Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Day 9 - July 5th

We chose the "Estes Park Ride" today. The ride started out on the interstate...



After getting off the interstate and going north, the scenery was magnificent...



We stopped at Berthoud Pass. The temperature was dropping quickly as we went higher into the mountains...



Blue skies and beautiful roads...





We stopped at Grand City for lunch. By the time we finished the weather was turning. The skies were gray and rain was rolling in.



After we entered Estes Park and climbed to the summit, the drizzle was coming down harder and colder...



but the views were still spectacular.











We rode out of the park and started back to the hotel (90 miles away). A storm came up and rain, sleet, small hail and wind were with us for about 30 miles. We finally stopped at a roadside diner and drank coffee until the storm let up.

A great ride and made more memorable by the weather.

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