Colorado Roadtrip - on the road from Dallas

 

I haven’t even done our Memorial Day trip to TN/NC blog posts, and here I am posting our impromptu trip to Colorado Blog over the fourth of July weekend.

On Thursday morning, with the trailer already hooked up and Blackie on, we say goodbye to Abby and McGee (McGee is our new rescue goober dog) and headed up to Colorado Springs. 732 miles and we’re doing it in a day so we can get our rides in. The ride takes over 400+ miles to get out of Texas! We stop in Dumas (home of the Ding Dong Daddy – had to look that up: Dumas Chamber -- there’s a song, “I’m a ding dong daddy from Dumas”: Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas ) for gas and lunch at 287 Roadhouse (287 Roadhouse yes, we were on 287). Saw plenty of wind farms on the way (many under construction) and even a pile up on the interstate when a semi had a bit of trouble getting onto the highway carrying a wind blade. For perspective, wind blades can be the length of the Eifel Tower (I have a client who manufactures wind blades).

We were thinking of an RV lifestyle. This RV has a Harley AND a Jeep!

Lunch at 287 Roadhouse

Billboard in Dumas, Home of the Ding Dong Daddy!

Finally into New Mexico. Along that part, we lost one of the fenders on the trailer (the roads suck), saw signs to a volcano (Capulin Volcano National Monument), went through a “safety corridor” where you have to turn your lights on, had a brief storm, and a lot of wind.

NPS - Capulin Volcano National Park (Cavo)

Wikepedia - Capulin Volcano National Monument

 

Finally out of Texas and into New Mexico!

Out of New Mexico and into Colorado!

Then into Colorado. The road sucks on Interstate 25, with most of the Raton Pass under construction (but it’d be nice if completed). Stop in Pueblo, Colorado, at Outpost Harley Davidson (Outpost Harley Davidson) but only bought a poker chip because I didn’t like any of the women’s shirts (most of them don’t do a good job on location branding) and Tony thought their shirts ($60+) were overpriced.

Then to the Hilton Garden Inn in Colorado Springs (right near the Air Force Academy north entrance – I tried to take a picture on the bike of their awesome stadium in the mountain, but epic fail since a bit too far away -- and the images on a google search aren’t great either) to check in. I stay at the hotel while Tony heads to Harper’s to unload the bike an put in his garage (supposed to storm – they just got hit with floods and hail in Denver that day), undo the trailer and head back for the night.

Disclosure: I am not a professional photographer. My photos are impromptu, unstaged and taken while in a moving vehicle, or on a moving bike.