Memorial Day Weekend Day 3

May 26, 2013
Colorado USA

We rolled out of the neighborhood about 10:30 am. We have yet to ride north this year so we decided to ride in the direction of Laramie WY. As we rolled out from under a wave cloud we were happy to find blue skies. Hwy 287 is a nice road that winds beside the historic location of Virginia Dale (formerly a famous stop on the Overland Trail). All that remains to be seen from the road are the 1880s church (services still held here the second Sunday of each month) and cemetery and the now defunct post office/cafe. I have heard rumors a museum is trying to get established in the old post office but the buildings look as deserted as they always have. The Forks is another historic location along the way In Livermore CO. Typical of a trip north on Hwy 287, we picked up Wyoming winds just before crossing the border. Snow drifts could still be seen from the road. We really didn't have a plan for the day so we stopped at Bart's Flea Market on the edge of town and did some junktiquing for a while. By the time we walked out of the flea market we were ready for lunch so we rode through town to Shari's Restaurant. We ordered soup and sandwiches, coffee and pie. I had my usual BLT and Tim ordered a ham and cheese I believe. We both had a bowl of baked potato soup. Then we topped it off with a piece of pie, peanut butter chocolate silk for me, chocolate caramel something or other for Tim. YUM!

The Forks at Livermore

Post Office and Café (now defunct) at Virginia Dale on the Overland Trail

The Church at Virginia Dale

Shari's for soup and sandwich, coffee and pie

Baked potato soup

My usual BLT

Peanut butter and chocolate silk pie - YUM!

The skies had changed rather dramatically while we were having lunch so I made my usual run through the Hastings book store a bit quicker than anticipated while Tim stepped in the K-Mart to check for ammo. Then we got the heck outta there!

Rolling south out of Laramie - that could look better we think

Looking to the west on our way home

About 10 miles from home - we will make it in mostly dry

Clouds built and rumbled and threatened and the weather turned cool. This is typical for that area. We had some wind and intermittent showers. We finally stopped at the rest stop near the half way point I guess and pulled on some sleeves. As we got closer to home, the temps warmed but the skies still threatened. We managed to roll in mostly dry.

Today's ride = 145.4 miles