Saturday was a gorgeous day here in Colorado, the sun was shining, the roads were dry and temperatures peaked out in the low 60's! Definitely riding weather! Heck, it was so warm I saw many cruiser riders out, enjoying the warm temperatures as they rode along without helmets.
I had business in the Denver Tech Center in the afternoon but I managed to work in about two hours of riding up and down Deer Creek Canyon Road on the west side of the Denver Metro area beforehand.
Deer Creek Canyon has its twisty stretches but there was also the dreaded patches of sand and gravel left behind from the last snow storm's snow clearing efforts by the county. Still, I was able to get some enjoyable curves here and there, basking the interplay of light and shadows as the sun penetrated sporadically into Deer Creek Canyon.
Coming back towards town, I turned north and rode up through South Valley Road near the Lockheed Martin Deer Creek Facility. There's a large stretch of nice looking rock formations along the east side of the road and it was here that I posed Brigitta, my '87 R80 Airhead:
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Good to see you out and about again or at least posting about it. Nice pictures of the rock formations. I had always thought that it was all flat, open farmland once you got east of Denver...
Hello RichardM, you're right in your description of the prairies east of Denver. However, I was riding on the SW edge of the Denver Metro area, that's where Deer Creek Canyon Rd is located. Thanks for your comments.
I enjoy your articles keep up the good work
Thank you Kevin for your kind words.
There is a Deer Valley in Utah and I thought this was Utah, but was not disappointed. The photos are great and I have family with cycles in Colorado Springs. Nice article!
Hello Lynzee and thanks for reading this stuff. Deer Creek Canyon is a mecca for both motorized two-wheelers and the human-powered kind. The place was swarming with bicyclists!
I was surprised to see you post pictures of Brigitta; usually winter rides are with Natasha.
Hi Patty, normally that would be true, currently putting her back together after having issues with the pusher wheel.
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