Colorado Day 6, Top to the bottom and homeward

Day Six was the begining of the end. Breakfast at the hotel was meh. Luckily the truck was still where we parked it, and everything was still in it. Off to the Peak! Pikes Peak Highway obviously holds a special place in most motor-heads hearts and I am no exception. It is also a very spectacular piece of natural beauty and history.

Then we fell back down the mountain (where we had to wait for the brakes to cool) and headed over to Garden of the Gods, which is a really weird place to me. Beautiful but in the middle of town and incredibly busy and therefore weird.

And then we were done. :( We hit the highway and headed north to Cheyenne, Wyoming. We stayed the night in a pleasant little place called Little America? The next day we got up and headed off into the high plains of WY and SD. We avoided Sturgis and the Black Hills as it was the closing weekend of Bike Week there and I don't like the crowds. Rapid City was still pretty busy but we flew through and enjoyed the sights of the Dakotas on our way back to home. We had to stop at Wall, since Leann had never been. She thought it was the stupidest thing since the AbMaster and swore she would never return. I thought that a bit steep but basically agreed. Home, and my own bed to sleep in. and a hot shower!

Chevy returns to the stable!

Well the jeeps replacement has finally showed up. Presenting the latest addition to the Rallybimmer stable: a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 crew cab.

About 142,000 miles on the clock. Purchased for the princely sum of $10,000 from Miller Chevrolet in Rogers, MN.

So far it needs a gill and hood, driver seat needs a software update, temp gage is messed up.

I have already replaced the thermostat, radiator cap, and probably all of the coolant.

We have also taken most of the interior out in order to shampoo the carpet.

So far not off to a great start, but hopefully things will calm down!

Welcome chevy!

-gabe