Day 22 Friday 6th August 2010
Jackson to Steamboat Springs Colorado 630 km.
After breakfast with Jan, Russ, Kristy and Alan we said our goodbyes to Jan and Russ as they were heading to Sturgis and Canada and we are heading to Colorado. Kristy will be going back to LV to be there when we arrive. Alan led us out of Jackson at 8.00 am, it was a little cool so we stopped and put on more clothes. We rode through Hulbut where more road works were holding up traffic, the worst thing was a water truck had just watered the dirt road to keep the dust down. We saw many, many bikes heading for Sturgis also the highway patrol was on the prowl on both sides of a sleepy outback town. Our GPS was to take us on a route that was on the border of Colorado and Wyoming we travel along a beaut tarred road and then it gave directions to turn left, but that was a gravel road, ummm. After a discussion about how long the gravel went on, I opted out of being on the bike and jumped in the car with Alan, my theory was it gave Vic more flexibility to ride the dirt. We crossed the border many times, the road was in a desert and it went on and on for at least 50klm some places the gravel was very thick in places with several sharp corners, I could see Vic in the distance through dust from the car.
Arriving at small little town we stopped and had KFC and rode on to Steamboat Springs, it is beautiful town with a lot of holiday makers here, and a popular destination for skiers in the winter, there is a wine festival on this week.
After a short relax Alan suggested that we go to a real American West Rodeo that was on in town... Yeah... we set off in the car as it was just too far to walk. What a great night we had, saw cowboys bull wrestling, roping steers, bull and wild horse riding, there were kids catching a calf to take a yellow ribbon off, then about 60 under five year old kids chasing a lamb to catch to take a ribbon from around its belly, had a hot dog and watched the show it was great entertainment.
Then walked the streets and had a beer and a snack in a bar and then off to bed, another great day.
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