Next time you head that way, ask me about construction...
I used to live in C. Springs and still spend a lot of "tire time" in CO. I have a lot of friends that tell me about roads I've never been on from time to time. Only way to find out if they know what they're talking about - is to ride that way....
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That day (late June) I was riding from my son's house in Evergreen to my sister's condo at Purgatory Resort, taking the long scenic route. I was heading for the end of 50 at Montrose, and then head south to Purgatory via the Million Dollar Highway. It was right at the 92 turn-off that I discovered that 50 was closed for construction, and the detour route was to take 92! Heck, that would have taken me well north of where I needed to be. She told me, however, that 50 will be reopened briefly at 12:30, and it was just after 11 at the time. So, I waited:
The next time that I pass by this way, I will make a point to take 92. It does look like a very interesting road. I also took note on the mention of Black Canyon. My son had mentioned that as well.
Just to keep things on the thread subject - I had changed the tires on my RT from the stock Z8 to the Road 6GT merely a couple of days before taking the long and boring 1,500 miles Interstates ride from my house to my son's place in Evergreen! I am getting too old for the long Interstate rides, I think. I put in about 650 miles the first day, and felt quite beat at the end. Next day was better, at only 560 miles. I think that about 550 miles on the Interstate is my limit nowadays. As for the tires, they are excellent, especially in the rain. I did run into heavy downpour a couple of times, on my way to Colorado, and the RT felt very secure on the road as if I was riding on dry roads. I didn't even bother to change the ride-mode to rain, and kept my usual cruising speed of around 75 mph.