TransAmerica Trail Dispatch Up: Dual Sport Adventure in Colorado

Sam just dropped me off at the airport in Colorado Springs and I’m finally able to upload a dispatch and photos from our dual-sport motorcycling adventure this week. We got in a ride this morning from Salida over one trail and a jeep track that rose from pine forests to aspen and scrubby sage landscapes. The weather held all week with no rain — locals say it rained the entire month of July, which is why the wildflowers are out in such profusion. This morning a doe and a young 7 point buck ran across our path, bounding weightlessly into an aspen forest, trembling as we passed. But hunting season doesn’t start until next week, and I hope they don’t just stand at the side of the road and watch as they did today. Click here to see the first dispatch. There are lots of photos, and a link to a gallery of the entire trip. I hope you enjoy it. More is coming soon.
Carla