Down town Fairplay. Not much, but it's home for the night
We went through the town of Hartsel, only one store and one bar.
Oh yeah, and one jail.
In the bar, people sign dollar bills and tack it to the wall, ceiling, everywhere there is room. We did the same.
That dog catches tennis balls if you through it to him.
The Rocky's in the distance.
Beautiful Colorado. It has a character all it's own.
Buffalo burgers before you cook um. I'm getting hungry.
A million dollar view at every turn.
While crossing our first Colorado pass, we were greeted with this spectacular sight.
Hi mom, I'm at almost 10,000 feet. I love you.
So green, so wide open, and so................, so..................., so everything.
Most of the climbs were gradual. Middle ring type, and there's always a view or down hill reward following them.
Meet Mark and Doug, two east bounders we met today. They actually weren't going to stop, but I was on their side of the road taking pictures and flagged them down.
A log barn, I thought that was so cool.
Somewhere along here I saw that coyote walking in a dry wash. Sorry, no pics.
We passed several small ranches. They all have similar entry signs.
The Royal Gorge from the train.
The world's highest suspension bridge. It spans the Royal Gorge.
The train follows the Arkansas river at the bottom of the gorge.
Rafters take advantage of this place. Yesterday, two of them drown further up the river.
My very first real train ride. Yippee........
The Arkansas River.
More uncooked buffalo burgers.
Deer, we saw big ones.
Prong horns, we saw plenty of them.
Lisa and I pinning up our dollar.
I hope nobody actually lives here. Maybe it's a shelter of some sort.
Town town Canon City.Day 58, Canon City to Fairplay, Colorado. “We Can See Snow”. 75 miles.
We have been blessed with great riding weather again today. Clear skies, and no reports of rain or foul weather of any kind. This morning I had the chance to ride a train. The Royal Gorge Railway that departs from Canon City, for a 24 mile ride through the Royal Gorge and back. $32.50 was a bargain I thought. Lisa decided to go on ahead, as she had ridden trains before, and was eager to get started before it got too hot. I on the other hand had never ridden a real train, and didn’t want to pass this opportunity up. The train ride was two hours, and the ride through the Royal Gorge was a treat I will not soon forget. The Royal Gorge is home of the highest suspension bridge in the world. 850 feet above the river below, and is a favorite rafting and kayaking destination as well. The gorge is fairly narrow with walls that are carved by years and years of erosion. An impressive sight if I may say so myself.
I met up with Lisa in the afternoon about 25 miles out of town where we stopped to have lunch. By this time the temperature had reached high into the 80’s, and would approach the 90’s before long. We were now at about 9,000 feet in elevation. The sky takes on a deeper blue, and the terrain is typical alpine, with pine trees, open pasture land, with small streams, and tree covered mountain peaks. We saw prong horn antelope, deer, a coyote, and buffalo. The vista was outstanding, we could see the snow covered peaks of the rocky mountains off in the distance. The climbing was gradual, and the scenery made the grind bearable. There are no major towns on the route today, but did pass several ranches, and a couple of one horse towns, if you pardon the expression.
It was after 6:00 in the evening when we reached Fairplay. The Riverside Inn is home for the night. We had dinner at Pizza Hut, and are now ready for bed. Aloha, Ted.
We have been blessed with great riding weather again today. Clear skies, and no reports of rain or foul weather of any kind. This morning I had the chance to ride a train. The Royal Gorge Railway that departs from Canon City, for a 24 mile ride through the Royal Gorge and back. $32.50 was a bargain I thought. Lisa decided to go on ahead, as she had ridden trains before, and was eager to get started before it got too hot. I on the other hand had never ridden a real train, and didn’t want to pass this opportunity up. The train ride was two hours, and the ride through the Royal Gorge was a treat I will not soon forget. The Royal Gorge is home of the highest suspension bridge in the world. 850 feet above the river below, and is a favorite rafting and kayaking destination as well. The gorge is fairly narrow with walls that are carved by years and years of erosion. An impressive sight if I may say so myself.
I met up with Lisa in the afternoon about 25 miles out of town where we stopped to have lunch. By this time the temperature had reached high into the 80’s, and would approach the 90’s before long. We were now at about 9,000 feet in elevation. The sky takes on a deeper blue, and the terrain is typical alpine, with pine trees, open pasture land, with small streams, and tree covered mountain peaks. We saw prong horn antelope, deer, a coyote, and buffalo. The vista was outstanding, we could see the snow covered peaks of the rocky mountains off in the distance. The climbing was gradual, and the scenery made the grind bearable. There are no major towns on the route today, but did pass several ranches, and a couple of one horse towns, if you pardon the expression.
It was after 6:00 in the evening when we reached Fairplay. The Riverside Inn is home for the night. We had dinner at Pizza Hut, and are now ready for bed. Aloha, Ted.
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