April 23, 2009
Fort Collins, CO
In the old children's poem, Thursday's child has far to go... that works for us although we don't get very far on work days. We rode 66 miles and have accumulated 7007 miles on the Harley - and it isn't even a year old yet. Can you see me smiling? We've had a great time getting out when we were able through the winter and count ourselves lucky to have ridden as much as we have. You can bet we are ready for warmer weather and longer roads.
Our BTGTW ride today took us to Loveland again, this time on the popular Carter Lake ride. We are not really what you call lake people but we love the rides over dams, along rivers and around blue water. This particular ride includes a jaunt (side trip) past Flatiron Reservoir and up-up-up to Pinewood Reservoir. The road is great with lots of twisties and there are many places where you can see Loveland spread out in the valley below. The area attracts lots of campers, hikers, fisherman and lake people mainly because of its close proximity to Loveland and Fort Collins. If one can judge from the number of bikes in the parking lot, The Windjammer Roadhouse is a popular place, especially on weekends. It is biker friendly. We have it in our heads we are going to get up there one weekend and check out burgers with names like the knuckle, the panhead, the bad boy...
We are happy to report that with a few days of above seasonal norm temperatures, the snow in the high country is melting, the rivers are beginning to run and the lakes are filling. Compliments of the last snowstorm which brought much need moisture, the hills and valleys are beginning to green and the sun has teased pink and white blossoms and tiny leaves from buds on many trees.
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