Pics from Colorado!

[norcalwelder]

Hey gents, I've been riding my ol' FZ6 around Colorado this last week, and I figured ya'll might like some pictures. I've been focusing on the Colorado Springs area since that's where I'm staying, but next week I'm going to hit the Rocky Mountain National Park and such, so stay turned. :rockon:

Top of Pikes Peak, view of the road up. Yes it was as fun as it looks!

On the way to Kenosha Pass

One of the best roads I've ridden, Hwy 67 to Deckers and then 126

Kenosha Pass off of Hwy 285

Garden of the Gods at sunrise

Its quite something at sunrise

Of course I had to make coffee since I got up at 5am to see this!

Sat here for close to two hours just enjoying the view

 

[Solarservant]

Beautiful photos! Used to live up there, but never got to ride it. These are inspiring me to plan a trip.

 

[VEGASRIDER]

Did you hook up with Brenda?

 

[norcalwelder]

Not sure who Brenda is?

 

[lytehouse]

Did you hook up with Brenda?

Not sure who Brenda is?

That would be me!

And welcome to my backyard! Garden of the Gods is 5 miles from my house. I would have suggest a coffee meet, but my son is here right now from Florida....maybe next time?
We went up Pikes Peak on Thursday and it snowed......looks like you got luckier as far as weather.

p.s. I just got back from RMNP last week so if there's any info you need, I'd be happy to help if I can :thumbup:

 

[norcalwelder]

Less motorcycles in these pics, and more scenery!

It was a wet and dreary trip up to Estes Park, but the roads were fantastic as usual.

Mt Meeker

My campsite at the Long's Peak Campground. I rode up to Estes Park looking for a cheap backpack because I wanted to hike up to Chasm Lake right under Long's Peak. No joy. Turns out my neighbor George in the campground had a daypack he wasn't using and i was in business!

Went to bed in the rain and woke up to a misty, wet, cloud over the whole area but me and my new-found hiking buddy Natasha decided to go for it anyway!

We broke the treeline and "Hey look! I think I see something.....!"

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We made it off the mountain just in time for a ridiculous thunderstorm to roll in which made me decide to go back to Colorado Springs and try other parts of the RMNP later when the weather was better.

Hwy 6 Between Golden and Idaho Springs wasn't near was fun when the road was all wet, but it was still pretty fun.

 

[ctbandit]

SWEEEEEET!! Photos look amazing. Thanks for posting.

 

[thisisbenji]

Looks like you had a lot of fun! I'm jealous.

 

[norcalwelder]

Just got back from a 5 night backpacking trip through the Maroon Bells Wilderness by Gunnison CO. I think its safe to say I will be moving to Colorado as soon as I can!



Snowmass Lake

Me and my backpacking partner at Trailrider Pass

Snowmass Mt. in the background

Got to hike for 4 days of the trip in the rain!