2011 Pikes Peak Trip

2011 Pikes Peak Trip

We were invited to visit Scott and Vickie in Colorado Springs, and ride up the Pikes Peak Highway. We were both excited at the idea as Yvette had never been up there and I hadn't been up there in a long time. I had to work so Yvette did all the packing and getting ready. I rode the bike in, and Yvette was planning on meeting me at work so we could leave from there. We left Glenwood Springs right at 4:00 and headed east on I-70. The afternoon was warm and the sky was blue. We had a great ride until we got over Floyd Hill, and could see the black clouds and rain hanging over Denver. Yvette said it was as black as Mordor... We headed south to Colorado Springs, and I just knew we were going to hit rain before Castle Rock, but we didn't. The was however a huge black cloud due south of us. By the time we had gassed up and suited up, the cloud had moved east. We chased rain clouds all the way to Scott and Vickie's house, but never got rained on... 

Packed and ready to go

Scott and Vickie

Warning,  Big Foot Crossing

The Colorado version of "Abbey Road'...

Scott and Vickie on the Pikes Peak Highway

Short section of road construction

Higher

and higher

Its getting chilly, so we stopped to add layers

Our friends Skid or Susan would appreciate this view!

And higher still

The view of Colorado Springs from the top

14,100 ft

Heading down

We were hungry by the time we got back to Colorado Springs, so we headed to the Bird Dog BBQ.

Not much to look at, but Scott and Vickie recommended it highly.

It looks really good...and it tasted even better! I would say this rivaled the BBQ we had in Kentucky.

Happy, and hungry riders. We had a fantastic day and this was the perfect end to it. Afterwards we headed back to the Dedeker Casa and had ice cream on the patio.