Colorado, USA
Fort Collins, CO -- It was only a dam ride, but that's enough sometimes to take the edge off a day. We ride often before Tim heads off to work.We rolled out of the drive noonish with the general destination being Vern's for lunch. Vern's is north. We rode south and took the long way around, through Loveland and back around no name lake, through Masonville and eventually wound our way around Horsetooth Reservoir and over the dam. It's one of our favorite rides and it is right out our back door.
Horsetooth Reservoir is 6.5 miles long and it is 25 miles around it. I read somewhere that it is over 180 feet deep at max. It is located along what I believe is known as the Dakota Hogback which runs through Colorado. Along this ridge in certain areas are paleontological sites where dinosaur tracks, fossils and bones can be seen. Dinosaur Ridge in Denver is one such area. The reservoir was built in the early 50s. Part of the tiny town of Stout, CO is submerged under the south end of the reservoir. Stout, a camp for quarry workers in the late 1800s was abandoned in the late 1940s. There's still a sign on the south end beside the road in what is now a lake community that says Stout, CO. pop 47 1/2.
We had temps in the high 90s today, but riding under blue skies without jackets is great. By the time we reached Vern's we were ready for water and a BLT.
Here are a few more pics (and yeah - the Ride needs a bath!):
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