We went over the Monarch Pass today after leaving Gunnison. Since we were heading East we were in the outside lane climbing the mountain and there are so many drop offs without guard rails. That has been a frequent event in many of the National Parks we have been in on this trip. That can be scary in a car but definitely a white knuckle moment on a motorcycle. Of course, the higher we climbed the colder it was. It was 37 degrees at the top. The people in the restaurant/gift shop at the top said it was snowing a few hours earlier. Later in the day it reached 89 degrees. It is definitely a challenge on the motorcycles adjusting to the crazy temperature swings we encounter each day.
The size of the snow plow tells you what they get for snow in the winter. When we came off the mountain there were a lot of people rafting the South Arkansas River at the base of the mountain.
As we headed towards Pueblo Colorado the land became flatter and the wind picked up. When we reach Pueblo the gusts were crazy.
We had a short riding day because we had appointments at Outpost Harley Davidson in the afternoon to get our motorcycles their 10,000 mile service. My rear tire didn’t need replaced quite yet but it was close so I had it replaced as well. It’s not worth taking a chance on the motorcycles. Thankfully Cracker Barrel and the Hampton were within walking distance of the dealership so we were able to have a nice meal and get our laundry done at the Hampton while our bikes were getting serviced.
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