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First leg (A-B): Wilson north, Harmony / 38E west, Centennial / 23 north along

Horsetooth Resevoir (nice views), Rist Canyon west to intersection at Stove PrairieRd, 31 miles, 40-45 minutes.

Point of interest (C): Gas at Echo Park at 52 mile mark. 2 pumps, no super. FYI.

Second leg (B-D): Hwy 14 west 37 miles to Cameron Pass rest stop 78 at mile mark.

Third leg (D-E): Hwy 14 west 31 miles all the way to Walden at 109 mile mark.Elapsed time to Walden 2 hrs 50 minutes.

Loveland to WaldenSeptember 10, 2011

WHERE'S

WALDEN?

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Four riders: John (Yamaha R6), Shawn (Yamaha R1), Rick (MVAgusta), and Ian (Ducati 1098).

Perfect weather and nice views from a goodly height aboveHorsetooth Resevoir as the road runs along the spine, with Fort

Collins and the plains to the east and the resevoir to the west.

Rist Canyon is a very nice road and was almost completelydevoid of traffic.

The intersection at Stove Prairie Road is scenic and peaceful, a

good place to stop for a break. In the spring it is green, green,green, and absolutely gorgeous.

Leg 1Loveland to Stove Prairie

31 miles

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Leg 2Stove Prairie to Cameron Pass

37 miles

Beautiful views through Poudre Canyon. Took a break at the rest stop near Cameron Pass.

Met and talked to several other motorcyclingenthusiasts. Used the facilities.

Forgot to take photos. The image of the rest stopshows what it would look like in winter, although

having ridden the pass when it was snowing I wouldn'tnecessarily recommend it.

Facilities

Where we parked

What we saw

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Leg 3Cameron Pass to Walden

31 miles

Unplanned stop for a highway construction delay.

Shawn had to turn back to make it home in time.

Ate too much for breakfast so we didn't eat lunch.

Instead, spent the better part of an hour in Waldensitting on a bench talking to locals and passersby.

What we learned: Walden has 2 industries: cattle and logging

Walden is 60 miles from anything

Last winter it got down to -60F but it was only for oneday. The rest of the week was -10.

Jackson county has 1300 residents and covers 1800

sq miles. It has less than 2 people per sq mile andthus is considered a frontier.

The bench

John

Ian

Local character andfount of information

Rick

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Leg 4Walden to Stove Prairie

73 miles

Not much traffic, had some good runs.

Did not see any moose. Wrong time of day. Seats are starting to feel hard.

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Leg 5Stove Prairie to Masonville

19 miles

Seats are now definitely hard and knees

are starting to creak. Picked up some goodies, sat again on a

bench, and enjoyed the afternoon.

Talked to a local guy who drove a Plymota.That is a 1938 Plymouth sedan mountedonto a Toyota 4x4 chassis.

Ian

John

Rick's beer

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Ian proves it is possible to fuel up withoutdismounting.

A full tank is a happy thing.

Took a swing around Carter Lake on theway home.

Total miles round trip from Erie: 284. Left

around 7 AM, returned around 5 PM.

Leg 6Masonville to Closest Gas

7 miles