Pass day! We got up at 6:30 to try and beat all the traffic going up to engineer pass. The road to the pass was incredible. We were in a canyon with smooth gravel roads.
We finally made it to the top of Engineer Pass. It was awesome. We had a pretty good time getting up there and was a huge accomplishment for the both of us.
Now getting down the mountain was another story. It was intense. Actually it was enough to be checked back into reality and realize how deadly this really can be. Going down was like trying to stop on a rockslide at a 45 degree angle. The GoPro doesn’t do any of it justice. I’m happy we were together because if something were to happen, it wouldn’t have been a good situation. Not only was the decent tough but we were on the edge of the mountain. This is where things got tricky. My camera ended up dying and the road turned to complete sh*t. It was very steep and the road was made up of mini boulders. To add salt to our wounds, a massive thunderstorm rolled in. We were trying not to panic but the trail was slowly turning into a stream. At one point, my bike died out of no where on a one way road with a Jeep trying to pass going the opposite direction. Luckily, my kick starter fired her right back up and we made it off the mountain. As we were waiting to get on the highway, I had to get off the bike and air up our tires. I was wet and miserable. We made it to Ouray around 4pm and man what a cool town. It was in the middle of a bowl and mountains surrounding the town. 
There were even a few bucks feeding in the neighbors yard.
It was a nice treat and we enjoyed the afternoon. Tomorrow we head to Telluride via Imogene Pass. The second highest pass in the lower 48. Should be wild!
Walker Benz ADV 