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Maybe it's more years on life's odometer. Maybe a look back helps me face forward. Awwww, maybe it's just kinda nice taking the big twin down alongside a scenic, lonely, and wild river, one a train used to take visitors to over 100 years ago.
Perhaps old images can be found, and we stand near where the photographer stood. Explore some. Find the spot. Frame the image. Examine change. Be whimsical then live with gusto.
A ten mile, 106 year ride report. Many images loading below, showing then and now.
A brief 2:30sec ride video here: Along a River - Streaming Video with a two minute Doobie Brothers instrumental "Flying Cloud" accompanying. But the images below are the tale.
Map of the journey, SW of Denver...
First stop is at the town Pine, historical name is Pine Grove. In 1900 it was a popular narrow gauge train stop with travelers from Denver enjoying a day or days in the mountains...
And today. More trees is one change. Local residents not cutting them down to build structures...
Continuing to the small town of Buffalo Creek, a nice road to get there...
And turning around, the old train bridge crossing the river. Can see the old grade...
First of two old 1900 images of Buffalo Creek...
And today. Interesting cloud...
This is where we will be heading towards, the rocks and river in the distance...
The same structures remaining today, including a Catholic church, the old Buffalo Creek train depot, and a home...
Had to do a little 700lb dirt biking to get to the place above...
Perhaps old images can be found, and we stand near where the photographer stood. Explore some. Find the spot. Frame the image. Examine change. Be whimsical then live with gusto.
A ten mile, 106 year ride report. Many images loading below, showing then and now.
A brief 2:30sec ride video here: Along a River - Streaming Video with a two minute Doobie Brothers instrumental "Flying Cloud" accompanying. But the images below are the tale.
Map of the journey, SW of Denver...

First stop is at the town Pine, historical name is Pine Grove. In 1900 it was a popular narrow gauge train stop with travelers from Denver enjoying a day or days in the mountains...

And today. More trees is one change. Local residents not cutting them down to build structures...

Continuing to the small town of Buffalo Creek, a nice road to get there...

And turning around, the old train bridge crossing the river. Can see the old grade...

First of two old 1900 images of Buffalo Creek...

And today. Interesting cloud...

This is where we will be heading towards, the rocks and river in the distance...

The same structures remaining today, including a Catholic church, the old Buffalo Creek train depot, and a home...

Had to do a little 700lb dirt biking to get to the place above...
