Mylifehumbledbygrace: A day in the Mountains...and new friends

Sunday the 20th, Mark and I set out on the motorcycles to get a way from everything down here in the city. I love the ride to Walden and so that is where we decided to head. We could see the clouds over the mountains, but decided we had enough clothes and gear that we would be OK for the day. We took the long way through Ft Collins and hooked up on Hwy 14 to Walden. About 1/2 way up there is a road that dumps out of to 14 called Stove Praire Road. There was a ride going on that day that 'Red Hill Motor Werx' happen to be putting on and so there was TONS of bikes on the road...so much for that easy going ride. Out of the Stove Praire Road there were a couple of guys that jumped on a head of us. We rode behind them, along with another guy (that we ended up loosing from our new little formed pack in Walden. Never did see him again that day. Just before you go over Cameron Pass there is a stop, with a HUGE parking lot and one stall bathroom for men and women...I have always found that odd. But it just so happens that all of our pack (5 bikes in total) all stopped to stretch, bathroom break and grap something to drink.

One of the guys from the two that had jumped on before us said "are you ready to go?" like we are suppose to be with them. One thing I just love about riding....there are no stranger and everyone is friends and family. We said "sure" laughed and jumped on to join them again on our quest to get to Walden.(Now I have to say that I love the ride to Walden because of the scenery, the food at the "river rock cafe" and being with awesome hubby.) We end up arriving in Walden....but do you remember the 'run' that was going on...yep...you guessed it. They had arrived in Walden before, no room at the gas pump we decided to go on and get some food and then gas. Standing in the door way to the cafe, the two guys that had jumped on earlier, came up behind us. We started talking and thought that we might as well share a table as it didn't seem there would be to much space left for us to wait for two different tables.

We met Larry and Bill...we talked over food, joined them on another beautiful ride to places that Mark and I had not been yet. We took Hwy 125 out of Walden, ended up in Grandby (larry likes to take pictures and so stopping was a must) We had a great time! The four of us, before heading into town to get something to drink before the next leg of our journey

We decided to go up over Trailridge. Mark and I were excited as we had always wanted to go over Trailridge on the bikes. One thing about riding is that you always get to see everything with such a different view. It was cold, before leaving town I put on a long sleeved shirt, a jacket and then my rain gear. It did look like it could rain, but I really didn't wear the gear because of that, it just cuts out the wind. We saw some beautiful scenery, several herds of Elk (and can I tell you that there are STUPID people out there, we saw some people that where probably no more then 20 feet from some very large Bull Elk...something I wouldn't want to do, and certainly wouldn't want to piss them off....) But when we got to the top.......WOW!!!! Don't you wish you were there?

So you see the snow, yes it was cold up there. I had as many layers on that I had brought with me. But these veiws are incredible and truly make you think about how small you are compared to it all........The next couple of photos are Bill and Larry. What a couple of great guys! Thanks Larry and Bill for making it such a great trip. We had a great time, and laughed ALOT!

OK I have saved the really cute photos that really don't mean anything, but are cute!This was our cute friend at the top. He honestly wasn't going to do much if we weren't going to feed him. But heck the face ......