This was a great trip. Not only did I get to ride some of my favorite roads in this area but I had some great company as well. I spent a total of 13 days on the road. The first 5 days and 1,036 miles I spent riding with Sandy. I haven’t seen Sandy since I moved to Colorado so it was fun showing her some of the great Colorado roads and just hanging out and catching up. This was only our second multi-day ride together. We did a 10 day ride in 2006 but only rode through Colorado one day, so this ride was almost a continuation of the first ride. We had lots of fun.
Sandy and I in Crested Butte, CO
Sandy took this picture of me goofing off on highway 65
Getting some serious photography
A ruin on highway 65
On day 5 of my ride with Sandy, Dalton rode out and joined us in Steamboat Springs. The following day Sandy rode back to Denver to visit with her aunt and Dalton and I began our 8 day and 1,950 mile ride.
Dalton riding through the Sunset campground at Bryce Canyon National Park
I only did one day ride with Dalton before heading out on this trip. We went over the ride plan in detail to make sure we both understood what to expect on this trip. I think that is very important especially if two people haven’t done a multi-day ride together. We discussed how many miles we should ride each day and what time we wanted to be getting to the campsite. We talked about other activities we might want to do on this trip, like hiking and eating out. The trip turned out great. We had a lot of fun riding and camping together. This was Dalton’s first long multi-day moto-camping trip and I think he’s hooked now so we’re already planning the next moto-camping ride for the 4th of July.
I only did one day ride with Dalton before heading out on this trip. We went over the ride plan in detail to make sure we both understood what to expect on this trip. I think that is very important especially if two people haven’t done a multi-day ride together. We discussed how many miles we should ride each day and what time we wanted to be getting to the campsite. We talked about other activities we might want to do on this trip, like hiking and eating out. The trip turned out great. We had a lot of fun riding and camping together. This was Dalton’s first long multi-day moto-camping trip and I think he’s hooked now so we’re already planning the next moto-camping ride for the 4th of July.
The ST3 and VFR on highway 24 in Utah
Dalton took this one of me taking pictures at Molas Pass on highway 550
A stop on highway 12
Trip Details:
13 days on the road
2 states visited (CO and UT)
2,986 miles traveled (1,036 miles with Sandy and 1,950 miles with Dalton)
7 nights - camped
5 nights - stayed in motels
My favorite road of the trip:
Highway 95 (Blanding to Hanksville, UT)
Twistiest road of the trip:
Highway 82 (Twin Lakes to just west of Aspen, CO)
Most boring road of the trip:
Highway 491 (Cortez, CO to Monticello, UT)
Most scenic camp site of the trip:
Crawford State Park - Crawford, CO
Best camping facilities of the trip:
Thousand Lakes Campground and RV Park - Torrey, UT
National Parks and Monuments:
Natural Bridges National Monument
Bryce Canyon National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
CO Mountain Passes:
Fremont Pass 11,318 feet - highway 91
Monarch Pass 11,312 feet - highway 50
North Cochetopa Pass 10,149 feet - highway 114
McClure Pass 8,755 feet - highway 133
Rabbit Ears Pass 9,426 feet - highway 40
Muddy Pass 8,772 feet - highway 40
Gore Pass 9,527 feet - highway 134
Tennessee Pass 10,424 feet - highway 24
Independence Pass 12,095 feet - highway 82
Red Mountain Pass 11,018 feet - highway 550
Molas Pass 10,910 feet - highway 550
Coal Bank Pass 10,640 feet - highway 550
Lizard Head Pass 10,222 feet - highway 145
Yellowjacket Pass 7,783 feet - highway 160
Wolf Creek Pass 10,850 feet - highway 160
Poncha Pass 9,010 feet - highway 285
Trout Creek Pass 9,346 feet - highway 285
Red Hill Pass 9,993 feet - highway 285
Kenosha Pass 10,001 feet - highway 285
13 days on the road
2 states visited (CO and UT)
2,986 miles traveled (1,036 miles with Sandy and 1,950 miles with Dalton)
7 nights - camped
5 nights - stayed in motels
My 13 day and 2,986 mile route
Highway 95 in Utah
My favorite road of the trip:
Highway 95 (Blanding to Hanksville, UT)
Twistiest road of the trip:
Highway 82 (Twin Lakes to just west of Aspen, CO)
Most boring road of the trip:
Highway 491 (Cortez, CO to Monticello, UT)
Most scenic camp site of the trip:
Crawford State Park - Crawford, CO
Best camping facilities of the trip:
Thousand Lakes Campground and RV Park - Torrey, UT
Hiking Bryce Canyon National Park
National Parks and Monuments:
Natural Bridges National Monument
Bryce Canyon National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
CO Mountain Passes:
Fremont Pass 11,318 feet - highway 91
Monarch Pass 11,312 feet - highway 50
North Cochetopa Pass 10,149 feet - highway 114
McClure Pass 8,755 feet - highway 133
Rabbit Ears Pass 9,426 feet - highway 40
Muddy Pass 8,772 feet - highway 40
Gore Pass 9,527 feet - highway 134
Tennessee Pass 10,424 feet - highway 24
Independence Pass 12,095 feet - highway 82
Red Mountain Pass 11,018 feet - highway 550
Molas Pass 10,910 feet - highway 550
Coal Bank Pass 10,640 feet - highway 550
Lizard Head Pass 10,222 feet - highway 145
Yellowjacket Pass 7,783 feet - highway 160
Wolf Creek Pass 10,850 feet - highway 160
Poncha Pass 9,010 feet - highway 285
Trout Creek Pass 9,346 feet - highway 285
Red Hill Pass 9,993 feet - highway 285
Kenosha Pass 10,001 feet - highway 285
Thanks for sharing this ride report, Anna! Enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI like this style of ride report. Not a lot of chatter...great pictures, and I'm itching for spring, when I will be making a great ride like this myself...!
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