Rick and I left Leadville this AM about 7:00 and wanted to do Mosquito pass at over 12,000 feet, but it was still closed with snow, so we went a little south and did Weston pass at about 11,000 feet. All in all Rick and did 3 off road passes prior to heading to Fairview to meet up with Bob.
About the time Bob showed up, it started raining, but not too bad. We started South to Gunnison, but about 30 minutes into our ride we hit REALLY BAD rain and HAIL. We got totally soaked and pelted with bean sized hail for about 15 – 20 minutes. It really HURT not to mention the temps were in the 50 degree range, so a little cool too.
We got into the Holiday Inn in Gunnison and hit the hot tub to warm up. While in the hot tub we learned that Michael Jackson died today (along with Farah Fawcett) – I guess we are getting old. We went about 5 miles down the road for a steak dinner and when we came out it was raining again, so we rode back in the rain and soaked even more gear.
No real pictures from today, but a great ride.
They are calling for rain here tomorrow as well – but we likely won’t be riding in it too long as it will heat up and dry out as we head south.
Steve
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