DAY 3
THERMOPOLIS WY SOUTH TO COLORADO VIA UTAH.

UP EARLY AND ITS A GREAT DAY. WE HEAD SOUTH AND  A GREAT WAKEUP THRU THE WIND RIVER CANYON!

HEADING INTO THE CANYON!
 

LOTSA THIS!

 

ALONG HIGHWAY 28 SOUTH OF LANDER WY.

NOW ITS NOON....WE ASK THE LOCALS FOR THE BEST WAY TO GO AROUND THE FLAMING GORGE AREA.A FELLOW SAYS "GO DOWN THE WEST SIDE, ITS THE BEST!" SO OFF WE GO!
RI9GHT ABOUT NOW MY CAMERA SCREWS UP..THE LENS WONT GO BACK IN, WONT WORK! TIME FOR A NEW ONE, SO WE STOP AT WALLYWORLD  IN ROCK SPRINGS..I FIND THE ONE I WANT.BUT NO MEMORY CARDS IN STOCK! GRRRR...LETS GO , WORRY LATER!

NEXT FUEL STOP IN GREEN RIVER AS WE HEAD SOUTH ON 530 I BUY SOME BATTERIES JUST BECAUSE! GO FIGURE..IT WORKS FINE! GOT LUCKY IN WALLYWORLD AFTER ALL!

ON WE GO AND THE ROUTE SUCKS! FLAT, BARREN..WE STOP FOR A BREAK AND FIGURE WE GOT  SUCKERED GOOD!!

RAYBOB SAYS  "THIS IS WHERE YOU TAKE ME TO THE MOUNTAINS ?  NICE!! "
I REPLY "GO BACK THEN!!"
HE JUST SITS THERE AND DRAINS HIS BOTTLE OF RUM!!
 


OK..2 MILES LATER AND IT IS GOOD AGAIN! RAYBOB IS STUPIFIED BY THE AMOUNT OF FLAME HERE!!
 

THIS IS GOOD!
 
 

COOL RIDE! WE GO AROUND THE BOTTOM OF FLAMING GORGE AREA AND SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 191 TO VERNAL UTAH.
 
 


THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A GREAT RIDE! WE CAME FROM DOWN THERE!!
A NICE HIGH PASS, LOTSA CURVES, WAY UP HIGH IN THE ALPINE, THEN A GREAT DROP OF MILES OF  SWITCHBACKS INTO THE HEAT AGAIN AND WE GAS UP IN VERNAL!  A GREAT RIDE!!

ON THE WAY TO RANGELY

WE GO EAST FROM VERNAL THRU THE TOWN OF DINOSAUR AND STOP AT A PUB FOR A REFRSHER IN RANGELY CO!
 
 
 
 

NOW WE GET ANOTHER NICE SUPRISE..THE ROAD SOUTH (139) IS A DANDY! TWISTY DESERTED BACKROAD FOLLOWING A CANYON THE WHOLE WAY WITH A NICE HIGH PASS AT THE SOUTH END!
 


HEADING UP DOUGLAS PASS...8200 '


COOL VIEW!! LOOKING SOUTH FROM DOUGLAS PASS. WE END UP WAY OUT THERE IN THAT RED STUFF! THEN TURN LEFT AND HEAD FOR COLORADO!!

A VERY NICE  RIDE!!...THIS THING  HAD A PILE OF GREAT SWITCHBACKS ON THE SOUTH END HEADING DOWN..BUT BE WARNED..I COULD SEE THE GRADE BEING BUILT FOR A NEW  ROAD STRAIGHT UP THE MOUNTAIN. ITS A FEW YEARS AWAY, SO BETTER TRY THIS SOON!!
 
 

NICE!  BACK INTO THE HEAT!!
 


NOW THIS IS A SAD SIGN!  WE STARTED WITH 25 MORE TO GO..NOW ONLY 5 !!!  THEY WERE FUN!!


MORE NICE STUFF!
 


HEADING INTO GRAND JUNCTION AND RAYBOB LOOKS HAPPY!
 

WE END UP AT GRAND JUNCTION FOR THE NIGHT!  HERE WE FIND THE ONLY  KNOB OF THE TRIP. SOME SWOLLEN HEADED SECURITY GUARD HAS US MOVE OUR BIKES AFTER I HAVE SETTLED IN FOR THE NIGHT! GRRRR! SEEMS  MAYBE THEY HAVE DANCES ON THAT BIG CONCRETE PAD!! ANYWAY..I SEE THE GUY NEXT MORNING AS HE'S PICKING CIG BUTTS OFF THE SIDEWALK  AND  CHECKING THEM OVER CAREFULLY , AND NOW I KNOW WHY HE'S GOT THE JOB!

TOMMOROW ITS OFF TO THE HIGH STUFF!

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