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Title: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: slerickson on August 05, 2013, 04:13:10 PM

Did the 100,000 foot ride this weekend and I'm sad  :-\ disappointed I didn't see another Connie to keep me company. 11 Mountain Passes 446 miles in 8 hours makes for a PERFECT CONNIE riding day.

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: Gsun on August 05, 2013, 04:22:15 PM

Where was the ride?

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: slerickson on August 05, 2013, 04:36:06 PM

Denver CO, Started at Foothills BMW/Triumph ended up at Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge). Berthoud Pass, Willow Pass, Rabbit Ear Pass, Muddy Pass, Old Rabbit Ears, Gore Pass, Tennessee Pass, Fremont Pass, Hoosier Pass, Kenosha Pass and Red Hill Pass. Those are just the Passes.

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: Gumby on August 05, 2013, 05:43:41 PM

Thanks, now I have another ride to put on the bucket list.  :thumbs:

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: skeet on August 07, 2013, 08:28:37 PM

Headed that way in two weeks. Sounds like I have some passes to check out.
Got any road numbers to go with those passes or can I find them pretty easy on google?
skeet

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: sherob on August 08, 2013, 08:36:42 AM

I didn't have time to spool on my PR3's.  They also shutdown the online registration, which left me to just showing up and hoping for an open slot.  I've ridden this 3 or 4 times in the past... and it's always filled up... so I wasn't going to ride down and be SOL.  8)

Glad you had a great time... a guy I work with (Blackbird rider and his Blackbird riding buddy) also rode it for the first time.  They both really enjoyed it too.  :)

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: sherob on August 08, 2013, 08:40:13 AM

Quote from: skeet on August 07, 2013, 08:28:37 PM

Headed that way in two weeks. Sounds like I have some passes to check out.
Got any road numbers to go with those passes or can I find them pretty easy on google?
skeet

Here's a link to a map for the 2009 ride...

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=299412 (http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=299412)

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: skeet on August 08, 2013, 09:03:32 AM

Thanks for the map. I will be using that for sure.

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: C14PAINKILLER on August 08, 2013, 12:03:45 PM

Off for 5 weeks starting August 26th. Planned heading through Colorado on my way to California. Can't pull up link, will try again later. Have several routes I'm looking at right now, some may already be on my to do list. Thanks for the info.

Hey Skeet I'm coming from Ontario through Michigan, maybe we'll see each other. Safe ridin.

Title: Re: 100,000 foot ride
Post by: stevewfl on August 08, 2013, 12:17:05 PM

Quote from: slerickson on August 05, 2013, 04:13:10 PM

Did the 100,000 foot ride this weekend and I'm sad  :-\ disappointed I didn't see another Connie to keep me company. 11 Mountain Passes 446 miles in 8 hours makes for a PERFECT CONNIE riding day.

wish I'd have been with you!