A wee bit upset maybe?

Color Ride 2010

This Saturday, a few friends and I went for a color ride thru Aspen and over Independence Pass. We then headed over to Leadville, had lunch and then rode home via Hwy 24 and Minturn.

The day started out cool and crisp, but warmed up quickly. By mid afternoon, it was mesh jacket weather. The colors were good, but past their peak. Oddly enough, there was very little red out this year, almost all the leaves were yellow. The scenery was still very beautiful...

Lining up at Gopher Foods in Rifle.

First rest stop outside of Glenwood Springs.

At a stoplight in Aspen. You can see the color on the hillside in the distance.

On the road up Independence

The road gets narrow in a few spots

Look closely, you can see the road at the top

Lined up for lunch in Leadville

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Dogs

We love our dogs.

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Doggie snuggles

Caught in the headlights

Love you!!!

Awww

Federal Tax revenue & expenses as a % to GDP by congress

Dark Grey is when the DNC held the House. Grey is where the RNC held both Senate and House, Pink is where the DNC held both Senate and House

Please, don't feed the troll...

Dragon Heart

2010 Durango Drift-in

Yvette and I headed down to Durango for the Drift-in rally held by the Vulcan Drifter Owners Group (VDOG) It was a nice little gathering in a beautiful part of Colorado. We rode the the Million Dollar Highway from Ouray to Silverton on our way there. Going  south over Red Mountain Pass is definitely more spectacular than riding North from Silverton... 

This is Hillbilly, he was our host for the rally. I had to appreciate his custom beard... 

This is Hillbilly's bike. A very trick Drifter with lots of customization. 

This Drifter belongs to Deb, Hillbilly's wife

Another nice Drifter.

And another

This is Denny Berg, the creator of the Drifter. The bike he is sitting on is the Super Chief, the prototype he designed.

Denny wanted the Drifter to be ultra clean. He had the brake and clutch reservoirs hidden, and simple switches on the handlebars. 

Instrumentation was kept to a minimum. 

Notice the horn on top of the headlight. 

Just beautiful

About 29 Drifters. 

There is one in there that looks kinda familiar... 

 Our friend Fred, horsing around. 

Fred, Ramy, John, Margaret, and Yvette

Our hosts, Hillbilly and Deb

Gratuitous photo of the Durango - Silverton Narrow Gauge Train

Went for a ride with an old friend, and made some new ones. 

We had stopped along the road for Heidi's husband Eddie Mac. His bike started acting up and then quit running. 

The guys trying to get Eddie Mac's bike running again, but no joy. We had to return with a trailer to fetch it. Try to keep the Harley jokes to a minimum, OK? <G>

Eddie Mac with Heidi and Yvette.

Lucky Dog...