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[QUOTE="INCA, post: 1306836, member: 45997"] Friday, 8-22-08 Our last riding day starts out peaceful enough, as Bob and I will be alone and staying away from the Taylor Pass way back to Snowmass Village. As such we head for Gothic, another 15 MPH town of six buildings on each side of the road. To have speed bumps on a gravel road they simply dig a round-bottomed groove. The town is alive and well, as a rig was in the process of drilling a new well at one of the buildings. We start the climb to Schofield Pass; the road gets rougher and then we meet the grader making it a little smoother. Again, there is no definite apex or sign and we have not gone above tree line. The road soon becomes a two-track rock Jeep path and we see the proof as we meet a Jeep moving slowly and a dog casually following behind. After a tough downhill it is break time where a bridge spans the creek below a double waterfall. Further on we come to Crystal Mill that claims to be the most photographed place in Colorado. Other riders are also there, coming from both directions, and also taking pictures. It is obvious not very many get there the way we did. A short section of somewhat rough rock road puts us in Marble. The towns name comes from the marble quarry higher up the mountain. After being shut down for a while, the quarry is now in partial operation and the evidence is in a staging area where blocks of marble await being picked up for truck shipment. It is possible to drive up to the quarry entrance road and hike the rest of the way to see the actual quarrying operation. I wasn’t that interested with riding boots and a backpack, so we headed down the blacktop to Redstone. It wasn’t quite noon yet but there isn’t a better place in the area to have lunch under an umbrella by the pool. It is warm enough that for the first time all week, I take off my jacket during the day. After a slow cruise down the main street, it’s back out to Highway 133 heading for Carbondale. All we have ahead of us now is 4 lane divided highway and the road to Snowmass Village. The riding part of the Colorado 500 is finished for me after 616 miles. What we have left now is a closing banquet. There are a variety of items auctioned off and the donations from the services turned in. The most touching was $20 from two couples from Holland touring the US. They were at one of the gas stops and had asked what was going on. The funniest was after a perseverance award to a rider with one leg; Malcolm Smith came on stage and said he could not keep up with him. The reason being, only one leg could break in a crash. The Penton factor. I had asked the day before about putting up the Penton banner somehow somewhere, and was told to bring it to the banquet. Early in the program Stan asked I come up with a helper and display the banner. He then made the announcement that next year John Penton and sons Jack and Tom would be in attendance. Being involved in the early Penton days, Stan was very knowledgeable up to current times. From getting back to the table to checking out in the morning, next year was mentioned to me several times. One of the support crewmembers asked if I would be riding my Penton next year. Denny might be the Mayor, but must also know telepathy. Adding to this expectation, I also have open invitations to ride in New Hampshire and Missouri. Things are going to be boring propped on the couch with Bon Bons and suds. With a full and happy heart, Young Ted [/QUOTE]
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