Where did you ride today?

March is usually the snowiest month of the year for us here in the Denver area. But this winter the Snow Gods have stay away for the most part. Which brings me to to this week and today. This week is going to be unusually warm and today the high is going to be 83 degrees. This morning it was 60 degrees at 08:30 so I took off and headed to the High country to ride to one of my favorite destinations. Rode the NT1100 up to Evergreen and then up Mount Blue Sky to Echo Lake (10597ft), which lies at the base of the climb to The summit of Mt. Blue Sky (Mt Evans 14264ft) Beautiful ride once I was across the city in the foot hills. Total time was three hours and 15 min. from garage to the lake and back to the garage. Total miles 127. a bit chilly at Echo Lake 42 degrees and a bit warm crossing the city on the home ride. 81 degrees at 11:30.
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Gas tank was getting low so I needed to go get gas. Rode 74.4 miles to get there then the 1.4 miles home. 75.8 miles total. :giggle-2x:

Only put 3.049 gal in. Last bar was flashing for just over 16 miles by then. Had 0.65 gal left. Verified I have just over 50 miles until dry when the last bar starts flashing. I don't usually wait that long but today is typical. Finally getting back to 200 miles per tank if needed as the temps warm up. Though I usually don't like to go more than 175 miles per tank. Today was 76*F. Back to 54+ mpg now. Will get better as temps warm up from here.
 
Sunny and 81*F this afternoon. So I just gotta go for a ride. Had to wait for someone to arrive to pick up some furniture we sold them and then I was off. Rode out west of home for a little distance... 79.5 miles.
Just getting some practice in for the ride down to FerrySTOC. Also trying to get enough miles before then to replace the rear rubber and do an oil change.

Tomorrow expecting 10 deg warmer. My wife wants me to ride down to Pella, IA for some more Dutch treats. That's a 66+ mile ride one way. 125 miles round trip. Maybe tomorrow or maybe Monday.
 
Took the boss lady for a 90 mile cool ride this morning. Gased up in Damascus, from there took a few back roads to sugar grove for a stop. From there took 16 to troutdale than a right turn over to konnarock. Stopped just before 58 to get a picture of a church. Who ever built it did a great job making it look older than it is. Took a left and 58 to Damascus and back homeIMG_3432.jpeg
 
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Going to be a high of 90 degrees in the city today so I rode the NT down to Deckers Corner for a cup of coffee and a few miles of coolness over Rampart Range. 110 miles round trip.

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Yesterday we had a high of 91*F. Was still warm when I rode to the American Legion ride-to-eat meeting at a bar and grill 22 miles away. 44 miles round trip. Temp was still 89*F when I went but had dropped to around 80*F on the way home. I talked with the post director and found out he lives in Pella, IA... 52 miles away from where we were meeting and 59 miles from the post. When I hear of members who live some distance from this post when there are several other posts closer to them that says something to me about this post.
 
The Canadians Tim Graham, and Dave Berzins came down for 10 days and we logged about 2000 Miles on some great twisty roads. They left Calgary with a temperature of 9 and snowing and here we had a heat spell with a high of 98.

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I got hungry also. So I rode to Pella for the Dutch pastries. 143.4 miles today. Felt good with the temps starting out around 66*F and 79*F when I got back home. Expecting rain and low 50s*F tomorrow.
Bought 6 Dutch Letters where they originated in the USA and one 9 inch round Almond Kutchen coffee cake (I know... redundant terms since kutchen means cake).
 
Needed to fill the tank again. So took a short 35 mile ride to the gas station. Last tank was just over 55.8 MPG. Calculated that this time I had close to 62 miles left in the tank from when the last bar started flashing. Only used half of that to get to the station.
Temps stayed around 47 so I wore my heated gloves on medium setting. Was also kinda windy.
 
Not a ride today.... But last Saturday...March 21..... 350 mile perfect day for a short ride...Sacramento to Quincy Hwy 5 to 70 to 89. Return 70 49 162 70 etc. Fantastic. I was in the company of my younger (70 years) brother riding his owned since new 07 Triumph Rocket III.

Might have a short vid clip from his saddle position....riding E on 70..Feather River Scenic Byway...between Cresta and Rock Creek CA What a great ride...A great day together,

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