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March 2, 2022
2022 Motorcycle Adventures
February was a brutal month. I still have a foot of snow in my front yard and my driveway just has two tire tracks with no snow and the rest of the driveway is snowed in. (3/2/2022).
But the weather finally changed enough that I could get the Africa Twin up the driveway so I've been on a couple of rides recently.
Sunday a week ago (2/20/2022), I pulled up to a guy on a motorcycle at the light in Aspen Park and introduced myself and told the guy we should ride. Surprisingly, I'd met him before, and he remembered me, and we've ridden together apparently. But "Larry" was up for a ride, so we went down Foxton Road to where it intersects with Jefferson County Road 96 aka SW Platte River Road. Along the way, he led, and he'd point out patches of snow/ice with his boots so I could avoid them.
At Jefferson County Road 96 / SW Platte River Road, I took the lead and started heading up the river but after about 100 yards, the road was completely frozen over, and I turned around. Like, I'm not that stupid. The roads closer to the creek are colder and wetter, apparently. So, we rode back to Aspen Park, retracing our route.
Then, this past Sunday (2/27/2022), I rode out to Lions Head near Staunton State Park. It's a really stunning park, and I just wanted to check out the road conditions before I went any further.
On Monday (2/28/2022), I drove the Tahoe down US Hwy 285 to Bailey, then Grant, then a short distance north towards Guanella Pass (closed for the season). I just wanted to see what the road conditions were like on US Hwy 285.
Yesterday (Tuesday 3/1/2022), I rode the Africa Twin up to Kenosha Pass (Summit Elevation 10,000 ft). That's the first time I've summited the pass this year.
Today (Wednesday 3/2/2022), I rode the AT to Foxton Road, and then south down Foxton Road to the Platte River Road. Then, downstream until the pavement turned to dirt, and then there was snow/ice across the entire road at some point, so I turned back and returned the same way I came. I'm not really fond of the snow/ice on the road. Just trying to get out and do some riding while we have some warm days with temperatures in the 50's this week.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 2, 2022 at 7:41 PM
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