2 days ago!!

After some discussion about what the big adventure for the day should be it was decided to tackle Mt. Evans. Here are the guys poising for a pre-ride photo op. As you can see they have their work ahead of them!!!

I am including this picture of the lodge just for Ann, as she has a great LOVE of clowns, especially the painted velvet kind!!

Last minute prep and the boys were ready for the adventure!

Hope everyone has there warm clothes with them it might get a bit chilly up top!!

But, first you have to pay for the privilege if killing yourself on the climb!! It cost $3 a bike to go up and $10 for the truck!!! Now, you also have to understand there is a way around the fee.........and what it that you ask?? You can go up, but you can NOT STOP along the way or at the top!!! If you need to stop you must pay the $10. We NEVER saw any kind of official or official car anywhere along the way so how they would know is beyond us, but being the good doobies we are we paid up!! haha

Right from the start the view is awesome......get ready as I will probably use that word more than one here!!

Awesome....see I told you!!!

And YES we are going way up there beyond the tree line!!!

I was given the privilege and honor of driving Blue Boy up the mountain!! I must say I was rather proud of myself........why you ask?!?!?

Because Blue Boy is one D@%^ truck and this is one D@%^ narrow road. And, no there is not one guardrail.....or anything else to stop you if you are not careful. It is also a LONG way down. I was really surprised because Sarah was having a freak out, most of the way up, and swore that she was riding in the backseat and in the middle on the way down!!



The road just goes on and on!

But, once we got to the top the views were worth it. How do you like my new hair do!! Nice huh!!?? It was a bit windy at the top!

The views from here were spectacular......see I know other words than awesome!!!
We could see Denver!! Now if I was a kind and compassionate blogger I would have looked up how far away it was so that you could REALLY be impressed by my awesome camera!!


Sarah was enjoying the view!!!

When disaster struck!!! I had warned her to watch her step....luckily I was there to assist in her rescue.....!!!


Then just as I was getting Sarah back on solid footing......

Obviously Ann was not paying attention to my warnings either.!!!

Finally the boys are arriving!! Actually Tom made it to the summit and then rode down a few miles and rode back up with Dave.....I think they are both mutants or something!! We could hardly keep our breath at that altitude and here they were riding up!!! Way to go guys!!

A celebratory Gatorade and energy bars and they were ready for a screaming decent off the mountain!!

Besides the incredible views we saw wildlife! A Pika??



Mountain Goats

And a herd of Elk!!

Did I say the views were awesome!!!???

When all was said and done it was a great day. The guys were a little tired after the decent!

But, nothing a beer at Tommyknockers (and no Tom would not show us his)!!
And some good food and camaraderie all was well.
On to more fun and adventures here in Colorado!!