Category Archives: 2019 COBDR NMBDR

Just a quick wrap up about our most recent moto adventure on the Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route and New Mexico BDR. On the map, our trip looked like this: We rode about 2800 miles over 23 days, which includes two … Continue reading →

9/21/2019 Our last day on the New Mexico BDR. After leaving our campground near Reserve in the morning, we headed south on section 3 of the NM BDR, with the goal of reaching the end of the section in Truth … Continue reading →

9/19/2019 We had a late morning at the KOA in Grants, NM taking care of some admin before starting south on NMBDR section 5. At this point, its been three weeks since we left home in NC. Zuni Canyon Rd … Continue reading →

9/17/2019 Once again, for the third or fourth time on this trip, waiting out the rain was a great idea. We left our quirky accommodations in Antonito in sunny and dry weather (and dry enough dirt roads) to head south … Continue reading →

9/16/2019 At first, I mostly regretted leaving Pagosa Springs the morning we headed out toward the northern end of the New Mexico BDR in Antonito, CO.  I wanted to ride the NMBDR, but the weather was not cooperating, it was … Continue reading →

9/12/2019 We did not rush out of Lake City this morning in an effort to let the day warm up a bit  from the freezing overnight temperatures before heading up in elevation. The ride out of town goes south past … Continue reading →

9/10/2019 Once again, we were glad we didn’t push to try and finish section 4  and ride into Buena Vista last night. The remainder of the section was only something like 25 miles, but it went through a sandy OHV … Continue reading →

9/9/2019 After heading south out of Gypsum in the morning, we were glad we decided to wait out the rain. I ended up loving nearly all of section 4, but like most off road routes, it would not have been … Continue reading →

9/7/2019 Kevin set his tail pack on fire as we tried to depart the motel this morning. I really hope our luck changes soon, as this is day six of our trip, and five of those days have had some … Continue reading →

9/5/2019 We’re definitely having an adventure, its just not the one we planned. Today started out with a literally and figuratively sunny outlook for riding over the unpaved Boreas Pass en route to Steamboat Springs. We’d made it 20 miles … Continue reading →

9/3/2019 Day 2 was a beautiful sunny day that began with us in a hotel room over a mile from our motorcycles, which were parked, in presumably non-working condition, outside of a shop that would hopefully be open today. Task … Continue reading →

9/2/2019 After abandoning my car and trailer in Colorado Springs, we headed out on loaded up motorcycles on Monday morning. At this point, the plan was to ride all the way south to the start (southern end) of the New … Continue reading →

Ok, we’re going. I never really believe its going to happen until we’re actually leaving. No more planning, no more wondering if we can make the time, or if some random work related event will scuttle our plans. Kevin’s health … Continue reading →