#Billysride

Pie for pre-breakfast.  Not a bad way to start the day. When I first saw the sign post I immediately wondered how it was going to get to Odom Point.  This was a substantial sign post.  I was also wondering how it was going to get erected.  I was pretty sure digging a...

#Billysride, Pie and Colorado wine

After the heat of the White Rim Trail nobody was up early.  Today was to be a very casual day, a transit of sorts to a special place outside of Delores, Colorado. The plan for the day was to head over to a Vineyard called a ranch owned by man known only as “Big...

Hot Hot Hot!

This is the graphic on the National Park Service Website for Canyonlands National Park.  I figure they post this in June and take it down in September.  Today’s forecast (August 8) is for high tempratures in the mid 90’s  The forecast for July 18 was for a...

Ridgway to Moab

We all survived a night under the watchful eye of the Hosts. Now it was time to start the first day of the real tour, up to now it was just wandering about getting ready to ride with the Big Dogs.  There were 10 of us between two campsites that were not close enough...

First Pass, meeting the Gang and a RIP

Sunday morning I was up early.  Excitement, anticipation and even a bit of nerves greeted me in my hotel room. Thankfully the Aloha Moose Cafe opened for breakfast at 6 so I strolled over to be their first customer of the day.  The Aloha Moose Cafe is operated by a...