{"id":8978,"date":"2019-01-07T10:16:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=8978"},"modified":"2019-01-07T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:16:15","slug":"first-ride-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/first-ride-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ride Of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Honda alongside Hess Road.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

It wasn’t the first warm day in January but it was the first day when all the ice and snow were melted off our street so I could get out of the neighborhood on a motorcycle. I didn’t need a written invitation. I chose the Honda.<\/p>\n

As is so often the case, I had no idea where I was going. I headed south and east but when I got to the road over Cherry Creek Dam my instincts rebelled. No! I go over the dam much too often! So I turned south on Dayton, alongside Cherry Creek High School.<\/p>\n

At Belleview I turned east toward the park, and then south on Peoria down to Arapahoe. This is common ground, though usually in the other direction. So I continued south until Peoria became Broncos Parkway, then south on Potomac along the east side of Arapahoe County Airport, west on a disconnected section of County Line Road, then south again on Peoria to Lincoln Avenue.<\/p>\n

Peoria then continues south across Lincoln Avenue, winds through a neighborhood, and comes out finally at Ridge Gate Parkway. Ridge Gate is quickly becoming a major road but it can’t be much more than two years ago that it was dirt. It runs from I-25 over to Parker. I headed east, in the direction of that once little town.<\/p>\n

I was in explorer mode so when I came to a new housing development, called Stepping Stone, I turned south on Stepping Stone Circle and sure enough, it wound through the development but came back up to Ridge Gate. That’s fine, I was curious. Plus from that street I spied some other major road just a bit further east.<\/p>\n

Ridge Gate, which was now Parker’s Main Street, took me quickly to what turned out to be Chambers, so again I turned south. At this point I could see the enormous earthen ridge of Rueter-Hess Reservoir<\/a> so when I came to another new development, Heirloom, I figured it was likely that Heirloom Parkway would hook me up with Hess Road. It did, and I turned west on Hess.<\/p>\n

Hess goes south and west until it hits I-25 at Castle Pines Parkway. I crossed the highway and continued west on the parkway but I knew it would take me to Daniels Park and I didn’t want to go there. I knew there was some road going north before the park if I could find it.<\/p>\n

That turned out to be Monarch Boulevard and I headed north. Getting into the McArthur Ranch area the road becomes Quebec and I followed it all the way across C-470 and on up to Belleview, east on Belleview, and back home.<\/p>\n

It was only about 38 miles and one hour’s riding but oh what a nice day to be out on a bike! The morning had been clear and warmer but I was busy, so once I was ready to ride it was clouding over and getting cooler. Nevertheless, my electric vest was all the extra warmth I needed and it was just delightful to be out.<\/p>\n

Now I have two more bikes to ride in January but the weather is looking good all of the next week. I think I’ll get it done.<\/p>\n

Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n

They say life is a highway and we all travel our own roads, some good, some bad, yet each is a blessing of its own. — Jess “Chief” Brynjulson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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