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If one trip is good, five must be better.

So, in 2026, I’m hitting the road five times. Not long trips. Most are four days. One is five. The shortest is three. 

We’ll be seeing a lot of Colorado, because it has the best riding on earth. One trip takes us to Utah, to explore the Number 3 ride on my Top Ten list. Along the way, I’ll cruise to the top of two Fourteeners, completing the Colorado Pass-a-Palooza™ that I began in 2025.

In all, 4,200 miles over 21 days on the road. Twenty-nine passes above 10,000 feet.

Trip #1

• June 7, 2026: Fun With Chromium
• June 8, 2026: A Trip to Colorado Wine Country
• June 9, 2026: Ray’s Tavern: Worth a Visit
• June 10, 2026: Hogback Heaven
• June 11, 2026: Parking Lot Motorcycle Repair
• June 12, 2026: How Sweet it Is!

Trip #2

• June 23, 2026: A Father-and-Son Journey Begins
• June 24, 2026: Million-Dollar Thrills
• June 25, 2026: A Couple of Kisses
• June 26, 2026: A Father-Son Journey Ends. Until Next Time.

Trip #3

• July 6: Carbondale > Hotchkiss > Grand Mesa > DeBeque > Meeker
• July 7: Meeker > Craig > Steamboat Springs > Walden
• July 8: Walden > Stove Prairie Landing > Estes Park > Winter Park
• July 9: Winter Park > Georgetown > Fairplay > Aspen > Carbondale

Trip #4

• July 27: Carbondale > Aspen > Twin Lakes > Leadville > Frisco > Kremmling > Winter Park
• July 28: Winter Park > Grand Lake > Estes Park > Lyons > Nederland > Golden
• July 29: Boulder > Nederland > Idaho Springs > Mount Blue Sky > Georgetown > Fairplay > Buena Vista
• July 30: Buena Vista > Gunnison > Hotchkiss > Carbondale

Trip #5

• August 10: Carbondale > Hotchkiss > Gunnison > Buena Vista
• August 11: Buena Vista > Hartsell > Woodland Park > Pikes Peak > Divide > Victor > Cripple Creek > Buena Vista
• August 12: Buena Vista > Fairplay > Frisco > Minturn > Leadville > Aspen > Carbondale