But it was a nice one. After my weekly appointment with my physical therapist, I decided I needed a motorcycle ride. I rode through Fort Collins, got on US-287 and took it to CO-14. 14 is a great road that goes up Poudre Canyon, over Cameron Pass, and, after 97 miles, ends up in Walden, the center of North Park.
Poudre is pronounced "pooder" and is French for "powder." The whole name of the river that carved the canyon is Cache le Poudre and means something like a place to hide/store your powder. It had been threatened by one of the major Colorado forest fires two or three summers ago, but is still mostly a gorgeous and challenging ride.
I only went as far as Stove Prairie Road (County Road 27) and then took it to Rist Canyon Road (CR52E) and back to LaPorte. So I was only in the mountains for 35 miles, but it was nice to be there and riding some twisties. Which leads me to an observation: I'm not riding as fast as I used to when I'm in those twisties. I noticed that on the Three Flags Ride, but I did have stretches of that ride when I rode as fast as I ever have. But I'm sure not pushing things the way I did 7-10 years ago. That's probably a good thing.
I'm still enjoying my rides, maybe even more than I did back then. And, after all, it's not a race, is it?
Poudre is pronounced "pooder" and is French for "powder." The whole name of the river that carved the canyon is Cache le Poudre and means something like a place to hide/store your powder. It had been threatened by one of the major Colorado forest fires two or three summers ago, but is still mostly a gorgeous and challenging ride.
I only went as far as Stove Prairie Road (County Road 27) and then took it to Rist Canyon Road (CR52E) and back to LaPorte. So I was only in the mountains for 35 miles, but it was nice to be there and riding some twisties. Which leads me to an observation: I'm not riding as fast as I used to when I'm in those twisties. I noticed that on the Three Flags Ride, but I did have stretches of that ride when I rode as fast as I ever have. But I'm sure not pushing things the way I did 7-10 years ago. That's probably a good thing.
I'm still enjoying my rides, maybe even more than I did back then. And, after all, it's not a race, is it?
