Breakfast n More Smoke Ride

June 30, 2012
Colorado, USA

We rode out about mid-morning with nothing more than breakfast on our minds. We found it about 20 miles east at the Cowboy Corner Cafe in Eaton, CO. The ride east was a mixed scene of green corn and dry fields. Farmers were plowing mostly dust.

The Cowboy Corner Cafe was packed this morning and the waitresses were bustling. We took a seat at an available table by the window and ordered coffee. We moved to a smaller table shortly after so a family could have the larger table we originally occupied. We enjoyed a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, hash browns and pancakes. This is the second time we have stopped in for breakfast at the CCC. Our second impression was as good as the first. It is small and dated but clean and cozy. The food is well prepared, portions are plentiful, and the menu is reasonably priced. The staff is friendly and efficient. We think we will check out the lunch menu next time through. After breakfast we strolled through the second-hand store next door and purchased a couple of small patriotic items we did not need.

Cheyenne, WY is about 46 miles north of Eaton on Hwy 85 so we rolled in that direction. We prefer this backdoor route into Cheyenne rather than traveling at a breakneck pace on I-25. The terrain is about as dry as we've ever seen it and we noticed the northern horizon was perhaps a bit more smoke-hazed than we thought it should be. with winds blowing hot and hard out of the west, as usual we assumed that the High Park Fire had flared up. We found out later in the day that Wyoming had its own wildfire burning just north of the Colorado/Wyoming border. Yikes! We need rain!

We visited a favorite indoor flea/junktique market in downtown Cheyenne, stopped at a discount store on the way out of town, and stopped again for a soft drink and an ice cream before rolling back the way we had come. We met clouds with verga that promised rain but did not deliver rain on the way into town.

WE NEED A ROAD TRIP!

Today's Ride = 145.6 miles

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