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October 8th, 2006

Migration – Day 4

Day 4
10 Hours – 457 Miles – Omaha, NE to Brush, CO
We left Omaha at 10 AM with Denver as our goal. The wind was brutal, blowing the bikes all over the highway. The day started sunny, but we could see gray skies in the distance.


The wind blew in a cold front, and the temperatures dropped from 62 to 50 degrees in a matter of miles.

My Ninja warrior mask helped keep my tiny brain warm.

 

This picture is slightly out of order. Since I was too tired on the way into Nebraska to get a picture, I got this one on the way into Colorado:

The skies darkened as the day went on.

Three hundred miles from Denver, the rains came. We crossed into the Mountain time zone, our second time change in four days.

Colorful Colorado was mostly gray, with a streak of orange running through it.

Riding in the rain I don’t mind. Riding in 50 degree isn’t the best, but isn’t impossible. But when the sun sets… and trucks scream by spraying mist all over visors, it’s time to call it quits. We wanted to spend the night visiting friends in Denver, but the conditions were too dangerous to continue. Abi and I stopped in Brush, CO, home of the undefeated Brush Beetdiggers.

70 degrees is the average for this time of year. Right now it is 39 degrees.
The forecast for Denver tomorrow night: Snow.

Though it is supposed to rain and be cold all day tomorrow, we’re going to attempt to cross the Rocky Mountains. If that isn’t possible… well, it has to be possible. We were looking forward to riding some nice mountain roads, which is part of the reason we hammered so hard to get from Rhode Island to Denver in four days.

So much for that great plan. Going south or back north won’t help, since this awful weather is all over the region. Crossing the Rocky Mountains is the only option, and if we don’t go today, there will be snow accumulation to deal with.

Great.

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Author: frenchy

One Response to “Migration – Day 4”

  1. Ks-waterbug says:
    October 9, 2006 at 8:13 AM

    Great photos and commentary! keep the rubberside down my Busa brother…

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