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The Garden of the Gods

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Colorado Motorcycle Travel Examiner

Back in March of 2008, I rode again on a motorcycle through the Garden of the Gods park near Colorado Springs.  The day had started in Morrison, CO with me taking part in a group ride put on by the ColoradoBeemers motorcycle club.  This was back in the day when I was still trying to figure out whether I was a group rider or a solo rider.

I ended up leaving the group ride after a stop in Colorado Springs, long story short, I guess I am a solo rider at heart.  Regardless, I was in a good position to ride over to the Garden of the Gods park nearby.

For directions and information:  Garden of the Gods Website

It was not too crowded since the temperatures were in the 40s still. Here's some pictures I took that turned out OK.

Garden of the Gods Main Parking Lot


Balancing Rock

A different angle view of Balancing Rock

A view of Pikes Peak from Mesa Overlook to the east of Garden of the Gods
 
Pictures done, I headed back north towards Denver using the I-25 slab to get to the Air Force Academy's North Exit and cut over to CO83 or Parker Road from there.
 
About 200 miles of riding today, beautiful weather if a bit on the cool side while heading down to Colorado Springs. Beautiful views of Pikes Peak during most of the trip down as well. Here's a parting view of this majestic mountain:

 
The slideshow contains pictures of a different ride to the Garden of the Gods, back in May of 2008 when I was seeking sunset pictures while at the park.
 
Twilight at the Garden of the Gods (Large versions of the slideshow pictures here)

March 15, 2008 Ride to Garden of the Gods  (Large versions of the above pictures here)

My first ride to Garden of the Gods

Ride Safe, Ride Aware

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Slideshow: Twilight at the Garden of the Gods

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Larger version here: http://redlegsrides.blogspot.com/2008/05/twilight-at-garden-of-gods.html

Slideshow: Twilight at the Garden of the Gods

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A late blooming motorcycle rider, Dom explores motorcycle-accessible Colorado year round. Averaging 20 thousand plus miles a year on his motorcycles, he's a ride-reporting, farkle reviewing, basic motorcycle servicing, solo touring rider and blogger.

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