Most riders that post there travels it is all about them and what they accomplished. I really like your series because you are a great story teller using video to enhance the experience. Thank you
Wunderbare Landschaft. Das sind wir hier in Europa nicht gewohnt. Alleine fahren ist gar nicht so schlimm, denn man muss sich auf niemanden einstellen. Danke Lea, dass du deine Erinnerungen teilst.
Liebe Lea, ich feiere deine Videos jedesmal auf's neue und bin jedesmal neidisch darauf, nicht selbst dort gefahren zu sein. Ob nun bei Sonne oder Regen, die Umgebung ist jede Strapaze wert und ich möchte Dich gerne dafür umarmen, dass Du diese Erlebnisse auf so tolle und einmalige Weise mit uns teilst. DANKE! 💗
Vielen Dank für diesen netten Kommentar - aber was nicht ist, kann ja noch werden! Vielleicht verschlägt es dich ja doch auch mal dorthin - und wenn ja musst du nicht erst lange recherchieren sondern hast gleich ein paar gute Destinationen (oder weißt, welche nicht so gut sind, davon wird es auch noch ein paar geben 😅). So oder so: ich freue mich jedes Mal, wenn du virtuell mitreist!
@@Got2Go Danke auch liebe Lea! Wann kommst Du mal wieder zu uns nach South America? (pop song solo guitar cover by a Brazilian musician nicknamed "the Mozart of Fingerstyle" ruclips.net/video/r_IsL3544UM/видео.html)
Hoffentlich bald - hoffentlich ist das reisen nächstes Jahr wieder etwas unbeschwerter, ich musste dieses Jahr so viele Pläne umwerfen wegen Corona, dass ich im Moment an einer kleinen Planungsfrustration leide und erstmal gar nichts mehr vornehme. 😅
My favorite (paved) pass in Colorado is Independence Pass. But it’s only open after Labor Day. There are places that are so narrow two cars can’t pass each other on it.I think it’s over 12,000 ft high. It’s on the way to or from Aspen. Now that’s an interesting place to visit. My favorite unpaved pass is Kebler in Gunnison County in the Fall. The Aspen trees are absolutely beautiful then. Spend some time in Crested Butte when you go there. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
That town is the perfect place to stop at when it’s raining. I would have stopped at the local coffee shop, and watched the rain, or read a book. 😉👏👏👏👏
As other have probably said Ouray is a beautiful town. Years ago we stayed there, rented a jeep and hit the trails all over. They are stunning. And the ghost towns in the mountains. You said in one video you took Engineer's pass on your motorcycle. Brave. We did it in the jeep. I just came upon your videos. Later you have the one in Arkansas. I grew up there and have traveled a lot in Northern Arkansas, but you found some spots I missed and will be venturing there. Enjoy your trip across the USA
I’m loving your videos! Colorado was my home for many years, I now live in southern Missouri. The mechanic that serviced your bike, was a friend of mine Jeremy. That is a very good shop. Enjoy your ride!
Yes Lea, a bummer about the roads being closed! You did however find a great motorcycle shop for service and once again your drone provided us with spectacular views ! Excellent ride ! 👍👍
Yes and there will come up quite some nice mountain scenery in the next two episodes. Not so much gravel but I promise it’s still worth it for the views!
Very enjoyable, interesting and exciting to discover America through your motorcycle adventurer lens! M y plan is to join in next Thursday for sure 🍀🙏! Thanks a lot 😋😊!
I think that’s an awesome plan - and I can promise you that the plan will work out - as long as you make sure you tune in! Und jetzt darfst du mich enttäuschen, du weißt ja jetzt, wie ungern ich es mag, wenn Pläne nicht funktionieren. 😂
Hello again, Eva! Great that you are joining each week, the viewers of my channel are 90 percent male (which is fine I think), but it’s as well great to meet some female travelers here! 🙌🏻
Sorry im abit late with my comment.. Thumbs up.. Another enjoyable road trip, the views are amazing, lovely scenery.. You were very lucky to turn up and have your motorbike serviced then and there.. Look forward to Thursday :-)
Thanks for your reply. I did not realise you only tour for a limited few months and you had home/family/work commitments. I am luckily retired so time for cruising is endless. Drive safely and keep the rubber on the road/track. JB
A few year ago I did a trip to Colorado, i enjoy two passes, Independence pass from Aspen to Vail and Iceberg pass from estes park to Grand Lake, so beatiful. I also did the million dollar Hwy. Very nice too. The two passes onlym open and summer buy any way there's still a llot of snow, but the road it's ok to ride.
Wonderful video and drone footage. Hwy 141 is indeed a favorite. As far as favorite pass in Colorado, I think Monarch is the best for me. But I mainly ride street bikes. Glad the shop was able to get to you promptly. In my experience, most are very accommodating to travelers providing they have the parts of course. Safe travels. Wherever you are.
