Triumphrat

09-19-2003

This past Friday I was ‘sick’ and so I decided to take a 3 day tour of Colorado, Utah and slivers or Arizona and New Mexico. Starting from Denver at a later than hoped 8:00 am, I headed out on I-70 west towards Utah. The Eisenhower Tunnel and Vail pass were a tad chilly at about 40 degrees, all body parts stayed warm except for my feat. The weather was beautiful, no clouds, amazing!!!

Here is the route:

At about the 350 mile mark I turned off I-70 never to return to the highway.

At about the 470 mark I made it to Lake Powell.
This sight was not as amazing as I thought it would be. Having been to Moab many many times, seeing all the water filled canyons is kinda creepy.

After waiting for a ferry to take me across the lake, I was riding again just as the sun was going down. I made it to the campground I was shooting for under a super clear starry sky. Ofcourse the campground was full, so I threw my tent down a few hundred feet from the road and slept.
Woke up bright and early and headed here:

Only clipping part of Arizona and New Mexico I headed north towards CO. Sorry no pics from this area, basically a desert….

Decending Yellow Jacket pass at about mile 770.

Heading north towards Lake City Colorado.

Spring Creek Pass

Slum Gullion Pass at about mile 950: I was in the zone, taking the twisties as if I was being chased by a lion. Around a corner to find this… Cowboy, 3 sheep dogs and everything.

Stopped for the night in Lake City, amazing mountain town without all the crap of Vail, Aspen…etc. No cheezy commercial ski resort, not overwhelmed by dumb ass rich people in their Range Rovers, just a nice small mountain town.

Leaving Lake City:
Nothing special about this picture, I just had to stop cuz it was 28 degrees and my feet were freezing.

Heading home over Monarch Pass at about 1000 mile mark

Final stats.
Note: the max speed is obviously an error. I would never exceed the posted speed limit, even in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, on a brand new road, with no one around.

09-19-2003

This past Friday I was ‘sick’ and so I decided to take a 3 day tour of Colorado, Utah and slivers or Arizona and New Mexico. Starting from Denver at a later than hoped 8:00 am, I headed out on I-70 west towards Utah. The Eisenhower Tunnel and Vail pass were a tad chilly at about 40 degrees, all body parts stayed warm except for my feat. The weather was beautiful, no clouds, amazing!!!

Here is the route:

At about the 350 mile mark I turned off I-70 never to return to the highway.

At about the 470 mark I made it to Lake Powell.
This sight was not as amazing as I thought it would be. Having been to Moab many many times, seeing all the water filled canyons is kinda creepy.

After waiting for a ferry to take me across the lake, I was riding again just as the sun was going down. I made it to the campground I was shooting for under a super clear starry sky. Ofcourse the campground was full, so I threw my tent down a few hundred feet from the road and slept.
Woke up bright and early and headed here:

Only clipping part of Arizona and New Mexico I headed north towards CO. Sorry no pics from this area, basically a desert….

Decending Yellow Jacket pass at about mile 770.

Heading north towards Lake City Colorado.

Spring Creek Pass

Slum Gullion Pass at about mile 950: I was in the zone, taking the twisties as if I was being chased by a lion. Around a corner to find this… Cowboy, 3 sheep dogs and everything.

Stopped for the night in Lake City, amazing mountain town without all the crap of Vail, Aspen…etc. No cheezy commercial ski resort, not overwhelmed by dumb ass rich people in their Range Rovers, just a nice small mountain town.

Leaving Lake City:
Nothing special about this picture, I just had to stop cuz it was 28 degrees and my feet were freezing.

Heading home over Monarch Pass at about 1000 mile mark

Final stats.
Note: the max speed is obviously an error. I would never exceed the posted speed limit, even in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, on a brand new road, with no one around.

09-19-2003

This past Friday I was ‘sick’ and so I decided to take a 3 day tour of Colorado, Utah and slivers or Arizona and New Mexico. Starting from Denver at a later than hoped 8:00 am, I headed out on I-70 west towards Utah. The Eisenhower Tunnel and Vail pass were a tad chilly at about 40 degrees, all body parts stayed warm except for my feat. The weather was beautiful, no clouds, amazing!!!

Here is the route:

At about the 350 mile mark I turned off I-70 never to return to the highway.

At about the 470 mark I made it to Lake Powell.
This sight was not as amazing as I thought it would be. Having been to Moab many many times, seeing all the water filled canyons is kinda creepy.

After waiting for a ferry to take me across the lake, I was riding again just as the sun was going down. I made it to the campground I was shooting for under a super clear starry sky. Ofcourse the campground was full, so I threw my tent down a few hundred feet from the road and slept.
Woke up bright and early and headed here:

Only clipping part of Arizona and New Mexico I headed north towards CO. Sorry no pics from this area, basically a desert….

Decending Yellow Jacket pass at about mile 770.

Heading north towards Lake City Colorado.

Spring Creek Pass

Slum Gullion Pass at about mile 950: I was in the zone, taking the twisties as if I was being chased by a lion. Around a corner to find this… Cowboy, 3 sheep dogs and everything.

Stopped for the night in Lake City, amazing mountain town without all the crap of Vail, Aspen…etc. No cheezy commercial ski resort, not overwhelmed by dumb ass rich people in their Range Rovers, just a nice small mountain town.

Leaving Lake City:
Nothing special about this picture, I just had to stop cuz it was 28 degrees and my feet were freezing.

Heading home over Monarch Pass at about 1000 mile mark

Final stats.
Note: the max speed is obviously an error. I would never exceed the posted speed limit, even in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, on a brand new road, with no one around.

BigStripey · 09-19-2003

Wow, check out that scenery!. Quite a ride indeed. Seems like real Tiger country if ever i saw it?

Thanks for sharing the excellent photos with us,How did you rate the Tiger on a run like that?, did it meet your expectations?

Thanks again

Jim

BigStripey · 09-19-2003

Wow, check out that scenery!. Quite a ride indeed. Seems like real Tiger country if ever i saw it?

Thanks for sharing the excellent photos with us,How did you rate the Tiger on a run like that?, did it meet your expectations?

Thanks again

Jim

BigStripey · 09-19-2003

Wow, check out that scenery!. Quite a ride indeed. Seems like real Tiger country if ever i saw it?

Thanks for sharing the excellent photos with us,How did you rate the Tiger on a run like that?, did it meet your expectations?

Thanks again

Jim

09-23-2003

I am quite happy with the bike.

No major complaints. The bike does great in most situations.
The only thing is wind management. Even with the taller screen, things could be improved considerably. If I was 3 inches shorter all would be great.

Tiger = :-D :-D :-D :-D

09-23-2003

I am quite happy with the bike.

No major complaints. The bike does great in most situations.
The only thing is wind management. Even with the taller screen, things could be improved considerably. If I was 3 inches shorter all would be great.

Tiger = :-D :-D :-D :-D

09-23-2003

I am quite happy with the bike.

No major complaints. The bike does great in most situations.
The only thing is wind management. Even with the taller screen, things could be improved considerably. If I was 3 inches shorter all would be great.

Tiger = :-D :-D :-D :-D

Milo · 05-14-2004

A great trip like this deserves a bump...

....BUMP....

Looks like a good time, thanks for sharing.

We took the northern loop to Moab, down through the Uintas from Evansville, WY and back up through Rangely, CO. I'd do that trip every year if there weren't a zillion other killer roads out there.

Matt