Homeward Bound

The scenery on the ride back to Denver was, as expected, gorgeous. For the first 35 miles we had the company of many of the 1500 participants of the Colorado Bike Tour. They had spent the night in Ouray. It was interesting to see so many kinds of bicycles and bikers, but it did slow us up a little.

Smokin’ Jacks BBQ Pit in Poncha Springs was perfectly located for a mid-drive break, and the food was even better than we remembered it.

Directly after Poncha Springs we ran into a thunderstorm, with lightening and even a moment of hail. This created an amazing mix of clouds and mountain ranges.