Awesome Lea what a beautiful shot vid...but you might be riding alone...but your not we are always there with you 😀love your channel... bit late with comment sorry for that see you next week...ride safe 👍🙂🏍👍
South from Gateway on 141 is a gem, the site of the huge old mill on the mountainside at Uravan about 8 road miles further south from the bridge where you flew the drone is now all cleaned up but was a jaw dropper back in the early 80's when I first rode that beautiful road.
When you’re riding you always miss a lot of the surroundings because you’re busy with riding safely. I always film the whole or most of the tour I make so, at home, I can see what I’ve missed. I hate rain too. Ride long enough in the rain and the water will find its way in your clothes somewhere.
I have to admit this time I mainly stopped for the filming - and not because of the rain. 😂 I drove the first kilometers of the million dollar highway and realized that the footage would be completely useless without having any views on the mountains - so the filming made me turn around. 😂 But: I think you will see in the next episode that it was worth to wait the day! 🤗
Lea, now the black Diva is fit again. The sidestand-switch is not a musthave. It’s the right decision not to drive in the rain and I get the feeling that you will do the pass☺️ Not many people can do trips like this alone but you are really used to it, so I see no probs coming up. Love this video again ❤️Stefan
I was not so sad to be on the road alone I have to admit, actually quite enjoyed it. But yes, time was running and you will see once I reach Texas I will do some long days with covering big distances. I always wish I had more time - but then in the end I am just happy that I could do it anyways, even if time was a bit short.
Well there is always a reason to return to Colorado. Always something new to discover but yes, most of the passes are sometimes not even accessible until close to August. Blaze on wherever the road or dirt finds you. Cheers
Just love your face when reaching Davis Garage, Lea ..... cos that's how I almost always end up looking like riding where I normally do. Am glad you are on the roll .... ride hard, ride safe n enjoy !
It’s so funny, I think it’s only because my helmet gets so dirty. I can’t wear it anymore without looking like that, even if I have not even done a gravel road 😂😂😂
@@Got2Go You ride quite a bit with your helmet visor pulled up ? Just wondering. Even while riding on tarmac, the fumes of the big trucks lend a lot of grime. Anyways, it increases the pleasures of bathing and washups !!
Hello my friend.I also love to travel long distances, especially on a bike.Your video would be great.You show beautiful areas in your video. I pray you always laughed and smiled🌷🌷🌷❤❤❤
You may have had disappointments on this stretch of your ride, but I still envy you where you DID successfully make it here in the country I live in. Safe travels and keep on enjoying the awesomeness of the ride.
Lovely film Lea...nice place to ride and explore. Excellent filming and drone work...really captures the epic scenery! And only fair to give the T7 some TLC...Cheers, Steve
Great video. I rode Engineer, Ophir and Cinnamon a couple of years ago on my Africa Twin. Cinnamon would have been a good choice since you were fully loaded. Keep the great content coming.
Yes I heard it’s more moderate than some of the other passes I did on my worldtrip - I have never done cinnamon before. Another reason to come back at one point!
Another fantastic video Lea! I love the footage you captured. Enjoy your adventure here and I can't wait for your next video Lady! Peace! Ride SAFE and BE safe Lady! 🙌👏👏👏👌✌🖖🤙👍👋🙂🌹
I stop there last year hauling our bikes from Atlanta to Ouray and those people were great and helpful. I can recommend this dealer in Montrose Colo. You are on for a great ride!
Commiserations being unable to hit the passes, I've also had to sack Austria and Italy for the second year running, but just had the best weather ever touring Scotland again.
Lea, I'm very sad with the changes in plans, adjustments are necessary along the way, ... I wish your partner would fully recover soon ... get inspired by everything that happens, I'm loving the series .... stay safe!
Great episode. Glad you were able to find a good service location and get your fix validated. Beautiful scenery and nice little towns. Pity the passes were closed. Looking forward to when you come back to do those 😊 Cheers
I've wanted to visit Ouray for a few years. But I'm 1600 miles away. (over by the great lakes) It would take me 4 days @ 400 miles a day just to get there. That's a LOT of riding!
Hi Lea, das hasse ich auch, wenn man nicht dahin kann wo man will. Stand die letzten Tage auch vor paar Verboten Schildern. Egal Reisen ist Improvisation, aber was erzähle ich dir als Profi das. Danke für ne kleine Abendunterhaltung. Grüsse aus der Auvergne. Bin grad umgeben von Vulkanen.
What a beautiful America. Lovely small towns, empty and wide roads! By the way, the master tapped the knitting needles with a key - this is completely wrong! They need to be tightened with a dinamometric wrench. If you are still in America, then check in another workshop, otherwise you may lose a couple of knitting needles😆
Cinnamon... i heard great things about it... riding solo may not be advisable, unless you can lift your bike right-side up by yourself. I put my tail between my legs after riding CA BDR with my KTM 1090. My bike doesn't have good leverage points, when it drop to ground, its flat as a pancake. New 890 or 1290 has the gas tank for good leverage. Enjoyed your vids.
Beautiful scenery, always more enjoyable on two wheels, by the way i feel sorry about the accident and your travel companion, however riding solo is an advantage as well, freely & not obligated by others, Thank you 🌹Lea ❤️
I always make the routes so even when I ride with my travel partner I decide where we go. 😂 But you are right, being alone on the road has its advantages too and is always a great adventure! I really enjoyed it!!!
I have only been to Ouray once (hope to go back soon) but I think its possibly the most beautiful place I have been. Looking forward to seeing where you go in New Mexico I am going to be there next week riding the NM BDR it will be my first time there. I love the trip your on going to be sad when you leave the mountains
Oh the nm bdr is supposed to be awesome! I had planned to ride a big part of it with my travel partner and our other companion, but due to the accident and our stay in gateway I lost too much time so I had to go on another route. Let me know how you liked it! I heard it can be pretty remote in some parts so take care!
I wish you had a centerstand to use exclusively until you have a side stand switch. I know the hard way from the old days. But now this trip is over and you are smarter than the average bear, so you made it. Fresh oil makes things even better. This must have been great fun. Thanks again
Hi Lea, sorry the lingering snow cheated you of riding the mountain passes it would have made good viewing. I bet the poor old Tenere was relieved to have its long overdue service done, as well as easing your guilty conscience 😀. The Mountains of Colorado are beautiful and a great winter sports area. Have you skied there? Enjoying the journey so far👍🏼.
I would love to ski there! I really want to ski in telluride because everyone says it’s great - and don’t judge me, but I as well would like to ski in aspen. I drove through the town on my worldtrip and quite liked it. 😅
Love Colorado! Beautiful surreal video! Guess you’re from Germany so give you another Sub and send you best wishes. Will follow your travels and stay safe! 🏔
Wonderful! Good job and can't wait for the next episode. No plan survives first contact with the "enemy" - in this case weather or injuries to travel partners. I'd love to visit Colorado some day, so can't comment on my favourite pass just yet... One day! 🤞🤞🤞
In Ouray, a wonderful place for dinner is The Beaumont Hotel. Being from Germany, I'm surprised you didn't stay at the Weisbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings. Nothing like a nice soak after a days ride especially in that kind of weather.
Another great video. I was hoping for your tour to Black Rock Canyon near Montrose ---- absolutely spectacular!! However, you can't hit all the hot spots on a cross country ride.
You are sort of in my area. I live along Hwy 149, in Mineral County, near Creede. Hwy 149 is the only paved road for 4 counties. It runs from just outside Gunnison to South Fork, and travels through 2 of the most remote counties in the lower 48 states. The County I live in is 96% public land, as is Hinsdale County. I am surrounded on 3 sides by the Continental Divide, near the headwaters of the Rio Grande. If you had gone over Engineers Pass, you would have passed near here. Hwy 149 takes you over Slumgullion Pass, and Spring Creek Pass, Lake City and Creede. This is the most beautiful drive I have ever been on, and I highly recommend it. The roads can be windy/curvy, and there is lots of wildlife to watch for, but the road is in good shape. I am sure you are well down the road, but if you pass through, be sure to check in. The Sheriff in Creede can put you in touch. (That's the surest way to communicate, sometimes, as there's only one cell tower in the county, and can be overloaded.) Safe travels! By the way, I used to ride, and have every confidence in your ability, BUT if you go through Pagosa Springs, on Hwy 160 over Wolf Creek Pass, be on your toes. It's steep, windy, and lanes squeeze down at the bottom on the way up. It takes you over the Continental Divide, and the views are outrageous. But treacherous. I live here, and it keeps my attention.
Oh that is indeed a beautiful stretch - I did the one over slumgolian pass, lake city and creede on my worldtrip! Hope to be able to do all of them again at one point, I loved this whole ride a lot!
@@Got2Go I sometimes help trail walkers, and am used to supplying local knowledge and facilities as needed. If you need a place for laundry and showers, just let me know. Safe travels.
Hi Lea, just been catching up on your videos and really enjoying this tour. Personally I love the freedom of solo travelling although eating alone at restaurants can be a bit boring! Now I am upto date with your videos i can look forward to next Thursdays instalment, ride safe 👍🇬🇧
That’s great! Welcome to this new journey then! I btw really don’t mind eating in restaurants alone - I have more problems alone if the roads are very demanding and you put yourself in trouble. I am much more cautious when riding alone, that’s probably the biggest “disadvantage” for me. But I at the same time love it and enjoy it a lot!
Great video! It was great that the Yamaha technician agreed with your "fix" :-) I'm still looking for a Tenere, my local dealer has promised to contact me if/when they get one.
That was awesome Lea. The guys at the Davis Service Center are the best. I just got new tires from them at the beginning of this season. I didn't know anything about them either, but I was really impressed with their shop. Beautiful job on this video. Quray is also known for ice climbing. It is a really nice little town. If you're ever this way on your Tenere again, there's a full service Yamaha shop in Gunnison. But the guys in Montrose do all types of bikes. There were some Harley riders in the shop when I was there. Looking forward to your next video! 😎
Oh that’s funny, maybe we were at Davis even around the same time then! I btw have very good memories of gunnison, on my world trip I visited the rodeo there and that was a crazy thing to see! 😳😍
@@Got2Go As they say, "it's a small world." We were waiting in the queue to board a plane from Rome to Frankfurt once and a person I had worked with years before saw and recognized me. It's very strange when those things happen.
@@Got2Go I'm going to have to go to the rodeo the next time it comes around. Yes, there are many cowboys and cowgirls around here. 🤠🐮🐴 I like to call Gunnison Fun-nison. Did you know Gunnison is the coldest town in winter in the lower 48 states?
Enjoyed your first solo leg , I suppose in future videos, which I know you will not want to disclose that the Yamaha dealership replaces your side stand switch and you have had a side stand switch guard fitted stop those flying stones buggering the new one up. Well worth it if off road riding is done. Thank you Lea look forward to the next video.
@@Got2GoPlease be very careful then Lea I had a good friend injured very badly with a side stand accident at a time before they fitted side stand sensors many years ago, hope that doesn't sound like I'm preaching to you.
I am always careful and actually very good in putting up the side stand, it never happened to me that I would start driving with it not being up. It’s an automatism to me!
another fantastic look at the USA many thanks
Thank you for watching again! 🙏🏻
feel happy when there is a new video from your channel. always healthy and keep the spirit to explore the USA
Thank you so much! Hope to see you again next week!
Welcome to Colorado. Ouray is a great town. Ouray has nice hot springs that will warm you up when it’s raining.
Most riders that post there travels it is all about them and what they accomplished. I really like your series because you are a great story teller using video to enhance the experience. Thank you
Thank you so much! Makes me very happy you enjoy the channel!!!
Wunderbare Landschaft. Das sind wir hier in Europa nicht gewohnt. Alleine fahren ist gar nicht so schlimm, denn man muss sich auf niemanden einstellen. Danke Lea, dass du deine Erinnerungen teilst.
Ja, ich habe mich sehr darauf gefreut, wieder alleine zu fahren. Nur das filmen ist etwas mühsamer. 😂
Liebe Lea, ich feiere deine Videos jedesmal auf's neue und bin jedesmal neidisch darauf, nicht selbst dort gefahren zu sein.
Ob nun bei Sonne oder Regen, die Umgebung ist jede Strapaze wert und ich möchte Dich gerne dafür umarmen, dass Du diese Erlebnisse auf so tolle und einmalige Weise mit uns teilst. DANKE! 💗
Vielen Dank für diesen netten Kommentar - aber was nicht ist, kann ja noch werden! Vielleicht verschlägt es dich ja doch auch mal dorthin - und wenn ja musst du nicht erst lange recherchieren sondern hast gleich ein paar gute Destinationen (oder weißt, welche nicht so gut sind, davon wird es auch noch ein paar geben 😅). So oder so: ich freue mich jedes Mal, wenn du virtuell mitreist!
@@Got2Go Danke auch liebe Lea! Wann kommst Du mal wieder zu uns nach South America? (pop song solo guitar cover by a Brazilian musician nicknamed "the Mozart of Fingerstyle" ruclips.net/video/r_IsL3544UM/видео.html)
Hoffentlich bald - hoffentlich ist das reisen nächstes Jahr wieder etwas unbeschwerter, ich musste dieses Jahr so viele Pläne umwerfen wegen Corona, dass ich im Moment an einer kleinen Planungsfrustration leide und erstmal gar nichts mehr vornehme. 😅
Hi Lea, I have watched most of your videos and I think they are great. So I am leaving a comment to help your channel, please keep them coming !
My favorite (paved) pass in Colorado is Independence Pass. But it’s only open after Labor Day. There are places that are so narrow two cars can’t pass each other on it.I think it’s over 12,000 ft high. It’s on the way to or from Aspen. Now that’s an interesting place to visit. My favorite unpaved pass is Kebler in Gunnison County in the Fall. The Aspen trees are absolutely beautiful then. Spend some time in Crested Butte when you go there. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
I love your travels. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you for watching!!!
Beautiful area. I rode through there in 2014, on my first long motorcycle trip, riding a 2009 Goldwing (no dirt roads on that bike 🙂)
That's awesome one of your best video ever.
That town is the perfect place to stop at when it’s raining. I would have stopped at the local coffee shop, and watched the rain, or read a book. 😉👏👏👏👏
Yes ouray is lovely! I in the end even found some good food!
As other have probably said Ouray is a beautiful town. Years ago we stayed there, rented a jeep and hit the trails all over. They are stunning. And the ghost towns in the mountains. You said in one video you took Engineer's pass on your motorcycle. Brave. We did it in the jeep. I just came upon your videos. Later you have the one in Arkansas. I grew up there and have traveled a lot in Northern Arkansas, but you found some spots I missed and will be venturing there. Enjoy your trip across the USA
I’m loving your videos! Colorado was my home for many years, I now live in southern Missouri. The mechanic that serviced your bike, was a friend of mine Jeremy. That is a very good shop. Enjoy your ride!
It was nice to see Ouray again. My wife and I vacationed there over thirty years ago. It brought back good memories.
that's cool
I hope you had a nice stay then too - and that ouray was as lovely as now!
Such beautiful work and commentary. Thanks for showing us these fantastic riding adventures.
Thank you for joining the ride as always!
We are driving this road end of May, can’t wait to see the beauty that is Colorado
Yes Lea, a bummer about the roads being closed! You did however find a great motorcycle shop for service and once again your drone provided us with spectacular views ! Excellent ride ! 👍👍
Yes and there will come up quite some nice mountain scenery in the next two episodes. Not so much gravel but I promise it’s still worth it for the views!
Wonderful countryside, delightfully presented, cannot be bettered.
Excellent ride 👍😘really great. God bless you ❤️.
Thank you!
You are my coolest new Inspiration. I think, 🤔 for me made a stick shift Porsche and the open road. Beautiful!!!!
Very enjoyable, interesting and exciting to discover America through your motorcycle adventurer lens! M y plan is to join in next Thursday for sure 🍀🙏! Thanks a lot 😋😊!
I think that’s an awesome plan - and I can promise you that the plan will work out - as long as you make sure you tune in!
Und jetzt darfst du mich enttäuschen, du weißt ja jetzt, wie ungern ich es mag, wenn Pläne nicht funktionieren. 😂
Your country is beautiful and traveling with you is fun 🌹🌹
Wow it’s great that bike dealer could help at shorts notice , good on em
Yes they were super friendly! So happy that my Tenere got new oil!
Colorado is on my bucket list. I have been to Denver but that was 50 years ago. Looking forward to next Thursdays video.
You would love Colorado! Can highly recommend!!
How beatiful it looks, I love to watch your videos.
Hello again, Eva! Great that you are joining each week, the viewers of my channel are 90 percent male (which is fine I think), but it’s as well great to meet some female travelers here! 🙌🏻
Sorry im abit late with my comment.. Thumbs up.. Another enjoyable road trip, the views are amazing, lovely scenery.. You were very lucky to turn up and have your motorbike serviced then and there.. Look forward to Thursday :-)
Thanks for your reply. I did not realise you only tour for a limited few months and you had home/family/work commitments. I am luckily retired so time for cruising is endless. Drive safely and keep the rubber on the road/track. JB
Latest when I am retired too I will hopefully cruise endlessly again. Hopefully as well earlier! 🤗
A few year ago I did a trip to Colorado, i enjoy two passes, Independence pass from Aspen to Vail and Iceberg pass from estes park to Grand Lake, so beatiful. I also did the million dollar Hwy. Very nice too. The two passes onlym open and summer buy any way there's still a llot of snow, but the road it's ok to ride.
I guess that must have been an awesome ride too! Hope you tune in next week then and join another ride on the million dollar highway!
Ouray… One of my favorite places to visit in the United States.
The Million Dollar Hwy is incredibly scenic. I’ll check out that video next.
Hola, can I say it again :Beatiful film scenery and beatiful prota, We want more of... ..LoL
Thank you! 🙏🏻💃🏻
Surprised... seen beauty of Colorado in rain .. and in your trip first raining at Colorado
I look forward every week for a new episode. Amazing views and for sure a great adventure. Keep up the great work. Ride safe!
I have never ridden in Colorado so I'm glad I could go with you! Beautiful.
Then stay tuned for next week - it will get more mountainous and even more typical for Colorado!
Wonderful video and drone footage. Hwy 141 is indeed a favorite. As far as favorite pass in Colorado, I think Monarch is the best for me. But I mainly ride street bikes. Glad the shop was able to get to you promptly. In my experience, most are very accommodating to travelers providing they have the parts of course. Safe travels. Wherever you are.
I think I have never done monarch! Have to put it on my list! I have been at the area though last time and rode to tincup - which was lovely too!
Really enjoyed the scenery
Awesome Lea what a beautiful shot vid...but you might be riding alone...but your not we are always there with you 😀love your channel... bit late with comment sorry for that see you next week...ride safe 👍🙂🏍👍
Never too late for a nice comment! Happy that you made it again! And you are right - you guys are always an awesome company!
Even on my holidays...make time to watch these super travel videos...stay safe
Thank you so much! Are you riding your motorcycle at the moment? If yes: have a safe and joyful vacation ride!!!
@@Got2Go Yes..always riding..and always try to ride safe....take care
Beautiful, awesome views. Nice editing. Drone shots too. Like #113. Solo riding is great. Thanks for the wonderful ride.
Yes I was happy too to be able to ride again solo! I missed it!!!
South from Gateway on 141 is a gem, the site of the huge old mill on the mountainside at Uravan about 8 road miles further south from the bridge where you flew the drone is now all cleaned up but was a jaw dropper back in the early 80's when I first rode that beautiful road.
Wow that sounds awesome! I wish I would have seen that!
When you’re riding you always miss a lot of the surroundings because you’re busy with riding safely. I always film the whole or most of the tour I make so, at home, I can see what I’ve missed.
I hate rain too. Ride long enough in the rain and the water will find its way in your clothes somewhere.
I have to admit this time I mainly stopped for the filming - and not because of the rain. 😂 I drove the first kilometers of the million dollar highway and realized that the footage would be completely useless without having any views on the mountains - so the filming made me turn around. 😂
But: I think you will see in the next episode that it was worth to wait the day! 🤗
What a neat little town you got stuck in at the END... 👍
I'm from Colorado. Hope you got over to Lake City. It's just over the mountain from Ouray.
That was the plan initially - but then couldn’t make it because cinnamon pass and all other passes were closed - so had to continue south …
@@Got2Go That’s a shame 😕
good stuff !! enjoy ride safe and get your rest ! thats the most important thing .
Always having the best rest and sleep in the mountains!
Lea, now the black Diva is fit again. The sidestand-switch is not a musthave.
It’s the right decision not to drive in the rain and I get the feeling that you will do the pass☺️
Not many people can do trips like this alone but you are really used to it, so I see no probs coming up. Love this video again
❤️Stefan
We enjoyed this video again a lot. Pitty to travel alone and so much to see in such a short periode left. Looking forward to new video's.
I was not so sad to be on the road alone I have to admit, actually quite enjoyed it. But yes, time was running and you will see once I reach Texas I will do some long days with covering big distances. I always wish I had more time - but then in the end I am just happy that I could do it anyways, even if time was a bit short.
Hola Lea, ese lugar es maravilloso. Gracias por pasearnos. Saludos Desde Argentina.
Hello to Argentina 🇦🇷👋🏻
Que buenas rutas algún, talvez algún día pueda acer ese viaje, muy buenos vídeos 👍
Love your videos like your bike to
Well there is always a reason to return to Colorado. Always something new to discover but yes, most of the passes are sometimes not even accessible until close to August. Blaze on wherever the road or dirt finds you. Cheers
Yes I will be back to Colorado at one point for sure!!!
That ride thru Gateway is fantastic.
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Beautiful ♥️ adventure 🦋 ☘️🌞 enjoying fr jamaica 😎🌅🏖️
Excellent video 👍👌👏😊
Just love your face when reaching Davis Garage, Lea ..... cos that's how I almost always end up looking like riding where I normally do. Am glad you are on the roll .... ride hard, ride safe n enjoy !
It’s so funny, I think it’s only because my helmet gets so dirty. I can’t wear it anymore without looking like that, even if I have not even done a gravel road 😂😂😂
@@Got2Go You ride quite a bit with your helmet visor pulled up ? Just wondering. Even while riding on tarmac, the fumes of the big trucks lend a lot of grime. Anyways, it increases the pleasures of bathing and washups !!
Hello my friend.I also love to travel long distances, especially on a bike.Your video would be great.You show beautiful areas in your video.
I pray you always laughed and smiled🌷🌷🌷❤❤❤
You may have had disappointments on this stretch of your ride, but I still envy you where you DID successfully make it here in the country I live in. Safe travels and keep on enjoying the awesomeness of the ride.
Lovely film Lea...nice place to ride and explore. Excellent filming and drone work...really captures the epic scenery! And only fair to give the T7 some TLC...Cheers, Steve
Exactly, the lovely Tenere has been though a lot! It earned its wellness day very well. 😂
Yep arrive in Colorado at the right time of year just like the Alps.
Great video. I rode Engineer, Ophir and Cinnamon a couple of years ago on my Africa Twin. Cinnamon would have been a good choice since you were fully loaded. Keep the great content coming.
Yes I heard it’s more moderate than some of the other passes I did on my worldtrip - I have never done cinnamon before. Another reason to come back at one point!
Another fantastic video Lea! I love the footage you captured. Enjoy your adventure here and I can't wait for your next video Lady!
Peace!
Ride SAFE and BE safe Lady!
🙌👏👏👏👌✌🖖🤙👍👋🙂🌹
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻🤗
I stop there last year hauling our bikes from Atlanta to Ouray and those people were great and helpful. I can recommend this dealer in Montrose Colo. You are on for a great ride!
Yes they are awesome! Such a friendly workshop! Happy you had the same experience!
Commiserations being unable to hit the passes, I've also had to sack Austria and Italy for the second year running, but just had the best weather ever touring Scotland again.
Lea, I'm very sad with the changes in plans, adjustments are necessary along the way, ... I wish your partner would fully recover soon ... get inspired by everything that happens, I'm loving the series .... stay safe!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great episode. Glad you were able to find a good service location and get your fix validated. Beautiful scenery and nice little towns. Pity the passes were closed. Looking forward to when you come back to do those 😊 Cheers
me encanta compartir tus viajes, verte , tus aventuras son contagiosas. gracias por compartir.
Beautiful area and great video!!
I've wanted to visit Ouray for a few years. But I'm 1600 miles away. (over by the great lakes) It would take me 4 days @ 400 miles a day just to get there. That's a LOT of riding!
But it sounds like an awesome trip! You should do it!!!
Hi Lea, das hasse ich auch, wenn man nicht dahin kann wo man will.
Stand die letzten Tage auch vor paar Verboten Schildern.
Egal Reisen ist Improvisation, aber was erzähle ich dir als Profi das.
Danke für ne kleine Abendunterhaltung.
Grüsse aus der Auvergne. Bin grad umgeben von Vulkanen.
Ah wie schön, da bist du ja vor einer bessern Kulisse als ich gerade! Verboten-Schilder, der einzige natürliche Feind jedes Mopedfahrers. 😂
What a beautiful America. Lovely small towns, empty and wide roads!
By the way, the master tapped the knitting needles with a key - this is completely wrong! They need to be tightened with a dinamometric wrench. If you are still in America, then check in another workshop, otherwise you may lose a couple of knitting needles😆
Cinnamon... i heard great things about it... riding solo may not be advisable, unless you can lift your bike right-side up by yourself. I put my tail between my legs after riding CA BDR with my KTM 1090. My bike doesn't have good leverage points, when it drop to ground, its flat as a pancake. New 890 or 1290 has the gas tank for good leverage. Enjoyed your vids.
Beautiful scenery, always more enjoyable on two wheels, by the way i feel sorry about the accident and your travel companion, however riding solo is an advantage as well, freely & not obligated by others, Thank you 🌹Lea ❤️
I always make the routes so even when I ride with my travel partner I decide where we go. 😂
But you are right, being alone on the road has its advantages too and is always a great adventure! I really enjoyed it!!!
I have only been to Ouray once (hope to go back soon) but I think its possibly the most beautiful place I have been. Looking forward to seeing where you go in New Mexico I am going to be there next week riding the NM BDR it will be my first time there. I love the trip your on going to be sad when you leave the mountains
Oh the nm bdr is supposed to be awesome! I had planned to ride a big part of it with my travel partner and our other companion, but due to the accident and our stay in gateway I lost too much time so I had to go on another route. Let me know how you liked it! I heard it can be pretty remote in some parts so take care!
love being on this journey with you
Thank you, happy that you are joining!
I’m from S.California and l love Colorado too.
Wish if you could go that's pass & Mountain ⛰😕
But .. the small town was amazing 👍🏻😃
Nice roads and views again. Someday I'd like to see a video about how you film all these!
I will ask my travel partner to try to make some videos of me making videos next time 😂😂😂
@@Got2Go Great!!!
Hello, I'm Anwar from Yemen, I look forward to seeing you every Thursday
Great! Welcome to the channel and hello to Yemen!
Great episode Lea! Love Ouray! This was a good mix of all the elements.
Thank you for sharing amazing vlogs
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻
I wish you had a centerstand to use exclusively until you have a side stand switch. I know the hard way from the old days. But now this trip is over and you are smarter than the average bear, so you made it. Fresh oil makes things even better. This must have been great fun. Thanks again
Thank you for joining this trip again! See you next Thursday hopefully.
Hi Lea, sorry the lingering snow cheated you of riding the mountain passes it would have made good viewing. I bet the poor old Tenere was relieved to have its long overdue service done, as well as easing your guilty conscience 😀. The Mountains of Colorado are beautiful and a great winter sports area. Have you skied there? Enjoying the journey so far👍🏼.
I would love to ski there! I really want to ski in telluride because everyone says it’s great - and don’t judge me, but I as well would like to ski in aspen. I drove through the town on my worldtrip and quite liked it. 😅
Love Colorado! Beautiful surreal video! Guess you’re from Germany so give you another Sub and send you best wishes. Will follow your travels and stay safe! 🏔
Wonderful! Good job and can't wait for the next episode. No plan survives first contact with the "enemy" - in this case weather or injuries to travel partners.
I'd love to visit Colorado some day, so can't comment on my favourite pass just yet... One day! 🤞🤞🤞
In Ouray, a wonderful place for dinner is The Beaumont Hotel. Being from Germany, I'm surprised you didn't stay at the Weisbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings. Nothing like a nice soak after a days ride especially in that kind of weather.
Loving it , thanks for posting :)
Country music is amazing
Du verdienst mehr als eine Million Abonnenten!
Danke!
Beautiful scenery and awesome drone footage 👍🏽 be safe 🙏🏽
Thank you!
Cottonwood and independence passes. Plus monarch mountain pass.
Another great video. I was hoping for your tour to Black Rock Canyon near Montrose ---- absolutely spectacular!! However, you can't hit all the hot spots on a cross country ride.
Oh that looks like a very nice one! I have never visited there! Put it on my map now so I can go there next time!
*Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
You are sort of in my area. I live along Hwy 149, in Mineral County, near Creede. Hwy 149 is the only paved road for 4 counties. It runs from just outside Gunnison to South Fork, and travels through 2 of the most remote counties in the lower 48 states. The County I live in is 96% public land, as is Hinsdale County. I am surrounded on 3 sides by the Continental Divide, near the headwaters of the Rio Grande. If you had gone over Engineers Pass, you would have passed near here. Hwy 149 takes you over Slumgullion Pass, and Spring Creek Pass, Lake City and Creede. This is the most beautiful drive I have ever been on, and I highly recommend it. The roads can be windy/curvy, and there is lots of wildlife to watch for, but the road is in good shape. I am sure you are well down the road, but if you pass through, be sure to check in. The Sheriff in Creede can put you in touch. (That's the surest way to communicate, sometimes, as there's only one cell tower in the county, and can be overloaded.) Safe travels! By the way, I used to ride, and have every confidence in your ability, BUT if you go through Pagosa Springs, on Hwy 160 over Wolf Creek Pass, be on your toes. It's steep, windy, and lanes squeeze down at the bottom on the way up. It takes you over the Continental Divide, and the views are outrageous. But treacherous. I live here, and it keeps my attention.
Oh that is indeed a beautiful stretch - I did the one over slumgolian pass, lake city and creede on my worldtrip! Hope to be able to do all of them again at one point, I loved this whole ride a lot!
@@Got2Go I sometimes help trail walkers, and am used to supplying local knowledge and facilities as needed. If you need a place for laundry and showers, just let me know. Safe travels.
Wooooow 👌💪👍 Fantastic video 👀😜 wonderful USA 🙏👍 Greetings from Croatia
Hello to Croatia again! 👋🏻
Verry nice. as usaly. hope you can ride ovwe the pass. Bless you.
Hi Lea, just been catching up on your videos and really enjoying this tour. Personally I love the freedom of solo travelling although eating alone at restaurants can be a bit boring! Now I am upto date with your videos i can look forward to next Thursdays instalment, ride safe 👍🇬🇧
That’s great! Welcome to this new journey then! I btw really don’t mind eating in restaurants alone - I have more problems alone if the roads are very demanding and you put yourself in trouble. I am much more cautious when riding alone, that’s probably the biggest “disadvantage” for me. But I at the same time love it and enjoy it a lot!
Great video! It was great that the Yamaha technician agreed with your "fix" :-) I'm still looking for a Tenere, my local dealer has promised to contact me if/when they get one.
I think so too, I was very proud. So proud that I kept my fix all the way to Miami 😂
That was awesome Lea. The guys at the Davis Service Center are the best. I just got new tires from them at the beginning of this season. I didn't know anything about them either, but I was really impressed with their shop. Beautiful job on this video. Quray is also known for ice climbing. It is a really nice little town. If you're ever this way on your Tenere again, there's a full service Yamaha shop in Gunnison. But the guys in Montrose do all types of bikes. There were some Harley riders in the shop when I was there. Looking forward to your next video! 😎
Oh that’s funny, maybe we were at Davis even around the same time then! I btw have very good memories of gunnison, on my world trip I visited the rodeo there and that was a crazy thing to see! 😳😍
@@Got2Go As they say, "it's a small world." We were waiting in the queue to board a plane from Rome to Frankfurt once and a person I had worked with years before saw and recognized me. It's very strange when those things happen.
@@Got2Go I'm going to have to go to the rodeo the next time it comes around. Yes, there are many cowboys and cowgirls around here. 🤠🐮🐴 I like to call Gunnison
Fun-nison. Did you know Gunnison is the coldest town in winter in the lower 48 states?
Really, I had no clue about that! 😅
nice video, I just rode that in September too. I use the Butler maps.
My home town!
Beautiful ride! 😎
Thank you!
Enjoyed your first solo leg , I suppose in future videos, which I know you will not want to disclose that the Yamaha dealership replaces your side stand switch and you have had a side stand switch guard fitted stop those flying stones buggering the new one up. Well worth it if off road riding is done. Thank you Lea look forward to the next video.
I will tell you a secret: the Tenere still has the cables connected like I did - I never repaired it. 😂
@@Got2GoPlease be very careful then Lea I had a good friend injured very badly with a side stand accident at a time before they fitted side stand sensors many years ago, hope that doesn't sound like I'm preaching to you.
I am always careful and actually very good in putting up the side stand, it never happened to me that I would start driving with it not being up. It’s an automatism to me!