October Sunday Ride

October 18, 2009
Fort Collins, CO

What a beautiful day! The sun was shining with only high wind clouds marring the skies. After sharing about a pot of coffee, we rode out of here about mid-morning with nothing on the agenda beyond a late breakfast at Johnson's Corner. We took the long way around down familiar country lanes until we arrived at Johnson's Corner. A cinnamon roll was not going to do the trick today. We both had a full breakfast. YUM! The place was full of motorcycle riders.

We spent the rest of the day riding and junk-tiquing around Loveland. It's one of our favorite things to do. At this time of year, we scout for vintage or unusual Hallowe'en pieces. We didn't have much luck in that regard but we did have a lot of fun. We brought home a few, small items including a witch for my collection. I try to add a new witch every year.

In between stops we rode. The winds were supposed to howl today but we only encountered that a few times. The cottonwoods are finally dropping their freeze-dried foliage so we rode leaf strewn roads kicking them up in a fury behind us. In the city, we looked for other people's Hallowe'en decorations and found a few. Halfway through the afternoon we made a stop at the DQ for a dipped cone and a cherry coke. The day warmed considerably. The leather jackets and chaps we needed this morning were almost too warm in the afternoon. Because the day was so pleasant, we stayed out longer. Eventually, we wearied of shopping and took the long way home, east to Greeley, north for a spell and eventually west through Windsor and home to Fort Collins. East of Fort Collins heading back in, the view is spectacular. The Rockies already have lots of snow, an arbiter of winter days to come - much sooner than we would have them.

We rode in as the day was waning. Tim began work on his Hallowe'en project and I started lighting some of the display.