I’m finally back on the road! The past couple of days have been prepping for the second half of the trail. The bike received some much needed love. Cleaned air filter, front and rear sprockets, a bath and a new chain. G-Force in Denver put me at the front of the line and had me out in a couple of days. My dad flew into Denver and we met up around 1 pm to head towards Poncha Springs, CO. We arrived in Poncha Springs around 4 and tried to make our way towards Sargents, Co. The pavement ended and the trail was gorgeous.
We made it half way through the section around 6pm and decided to set up camp. We were in the middle of no where, 10,700 in elevation. I have a tent set up and my dad was using a hammock, so the goal was to find level ground with trees. We found a soft spot and set up camp.
It was a good spot. There were a few jack rabbits that tried to get in my dads hammock and a black tail doe that was searching our area for leftovers. It was awesome. We could still hear a few vehicles coming up the mountain later in the evening, but nothing of concern. There is a current fire ban so we couldn’t light a fire. I had my propane setup and we cooked dinner and waited for the darkness. Well… it got cold. Really cold. It went from 80+ to the lower 40’s. I had to bundle up and somehow had a great nights sleep. Tomorrow we will head for Lake City, CO and then conquer the first pass!
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I have a lot more videos that I’ve tried to upload, but weak WiFi in these small towns has made it almost impossible. The moment I get a connection strong enough, I’ll dump all of them!
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