MOTO TRIPPIN--SD, WY, CO DAY 10

Day 10 - Colorado Canyons

Was a very chilly 44 degrees this morning, so took my time packing and left Steamboat at 730.

Nobody will ever accuse me of traveling light!

The little bit of fog quickly burned off, and temp went up by 10 degrees in the first hour of riding.

Stopped for a picture next to some aspen trees, one of my family's favorite trees.

A lot of the road this morning looked like this one, nearly flat through valleys with mountains on either side and in the distance. One town I rode trough was called Phippsburg.

 

At 930 I got onto I-70 heading west through the gorgeous Glenwood Canyon.  There was no where I could stop for a picture, so I borrowed this one from Google.  It is amazing, riding 75mph through big, sweeping curves.  I rode through 3 tunnels, one was more than 1/2 mile long.

Left I-70 and headed south through Redstone Canyon.  It had significantly warmed, so I took off my chaps.  Stopped for a streamside lunch.

Found the coolest store so far on my trip in Redstone, someone got a souvenir from there. 

Saw these kilns in Redstone, they used to do a lot of ceramic work there.

After the canyon, I began my ride upwards to McClure pass.

The view from the top of the pass revealed rain clouds developing, so I rode as fast as I could, and fortunately I was going south and the rain was going east, allowing to me sneak past with just a few drops of rain.

 

At the bottom of the pass the terrain changed to desert with matching temps.  Checked-in in Delta, CO with temps in mid-90s.  Only rode 220 miles today.

 

Tonight I will try to get a lot of rest in advance of the two days ahead of me when I will ride close to 900 miles to get home.  I'll be on the very scenic highway 50 tomorrow.  I am anxious to get home and see my family.