What an awsome trip!
If you wanted to go but just couldn't get it together...
YOU LOST OUT!!!!!
We had a great journey on incredible roads. This state has such wonderful scenery. Riding through Ouray was breathtaking.
We left Denver with the threat of rain but never got a drop on us. Dinner in Vail on our way to Glenwood but had to go to New Castle to get a room for the night. Left Glenwood in the AM and hit our first canyons just south of Carbondale on Hwy 133 near redstone, incredible twisties with half an hour, SWEET. 1st stop just past Paonia reservoir was perfect time for a little break.
Pretty dull till Crawford after we hit Hwy 92 south then we hit the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. This was by far my favorite road with great sweepers, four and five turn sets with lots of hair pins thrown in to keep you honest.
At Blue Mesa reservoir we hit Hwy 50 bound for Montrose, nothing too special except for the close encounter with some elk but not a threat just on the road watching us until I got about 15' from a bull and he bound back into the brush, what a majestic animal.
Lunch in Montrose and with all our tanks full we were bound for the Million Dollar Highway through Ouray on Hwy 550 south. The residents of that town are incredibly lucky. There can't be a house with a bad view since you have to look nearly straight up just to see the sky. I wonder if it actually gets any sun during the winter when the sun is low?
going up to the top of Red Mountain pass had its moments to get the adrenaline flowing, nearly straight down cliffs with no guard rails. heading back down to Durango was another great section of roadway, mostly new pavement some looked like we were the first to drive on the roads, smooth as silk
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Durango was too hot and we still had time to get to Pagosa Springs so off we went like a shot on Hwy 160 east, the best high speed sweeper road in the State period.
Dinner and off to The Springs to rest the muscles and melt my weary ass after a FULL day in that Ducati saddle. That was without a doubt the BEST day of riding I have ever had.
Off again with hot air balloons above and not a single cloud in the sky. Except for Wolf Creek Pass a pretty straight forward day once we got on Hwy 285.
Most importantly no negative events what so ever, no break downs, no tickets, no plastic on the side of the road, perfect. We were all on time to meet for breakfast and no stragglers with every one else waiting to get on the road. We had a great group and we all got along great.
I want to plan another weekend trip for late July. Since it will be hotter any one have some thoughts?
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Originally Posted by riverock";p="275453
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Those passes are Slumgullion and Spring Creek Pass. I've ridden them both from south to north and north to south. They are best done from south to north --- unless you are going to go to Durango.
