Our first stop at the top of Fremont Pass.
It was cold early in the morning on Fremont Pass as the Sheep crossed the continental divide.
Several bikes were parked on Fremont Pass.
Colorado scenery.
A high mountain lake.
Walking to the overlook on Independence Pass, our final crossing the continental divide.
We will well above the tree line at the top of Independence Pass.
The group posed for this photo before heading downhill to warmer temperatures.
Deer at the entrance to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
Ray flashes his Golden Seniors pass for free entrance to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Riding winding mountain roads.
The base of the Black Canyon.
A spillway on the Gunnison River at the bottom of the Black Canyon.
Our stopping point after Day 1, Ouray, Colorado (pronounced YOU-ray).
Our hotel in Ouray.
Ouray is considered the Little Switzerland of the Rockies.
Remains of a working mine as we climb toward Red Mountain Pass.
Reclamation permit sign.
Mining ruins remain in many parts of Colorado.
Reclamation has begun on this toxic site.
An old conveyor still stands.
Walking back to our bikes from the mining ruins.
Scenery from the road to Red Mountain Pass.
Above the tree line in Colorado.
A quick stop at the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park.
Balcony House at Mesa Verde National Park, the highest concentration of Anaczasi ruins in North America.
Another shot of Balcony House.
Loren Colburn stands on the Four Corners National Monument.
Craig McMullin stands on the Four Corners National Monument.
The group at Four Corners.
The painted desert.
Stopping in Kayenta, Arizona at the end of Day 2.
Day 3 included a stop at the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon is, well, Grand.
Another Grand Canyon scene.
The El Tovar Hotel at the Grand Canyon.
Tired, hungry and wet, Craig sits on his bike at the end of the ride.
Five drowned rats recuperate in a local watering hole in Sedona, Arizona.
