{"id":2979,"date":"2012-04-19T14:46:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T20:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2012-05-12T16:00:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T22:00:16","slug":"interesting-dirt-route-como-to-salida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/interesting-dirt-route-como-to-salida\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Dirt Route Como to Salida"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is not the first time I’ve said this but I’ll repeat myself: I’ve got to get a dual-sport motorcycle.<\/p>\n

\"Riding<\/a>

  Riding dirt from Como to Salida<\/strong><\/p><\/div>The trigger this time is a ride I didn’t do, because I didn’t have a dual-sport. I was contacted on Monday by a guy named Milan, who heard of me through Ben at House of Motorrad<\/a>. Milan told me he works as a ski guide in winter and wants to start doing Colorado motorcycle guiding in the summer. He asked if he could get a link to his site<\/a> on my site and, by the way, wanna go for a ride?<\/p>\n

Milan lives in Telluride and was headed back that way from Golden and proposed taking some dirt from Como to Salida. I said I’d love to, but not on one of my street bikes. He replied, “You could probably take a street bike on the Hartsel dirt- very easy.”<\/p>\n

As for me, I replied, “I know better than to take my Concours on anything rougher than hard-packed gravel.”<\/p>\n

Milan nudged, “I’ll be leaving Golden area about 9 am. It is a hardpacked gravel.”<\/p>\n

I demurred. My Connie does not like gravel, even hard-packed, for very long. So I didn’t go.<\/p>\n

Good choice. I heard from Milan today, saying, “You made the right choice by not coming, there was a stream crossing (about 6″ deep) and some ruts in another part of the ride.”<\/p>\n

But I was curious what route he took. That’s it there on the map, although there’s no detail at this scale, though it gives you an idea. According to Milan, “I rode 285 to Como, took a right on Elkhorn Road (F.R. 15) to Hartsel. Then took County Road 53 to Forest Road 175 – that dropped me right into Salida.”<\/p>\n

So OK, if I ever get that dual-sport I have another route to check out. Some day.<\/p>\n

Recent from National Motorcycle Examiner<\/strong>
\nIndiana governor offers motorcycle-buying advice<\/a><\/p>\n

Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n

After riding in the rain thru Bosnia, I think this newfangled front fender idea wasn’t so bad. I’m not as covered in mud as I usually am. That’s an idea that may just take off in popularity. My chopper still ain’t gonna get one tho.<\/p>\n