Pacific Ocean: October 2020

Day 21 and our last day. 45° to 54° and 48° when I pulled in to home.

Not much to report today as it was a get home day. Started out dry but had 150ish miles of light rain in 46° temps.

Made a gas stop near Cedar Rapids and then rode home.

6784 total miles for the 21 days. 323 miles per day trip. Every ride day was an easy day based on distance and things we saw.

Kevin was a great ride partner, as I am still alive to tell these stories.

I really missed not having my best riding partner along in Greg Kane. Neither of us are done riding and I am ready to do it again if he wants company. Time to plan next years trip.

Only took 1 picture today.

Day 20. 519 miles of SLAB. Man I hate I-80 traffic. 36° to 64°

Not much to report as we ran I-76 to I-80 to I-29 to IA 92 and ended the day at Laura and Joel's.

Well one more sunrise

Some will understand this sign.

Archway museum.

Day 19. 315 miles today. Lowest was 23°, our lowest of the trip, and it got all the way to 66° at our destination in Hudson, CO. It was toe numbing temps for the first 1.75 hours. We had a well needed warm up while we ate breakfast in Carbondale.

Today’s route was CO 92 to 133 to 82 to US 24 to CO 91 to I-70. We tried to go see the Maroon Bells in Aspen, but you need a reservation parking ticket to get past the entrance station. Bummer as the skies once more were cloudless and BLUE.

Saw a couple of deer, one was a lot closer than I would have liked, but hard braking kept her alive. Another cash crop to add, In Colorado, do I need to say what it was?

Traffic was mixed. Carbondale to Aspen was moderate, and up to Eisenhower Tunnel was heavy along with Denver.

Sunrise