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[QUOTE="INCA, post: 1306831, member: 45997"] Thursday, 8-21-08 It is head back north time and Wade tells me he will be my wingman for the day, but will not pull up along side at any time. Bob leads out towards Ridgeway and east on the gravel road up over Owl Creek Pass. To stay out of the dust, I drop back some and soon there are other riders flying by in a hurry to nowhere. As they go by the dust is so heavy I can’t see the road surface and slow down more yet. Road is the proper term here as a two wheel drive car could make it without concern. Approaching a wide curve, parked in the shade are about 10 riders watching as two others head downhill on a single track. This would be the only tight points taking single track that I saw, which doesn’t mean there weren’t others. This pass was nothing compared to the previous ones and I didn’t realize we had passed the apex until there were no more uphills. It was a matter of enjoying the morning cruise until the back wheel acted like the tire was going flat. When I’d had enough of the uncertainty, I stopped to check the situation. Wade informs me that it is the round stones on the hard surface, not the tire, as he has been through here before. After the road gets down to the valley it becomes blacktop and after x miles it meets US 50. There is a restaurant/general store/gas station close by that the riders call the Pie Stop. They have home made pies with first class recommendations. Now we have the longest stretch of plain highway ahead. It is about 40 miles to Gunnison on US 50. Not exactly boring, as there is traffic to keep track of with curves and hills, plus scenery to gawk at. After lunch we go north out of town to find the road to Ohio Pass at 10033-feet, then down to pick up the way we left Crested Butte on Tuesday. The afternoon is yet young and on the way to the motel the bikes make a left turn on a side road and it’s exploring time. Where a two track drops down and crosses the creek, we do likewise and are soon climbing up the other side of the valley. It isn’t long before we are stopped where the trail has been washed out to a 10-foot deep, 20-foot wide gully. Bob mentions with a laugh, rookies are to get the bikes across. Just getting yourself across would be more than enough. It is 180 time to go and check out another two track we had passed. After getting through what for me was a rather tough section, Bob stopped at the top of a sharp rise, and then went out of sight. I informed Wade this was it for me, I’m not taking any chances on getting into a pickle. Keep in mind these trail are about 8 foot of a rocky “horizontal”, with a “wall” on one side and a drop-off on the other. Mistakes are not forgiven. I got INCA turned around and waited for the explorers to return after they got to another dead end. So it was back across the creek to the road we were on to start with and up towards Schofield Pass. Before getting there we picked up the road east to Mt. Crested Butte. With about 10-miles to go, Wade’s rear tire gets a slow leak and he has to add some air from a cylinder. Since the tube has sealer in it, we make it to the motel without having to do a trailside fix. At the motel here and in Ouray, they set up 3 pressure washers to clean your bike after the days riding. Bob did his every day and I never touched the pressure hose for INCA. It was actually just a little dusty from following the leader all the time. A little dirt and dust gives character anyway. There are also two coolers by the pressure washers with beer, soda and tea to quench some of the days thirst. It is safe to say that the Colorado 500 is a well-organized ride and why it is known as the premier trail ride in the world. Young Ted [/QUOTE]
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