Fort Collins, CO
The weather in the high country can change quickly. As we were leaving Nederland, we noticed clouds gathering in what had been a clear blue, sunny skies. There are two or three routes down from the high country along Hwy 7. We had thought to drive back closer to Estes Park before heading down, but decided against that and went down and down and down from Nederland to Lyons, CO. We didn't remember that route having quite as much of a downhill grade or having quite that many twisties. Ha! Yes, it was fun. We shared the road with about ten other bikers (riding as a group) and one idiot on a crotch rocket on the way down. By the time we hit the lowlands at Lyons, we felt like we had been on one grand adventure.
We stopped and stretched our legs (a polite way of saying rest our butts) at the little city park in Lyons. We've been there many times before. We shared a cup of coffee and reluctantly pointed The Ride toward home. Looking over our shoulder we saw where we had been that day... the mountains that had been so starkly white against the horizon this morning, now dark with deep shadows... what a great day!
Wish you had been with us Dad - you would have loved this ride and we would have loved riding it with you!
Total Mileage this trip - about 145 miles. Woo-Hoo!
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