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bhendron

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I recently took a trip up to Denver for my Mom's 60th birthday. Each way I stopped in Durnago to spend the night. There's not much to tell, but I thought I'd share some of the pictures:

Day one, on the road and still in some pretty desolate AZ/NM territory:

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This guy was next to a place I stopped for gas:

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At this point you may be wondering what those packages are riding pillion. It's a lamp I made for my mom's birthday gift packed in two boxes. I may as well show you:

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I stopped at this place near Buena Vista for lunch:

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This place was crazy with little bits a pieces tucked into every corner an ceiling space:

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I took leave of my recent vegan ways and ordered a breakfast burrito. And damn it was good.

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I made it to Durango later on and stopped into the Durago Brewery for dinner. Sorry no food/beer pjorn:

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Next day's ride included Wolf Creek Pass, Pagosa Spings, and Alamosa:

Here I am heading out of Durango:

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More beautiful scenery for most of the day:

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Just outside of Pagosa propper, I saw this balloon practically sitting on the water, I did a quick u-turn for the photo op:

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Some bucolic scenery on the other side of Wolf Creek pass:

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I spent a semester at Adams State College in Alamosa and cruised by my old dorm for a picture:

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In case you're wondering, that legged fish on the trunk of my bike says "Dudeism" as in The Dude from the Big Lebowski. It's wearing sandals :) .

I took fewer pictures on the way back. I did stop at the Coyote Cantina again for lunch. It just seems to work that way :) . One parting shot; HWY 666!

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Wow - I spent two nights in Alamosa last week - did a day tour on the Cumbres and Toltec with my dad (which was a very cool train ride!) and got to sample the town's hospitality. There are actually a few good places to eat but the whole place is about 2 minutes long. What do the college kids do there for fun? Seems pretty short of entertainment value ....

 
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