Just US - Father's Day 2013

June 16, 2013
Colorado USA

Our friend and neighbor Al snapped these pics as we were getting ready to roll out this morning.

We had intended a longer ride for this weekend but circumstances dictated otherwise. We are not big on holiday crowds in restaurants so Tim said a picnic ride would work just fine for Father's Day lunch. He likes my tuna fish salad. We thought we would take a picnic up the Poudre Canyon but changed our minds when we got a good look at the clouds hanging low over the canyon. So we rode around the lakes. Horsetooth, No Name and Carter. Same thing happened as we rode toward the mountains thinking about an abbreviated peak-to-peak ride - clouds. So, we headed toward Lyons thinking to eat our sandwiches in the park there - no luck. Clouds were building all around. Rumbles of thunder and spits of rain had us riding east toward a hole in the clouds. Despite the clouds rolling in we unpacked the picnic lunch at a table under the pavilion at the old depot in LaSalle. Like Lyons, this is a favorite picnic spot. It's rare to see more than a couple of kids and we like to watch the trains.

Rumbling skies once again had us rolling... when the virga (rain that is not supposed to hit the ground) stopped being virga we turned the ride toward home and spent the rest of the day dodging rain drops on the patio.

Tim in Lyons CO

Vik in Lyons CO

Tim in LaSalle CO

Vik in LaSalle CO

The Ride in LaSalle CO

Slide show of today's ride (60 photos):

Alternate link to this slide show

Mileage for today's ride = 135 miles