The first few sets of twisties were dry as we headed south into the mountains, but that didn't last long. 550 is one of our standard, deeply beloved stretches, but it was wet for about 90% of the miles and miles and miles of twisties. That made for some slow going. Not as slow as the time we had to do it in the falling (and deeply accumulating) snow, but pretty slow. But going slow makes it easier to get pictures, even if the road is wet:
Here's part of some of the best twisties. All wet. I stopped and filmed the 675 negotiating this, and ended up filming about a good dozen riders taking this curve. I don't think anybody broke 30 mph.
The first pass as you leave Ouray to the south is Red Mountain Pass (11018'). Wet. Wet wet wet. Not raining though, which was nice. Rain would have kept me from getting this picture, which I'd wanted to for years:
