2009 Colorado Summit Ride
The wait was over and I finally got a few days off to go ride. It started Tuesday night when we met a few riders for dinner who had just come in from Kansas. Poor guys got pounded by a storm and had to ride though rain, hail, and about an inch of hail on the highway! Thankfully it did not last long and they made it safe to Colorado. We planned to meet the next morning for the ride up Pikes Peak.
I think it was Lee 2002 who was having a slight battery issue so they were about an hour late meeting at the Pikes Peak entrance gate. The delay actually worked fine because they had paved another mile near the top and the road was closed near the summit. By the time we got near the top we only had to wait a bit before it opened.
Pikes Peak Toll Gate
The Flatlanders Arrive
Up we go!
Of course I had to take my dirt bike up...
Waiting for the road to open - elevation around 13,000 feet
At the top - 14,110 feet
Thursday morning at the Dillon Inn - Great Turnout!
Had three other riders join my group and off we went. The "fly by" got a bit hosed....the big group got separated and we did not know where Didit would be stationed. All of sudden he was there in a passing lane with the main group passing in the other lane! Small glitch though in a well organized event - WTG Didit and all who helped!
I got my group assembled and off we went - first stop Echo Lake on the way to Mt. Evans
At the top of Mt. Evans, 14,200 feet
Last leg nearing Dillon. I did my best to keep a relaxed pace and we made it back with no mishaps. Great group of guys and new friendships going forward.
Reddog
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