09 WCT Day 2 - Denver to Wendover

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Day 2 - Wednesday

It was a bit more enjoyable as I was traveling roads I had never ridden before. I had time to stop along the way to enjoy the views and take some pictures. Who wouldn’t want to take a leisurely ride thru CO. I left as Kay and Jackie were getting ready to leave. I wanted to get an early start so I was on the road by 7AM. It was nippy in the mountains 43F for a couple hours. By the end of the day I was HOT. There were several places that I pulled over to take some pictures. The views were great. The roads were just great! I had to stop a couple times to rearrange the load I had on Effie. This was the first time I needed to take a sleeping bag and pillow with me.

Traveling through Steamboat Springs CO I noticed that Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin, Mark Twain along with Huck and Becky were hanging out at the benches in front of one of the stores.

I ate lunch at a Sinclair station, just got a meatball sandwich from their deli. It was really good. I walked around a little as I ate it. The station had the typical green dino out front but had installed a saddle on it. The weather was great most of the day. I had stopped in CO shortly after getting on I-70 west because the roads were wet and it wasn't looking good in the sky. But it never rained on me. I rode the rest of the day with my rain pants on because they are such a hassle to pull off.

One of the stops was when the odometer displayed 123456 miles. I lucked out because it really a neat area. I ended up taking some pics of Effie next to an old fence and livestock loading ramp.

Dinosaur UT had a bunch of dinosaurs around town. I stopped and took a picture of a couple of them.

As I rode the interstate between Salt Lake City and Wendover I noticed the salt had lines of rocks. Pretty soon I realized they were laid out in designs. Some were names some were hearts or other symbols. I stopped to take a couple pictures of them.

It was really a great day of riding. Awesome, just Awesome.

I arrived in Wendover around 8PM. The rest of the Dakin crew was already there and waiting for me. As soon as I showered we headed over across the street to eat. It was a little mom and pop mexican cafe.

Early to bed because it was going to be early to rise.

626 miles for the day.
Effies odometer is 123798 miles.

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