening, it looks like the weather will hold in the mid to upper 50s for Sunday in teh mountains. Like I mentioned before, be sure to post up, or send me a PM to let me know if you're coming from the south, so we can wait for ya. A little later morning start will help to warm up the mountains, too.

Looking forward to the ride.

CHRISTIAN COWBOY
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 07:07 AM
do you have a trip plan yet?
Interested in joining too.

CaneZach
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 09:07 AM
Cathy, what's your route look like? I'll definitely be riding, but I have no idea where. I might meet up with you all somewhere if you're swinging south. Besides, I got some new Fieldsheer leather pants that need to get broken in!!!

mtnairlover
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 09:43 AM
PMs sent.

daemon
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 03:13 PM
i didn't get one,nor did i get a call...:banghead:

mtnairlover
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 03:19 PM
i didn't get one,nor did i get a call...:banghead:

Awe, honey...you want me to call you now?

Matty
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 06:12 PM
Sorry Cathy, doesn't look like i'll be able to join ya. have fun.

mtnairlover
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 10:08 PM
Sorry Cathy, doesn't look like i'll be able to join ya. have fun.

Okie dokie. We'll see ya another time.

Vehicle 1
Sat Jun 6th, 2009, 10:26 PM
Hey Cathy, can I get some specifics to see if I can pull this ride off... actual miles/expected riding time type thing, please:)
D.

mtnairlover
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 06:54 AM
PM sent.

mtnairlover
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 07:07 AM
Weather so far is cloudy and watching the forecast this morning shows that clouds are moving from the East to the West. Boulder is still bathing in sunshine. I'll still be at Starbucks in the King Soopers parking lot this morning in Loveland. Send a text, or call if anyone won't make it.

mtnairlover
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 03:50 PM
..."Don't freak out...there'll only be a few light showers throughout the day..." Yeah, that's what Marty said this morning on the news before I decided to take off. Met up with Daniel and Mike at Starbucks, and as the clouds were being burned off by the sun, we headed West into the unknown...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/daystart.jpg

Got to half way between Rustic and Cameron Pass and pulled off where the fisherman in his yellow rain slicker sits and decided to make an executive decision. Nope, Daniel's not thanking Mother Nature...he's thinking how much longer before we get pelted by sleet again. That misty-looking stuff, hanging over the mountain behind him is very deceiving.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/mistanddaniel.jpg

Decided to do lunch in Mishawaka and wait to see if those clouds would continue their Eastward journey. Hey Daniel, didn't I say that teal colored clouds hold hail?

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/mishawaka-clouds.jpg

I'm not sure if this shows how we've been tricked throughout the day...but those flowers did not smell very nice...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/smellslikeroses.jpg

Decided to back track and go over Stove Prairie, because those clouds were sticking around and there was sun shining over the West. Came out on the other side and...yep...hit the hail...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/hail.jpg

mtnairlover
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 03:58 PM
We were treated to conversation by some other hearty souls as we waited out the pelting...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/oogabooga.jpg

...who had to show off their own personal touch...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/projecttrike.jpg

...and yep, Mike and Daniel just had to ham it up...heck, why not, got nothing better to do...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/trikepose.jpg

Yep, the license plate holder says it all...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/uglyduckling.jpg

What caught my eye, was that the chopper was running Avons, just like my Kawi...and the chicken strips are almost as small as mine...damn!

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/chopperAvons.jpg

One more...the artsy-fartsy...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/3amigosandcliff.jpg

daemon
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 03:59 PM
safe and sound at home.
will post pics later

mtnairlover
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 04:03 PM
Cool! That makes two of you...whew!

mtnairlover
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 04:07 PM
Oh yeah...needless to say...I'm gonna do this again, but without the rain/sleet/hail, dammit!

Thanks for joining me Daniel and Mike. And you guys rock!

CHRISTIAN COWBOY
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 04:09 PM
great times!!!
Great photo's too!!
Had enough experiencing the rain and now hail too.

CaptGoodvibes
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 04:32 PM
Ah ok, I'm in Bethesda which is 5 minutes outside NW DC.


I learned to walk and eat solid food in Bethesda...

Carry on...

OUTLAWD
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 04:57 PM
Sorry I missed the ride...went out to steamboat with some friends on the bikes and camped last night...came back today through RMNP, pretty much saw snow/sun/rain/snow/rediculous wind/rain and finally sun...big fun!!! haha

No pics as of yet...my H2O proof camera obviously didn't like the wet...:banghead:

daemon
Sun Jun 7th, 2009, 05:35 PM
here are the few pics i took today....

cathy being uncooperative as usual.
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5896/p6070003.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p6070003.jpg)

cathy....could you scootch back another 5-10 feet...
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4523/p6070007.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p6070007.jpg)
my attempt at "artsy-fartsy"
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6323/p6070009.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p6070009.jpg)

apparently that guy was hamming it up whenever the cameras were out.
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/205/p6070012.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p6070012.jpg)

LET'S ALL KILL MOTHER NATURE
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1063/p6070013.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p6070013.jpg)