A bright sunny day here in Colorado, with temperatures in the low 20s as I left the house shortly before 9:00AM enroute to the Denver Tech Center (DTC) where I had some work to do.
Work done by Noon, I wandered about the usual spots in the DTC, posing Yoshie (my V-Strom Sidecar Rig) here and there as the light and snow accumulations suggested.
I then rode south till I got to County Line Road and then I headed West along it until I stopped by the Harley Davidson dealership near Santa Fe Road. I was riding about, looking for a good spot to capture the foothills of the Front Range and found a metal sculpture of a bike rider (see slideshow).
After a couple of pictures of the foothills, I found myself turning South on Santa Fe Drive. I was soon going fast on the C-470 Super Slab but only for a short while, exiting at the Wadsworth Blvd exit and cutting south to Deer Creek Canyon Road.
Deer Creek Canyon is a lovely two lane road which twists and turns along Deer Creek and is bordered on both sides by tall rocky canyon walls of brown and red rock. The road was surprisingly clear of snow and ice, with only one spot that a two-wheeled motorcycle would only have to traverse slowly.
My first stop was Deer Creek Canyon Park where houses dwell amongst some lovely rock formations, partially covered after the recent storm with snow, appearing as if coated in white frosting.
I exited the park and continued heading into Deer Creek Canyon, enjoying the almost non-existent traffic as I slowly rode the twists and turns, enjoying the view of snow-covered pine trees and snow-covered rock formations.
At the junction of Deer Creek Canyon Road and South Valley Road, I was now heading North towards the South Valley Park. You can see interesting red rock formations to the East of the road as you make your way to the park. There's plenty of hiking trails and even today, one could see trails cutting through the deep snow made by hikers.
It was in the low 30s by this point but it was time for me to head home. Once home, I washed Yoshie down to get rid of all the magnesium chloride which had gotten on her due to road spray. The brilliant sun you see, was melting the snow we'd gotten over the last two days and the roads were wet with water.
Pretty good day for riding, I hope you got a ride in.
Ride Safe. Ride Aware.
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