I'm planning to ride back to Colorado again this upcoming June.
Made this trip in July of '12. Rode to my buddy's place in Mancos--parked the bike in his garage and didn't get back on it until I left for home.
This time I plan to do a little riding while I'm there. Probably try to make it to Moab, Utah and the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
I also want to retrace a route we made in the truck when I was there--I was drooling and wishing I was on the bike the whole time.
Cortez--Durango--Silverton--Ridgway--Dolores--and back to Mancos. About 200 miles of what looked to be some outstanding motorcycling riding.
I'll be leaving the second week of June and have 2 full weeks off time from work.
Haven't decided if I'll take the Wee or the Connie yet. The Wee is awful comfortable but I'm getting the Connie dialed in.
Anybody else want to tag along part or all of the way let me know. It might be a whole lot of fun.
BTW--those signs in N Texas that say " Caution-Strong Winds ". They ain't lying.
Dang near blew me off the road outside of Dalhart in 2012.
This is the best route. http://www.backcountrydiscoveryroutes.com/COBDRIf you are going up to Groundhog on 526, you better be on an adventure bike with the emphasis on adventure. That powdery sand is pretty darn deep and washboards a lot. You will also need a mask because the dust gets thick. I fish there a couple times every year.
If you are going up to Groundhog on 526, you better be on an adventure bike with the emphasis on adventure. That powdery sand is pretty darn deep and washboards a lot. You will also need a mask because the dust gets thick. I fish there a couple times every year.Did the route early June of last year on the F8GS. I'll do it again next year, and again after that. Needed 2 more weeks for Haggerman Pass, East side was still snowed in.
Did the route early June of last year on the F8GS. I'll do it again next year, and again after that. Needed 2 more weeks for Haggerman Pass, East side was still snowed in.This is how I get there. I wouldn't take either of my bikes up 526 past the end of the pavememt.
This is the best route. http://www.backcountrydiscoveryroutes.com/COBDR