RIDE COMPLETE

And is my butt sore (mot from sitting on the bike for so long, but severe snappage). It was a great time to get away with Da Bomb.

We started with a trip up Mt Evans - the highest paved road in North America. It was a scary drive with some severe switchbacks and long dropoffs. There were Mt Sheep at the top and the threat of rain the whole time.




We then went to Granby Lake and Grand Lake on our way to Steamboat Springs. We spent 2 days in Steamboat exploring the town and the area visiting Steamboat Lake. We stayed right at the bottom of the ski slopes.








We then went to Leadville where we went over Independence Pass during a hail and lightning storm. We rode the train in Leadville, spent the night in a great Bed and Breakfast and then headed home. We put a total of about 800 miles on my bike.

This was the scene of much snappage.

Harley Ride

Mom and I leave Monday morning for our 4 day ride in the mountains. This is one of the places we are going to stay in Leadville. Leadville is the highest incorporated town in America at over 10,000 feet. The Bed and Breakfast is called the Ice Palace Inn and we are staying in a two room suite called the Grand Ballroom. It has a queen sized canopy bed, a sitting room, a fire place, and a two person jetted tub.

We will probably run around the suite naked snapping towels at each other. What wlse is there to do?

When we get back I will finish up the little bit of summer house work that is left and get ready for another school year.

Ride Decided

In about a week, Mom and I are heading out on the Harley and spending a few days in the mountains. I think we will head up toward Steamboat Springs and then south to the 70 corridor and maybe head over to Leadville and Summit County. Maybe we can find a cool train ride somewhere. This picture is at Rocky Mountain National Park. We will probably swing by there too. Since we didn't really go anywhere for our anniversary last month (just Washington DC), this will kind of be our getaway.

This was our 31st wedding anniversary. Where have the years gone and who are these strange looking people? This was 1975. Mentally I still feel the same, but my body sure feels (and looks) different.


We are down to about a month now before school starts again. I am looking forward to relaxing now that baseball is over.

Back From DC

Mom and I got to see Joanna recently. It was great to see her mid-deployment. We stayed with Jen for a week and had a nice trip cross country. I took the Harley and rode around DC but certainly didn't get enough riding time. I missed my big Grand Canyon ride seeing Jo but it was better to see her than my Biker buddies. I am trying to see what I can set up for a ride in July.

On the way back Mom and I went to the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. It is a tremendous museum and I like it better than the Smithsonian. It is huge and has planes from all eras. I want to go back, so if Joanna goes to the grad school there, I will definitely visit it again. There are several hangar sized galleries. I could have stayed for hours but Marilyn is not as in to it as me (like when we went to Normandy).