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This is the route for the day. It originally included going further south by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, but we decided to cut it a little shorter because we had been arriving late at our destinations every day. We wanted a little relaxation time. It did go through the Grand Mesa which is very nice.
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I walked out of the room early and barely got the camera on to get a picture of these geese overhead.
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Looking across the street from the motel.
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This is looking the opposite direction from the photo above. That's our bikes still covered.
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This restauarant is across the street from the motel. We ate there last night. We keep trying to find good tex-mex but it's hard to do outside of Texas.
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This is the motel where we stayed. It was nice and had a laundry onsite which we used.
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I think this was the lowest pass we went over. It's not too far south of Carbondale.
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Our bikes at McClure Pass.
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The Aspen trees are thick in this area.
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This is near Hotchkiss. For some reason Jamie wanted me to take their picture.
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The bikes at the same rest stop as above.
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Jamie and Nancy trying to figure out their wardrobe again.
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We stopped for another break at a little town named Cory. We may have had the best fresh peach I have ever eaten. The lady that owned the store also has a peach orchard with over 500 trees. She gave all four of us a peach that had been picked the night before and they were very, very good.
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Parking lot a the Grand Mesa Visitor Center.
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This is the view from the deck of the Visitor Center.
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It seems like the trees were prettier here than anywhere else we went.
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I zoomed in quickly on this bird which was about 50 yards away. I don't know what kind it is but it was a bright blue.
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Looking back at the parking lot from the Visitor Center.
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Jamie on the deck of the Visitor Center.
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Me at the same location.
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This lake is just north of the Visitor Center.
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Another shot of the bikes at the Visitor Center.
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We're headed down the mesa here. This is looking toward Grand Junction.
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This is a zoomed in look at the the photo above.
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Their bike at the stop above.
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Now ours.
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Jamie at the break above.
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The vegetation is plush in this area. It gets a lot of rain during the summer and a lot of snow in the winter.
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