Sunday morning started with an amazingly beautiful ride on scenic byway 128 heading northeast out of Moab, UT. From there I headed east on the interstate to Grand Junction, CO for brunch with a coworker and her family.

After brunch I jumped back on interstate 70 east to Denver through some gorgeous country. The rain clouds were moving in, but I was hopeful that I would beat them to Denver. I was not. When I got near Eagle, CO the rain hit me so I stopped, put on my bright yellow rain gear and got back on the road. With the windscreen deflecting most of the rain it was a fairly easy ride. I had to stop again to put on a thermal top once I got close to Vail the temperature had dropped considerably due to the elevation. There was still snow on the peaks!

Near Idaho Springs traffic had come to a standstill due to the weekenders heading back into Denver so it was stop and go for over an hour. Very boring and extremely boring on a bike.

Luckily my Sena headset was working well so the tunes were streaming over bluetooth into my helmet from my windscreen mounted phone. Technology can be so great. 🙂

Once I arrived in Denver I went to my lodging for the night. For dinner, we went to a great place called, Lola where I had some sort of Mexican styled Pho. I’m sure it had a real name, but it was more like Pho. Very good and the place had strong, good drinks. This morning has been pretty rainy and it is really pouring right now. It should clear up by 11am so I’ll then be on the road to Rapid City.

Here are a couple of pictures from Sunday’s ride:

Visiting Yeong Lee and her family in Grand Junction. Thank you for brunch!!!

Along the Colorado River northeast of Moab, UT

Taking a break northeast of Moab, UT

Hello Colorado!!!

Coffee break west of Denver. I needed some espresso to ease the boredom of waiting in traffic.

Break at a “Beautiful View” stop off of the Interstate:

Now, if the rain would stop I could get on the road!