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July 13, 2022
Today's Ride
Today, I rode up to the summit of Mt Evans, highest paved road in North America. It's the 2nd time I've been up there this year. First time was on Friday opening day, Friday June 10th 2022.
I pulled my old trick of not paying, but this time, they remembered me apparently, and she asked me "Are you just going to the top and then come back down?"
"Yes."
And that was it. So, I headed up Colorado State Highway 5. Still lots of snow, plus there was a storm moving in, but I managed to ride through it and make it to the summit. It rained on me on and off. I got some shots of the wild goats along the way. At the summit, I went and sought shelter in some of the collapsing, aged buildings up there. Took a few pics and then made it back down off of the mountain without incident.
I carved the date in a wall of snow (7/13/2022) and got some pics of the bike with a wall of snow behind the bike to prove that the passes are still snowed in in July. Global Warming is real, people.
Posted by Rob Kiser on July 13, 2022 at 11:26 PM
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