I drove the motorcycle down from Slumgullion Pass to ride the Alpine Loop.  Along the loop, I parked at the trailhead to run/hike the fourteener Handies Peak:

Off I go:

The run/hike was a relatively short 3 miles to the summit at 14,058 feet:

Views from the summit:

On the way back down:

I continued along the Alpine Loop over Cinnamon Pass:

I next arrived at the ghost town of Animas Forks:

I next drove from Animas Forks down to the town of Silverton, visiting ruins along the way:

Silverton, Colorado:

I was hoping to drive the road from Silverton to Ouray, then drive the off-road route from Ouray to the Alpine Loop, but I was told in Silverton that the off-road route from Ouray to the Alpine Loop is too technical for a motorcycle, so I instead drove back to Animas Forks, then further along the Alpine Loop towards Engineer Pass:

Engineer Pass:

Views from Engineer Pass:

I finished the Alpine Loop by continuing on towards Lake City:

I drove down into Lake City, then back up to the RV at Slumgullion Pass.

See the trip map for today’s motorcycle ride.

I drove the motorcycle down to the Wheeler Geologic Area today. Round trip, it was 18 miles on pavement, 16 miles on gravel, and 28 miles on a 4×4 rough road.  Turns out motorcycles are not the most popular choice:

Once at the trailhead, a 4-mile hike took me into and around the hoodoos and other structures at the site.

On the way home, I dropped the chain, which was much harder to fix on the motorcycle than it is on a bicycle.  Tough place to be stuck:

I managed to fix the motorcycle and get back to pavement:

A neighbor happened to have a shower tent he didn’t want, so I bought it from him:

I set out to climb by first Fourteener today.  I used the motorcycle to get to the trailhead:

The trailhead:

Beginning the hike:

I ran and hiked the 5.5 miles to the summit of San Luis Peak at 14,022 feet:

Great views on the way back down:

I continued on to motorcycle the rest of the Rat Creek loop.  Back at the RV: