This time my buddy was only 4 hours late to the ride. The mountains had gotten a dusting of snow the night before, so the ride started out a little cold, but it was still good. Made for some nice photos of the ice on the trees (found out that is called "rime ice") and a nice shot of the Valles Caldera with fog settled down in it. Saw some deer right away, but couldn't get a photo, as well as some elk. Elk don't tend to be too cooperative when it comes to photos, so I'm happy when I do get a photo, but not this ride. I did catch them on my Go-Pro though. I did see some deer later in the ride and they did hang around long enough for a few photos. The day ended up being very nice, was able to shed a layer of clothing through the day, but had to put it back on towards the evening. Covered right about 70 miles in 13 hours of riding. Took a few side roads that I haven't been on, none of them really went anywhere, but that's part of the enjoyment of the ride. Here are some photos.

                   

                   

                  

                   

                 

[2015 Z Force 800 53/Trail EPS]

Great shots. The Caldera looks cool with the fog.

You sure live in a pretty part of the country and do a great job photographing it.   

Thanks for sharing!

Great shots. The Caldera looks cool with the fog.

Thanks, I thought that looked nice as well.

You sure live in a pretty part of the country and do a great job photographing it.   

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you.

You get to ride some spectactular places and your pretty good with the camera too.

You get to ride some spectactular places and your pretty good with the camera too.

Thank you.