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Adventure Touring on a Concours?

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HawkGTRider:
Rubbing the horse's ears...that's grand!

In a much earlier time in my life, I found myself on a little backroad in eastern Tennessee about 4:00 a.m. in a car. I came around a corner and found myself face to face with a cow that refused to move out the way. It was a very narrow road and I had to get past the cow...and it wasn't cooperating. I flashed my lights, honked my horn, and moved backwards and forwards...all to no avail. The cow just stood there and stared back at me. I finally eased up and bumped him with the car. That finally provided the impetus for the cow to move to the side of the road.
That sort of memory stays with you. Rubbing the ears of a horse in the road from a bike will stay with you too, I'll bet.

NinjaBob:
Yes, it will. I have a great fondness for horses. On my twice a week 6 mile walk/runs I pass a couple of pastures that have horses that I have made friends with. Whenever they are close to the road I stop and give them some treats.

NinjaBob:
We continued south on County Rd 103 to a scenic and recreational area at Chambers Lake where we stopped for some photos

NinjaBob:
Just past the lake we turned off of 103 and the Larimer River to CO 14 and the Cache La Poudre River and Poudre Canyon which was nicely paved and twisty and scenic.



 I was enjoying the ride when suddenly my windshield went sideways. I told Tony I would have to pull over at the next safe spot and rode with one hande on the throttle and the other holding the windshield. We pulled into a recreational spot with somne shade trees. 5 of the 6 screws mounting the clear parts of my Copperdawg windshield to it's base had fallen out. We secured the shield with some zip ties and got back on the road.



In Fort Collins Tony noticed his windshield was also loose. We pulled off and found a good spot to work on it.  Two of the four mounting screws had fallen out. Tony actually had a couple of suitable screws in his tool kit!.



After the repair job we stopped for lunch in Ault, Co at the Bison Breath Bar and Grill.



We stopped for the night in Goodland, KS

HawkGTRider:
Harry and Beth Hemstreet were kind enough to tell me how the "locals" pronounced Poudre...according to them, it's Poo-der with the accent on the first syllable. I was pronouncing it another way, and they were very gentle in correcting me.

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