Yesterday we rode from SLC to Rangely, CO. It is a small town off the beaten path but we liked it. We stayed at the Blue Mountain Inn and Suites and we can recommend it - it is not fancy but they do the basics and little things right. Very clean, nice sized room, indoor swimming pool, dispensers of ice tea and ice water when checking in, basic self-serve breakfast and a very nice Ace Hardware/Food Market right next door all for under $100.00 a night.
Saying goodbye for now to brother Joein Sal Lake City
Entrance to the Dinosaur National Monument
Exterior of the Quarry Exhibit Hall
Inside the Quarry Exhibit Hall exposing real dinosaur bones
Susie making sure they used the proper scientific names for the dinosaur bones
Me verifying carbon dating of dinosaur bone
Susie wondering if the Allosaurus was as fast as our motorcycle
Fun facts
Allosaurus skull
Live stegosaurus
Susie took this today while riding at 80 mph (the legal speed limit)
The GS parked outside our Georgetown hotel
Along the way we stopped to visit the Dinosaur National Monument and touched real dino bones. They have a very cool indoor exhibition called the Quarry Exhibit Hall showing dinosaur bones as they found them. It was also cool in temperature which saved my butt because it was another very hot day reaching over 100 degrees. We made a lot of stops drinking water and dousing our clothes with water which helped keep us a little cooler when riding. We also rode through the town of Dinosaur, Colorado.
Today we had a nice ride to Georgetown, CO mainly on I-70 reaching over 11,000 feet elevation crossing Vale Pass. There were several construction sites slowing traffic but it kept moving and temps were in the 70s which was great. We have a really nice room at Hotel Chateau Chamonix for 2 nights and maybe 3 depending on how we feel.
Tomorrow we hope to ride to the top of Mt. Evans at over 14,000 feet elevation. We had to reserve and pay for a time slot due to crowd control. Quite a few places are doing that.
Looks like Sooz decided to make the trip home with you. Looks like you two and the bike are holding up okay.
ReplyDeleteYes, Sooz decided to ride home with me. She's feeling good overall and wants to complete the trip on the bike. We are recharging ourselves in the Colorado mountains for a few days before making the final trek home.
DeleteI believe that is a napasoress bone
ReplyDeleteThank you for your very insightful response Sappy.
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