Sunday Passport Ride

July 25, 2010
Colorado, USA

Fort Collins, CO -- Thinking we have recovered from Road Trip #2 we thought today might be a good day to ride close in, maybe get our passport stamped in Greeley. It was near noon I guess when we called David to see if he wanted to ride along. He said he had just pulled in from a morning ride and had already been to Greeley last week, but he was game to ride again.

As we rolled past and then back to David's house, friends Raul and Vicky drove up. They had some computer business with David. We all chatted for a few minutes before they were on their way and we were on our way. Since David had already been to the Greeley dealership, he lead the way.

David knows the way

It didn't take long to get there. Greeley is about eleven miles or so from Loveland. We prowled around in the dealership for a little while. David found a new helmet. In the parking lot were some nice custom rides but we zoned in on a Marilyn Monroe themed ride.

Marilyn Monroe Bike

Tim checking out Marilyn

Nice ride

We were thinking about a late lunch. David said he had a hankering for a steak and Tim wasn't about to argue with that idea, so we rode a few blocks to a Texas Roadhouse and had a nice meal. They had fried pickles - yum!

Afterwards, we asked David to ride us by his new house... he has a contract in on a new build near the small town of Johnstown. It's a lovely place and he's going to have lots of room for himself - and hopefully his friends - wink-wink.

Right on cue, late afternoon storms were building over the mountains. We called it a day and rolled toward home. We rode David home and then took the long way around the lakes. About the time we had settled in with a second beer, the rain came down. We're calling that good timing.

Storm rolling in over the tooth