All Souls Day Ride

November 2, 2008
Fort Collins, CO

Yesterday while we were out and about, we noticed a couple of roads we haven't been down in the Loveland area, so we rode over there today and checked a few of them out. The main road we were interested in was one that went to Carter Lake. What a great ride! It was cloudy and cool but never cold, even when we went up a few thousand feet. The road we traveled took us on to Flatiron Reservoir and a neat little campground we didn't know about with a couple of cozy camper cabins. We stopped at the little campground and stretched our legs. A road went up from the campground to another lake named Pinewood Lake. The road ends there so we back-tracked a bit. We ambled down country roads into Longmont where we stopped for gas and coffee. We chatted with another older biker for a bit. As we were leaving Longmont, yet another biker came roaring up right next to us as we were stopped at a light. He and his little dog were out for a ride. The dog was sitting in his lap and looked like he was having a great time. Too funny. We weren't quite ready to call it a day so we rode east across I-25 and south through the bedroom communities of Firestone and Frederick. These towns used to be sleepy little farm towns. Now, they are stacked with row after row of new houses. On the way home, we stopped at a Popeye's Chicken on the interstate for supper. Tim tied it down on the back of the bike and we ambled on back to the house, where we lit a fire in the chiminea and enjoyed a beer or two and chicken. What a great day!