We started early today on the ride back to Denver from Ouray. It's more than 300 miles. The first hitch in the travels was in Ouray when the breakfast spot we had chosen did not open on time. Rather than wait, we hit the road to make the best use of the time. We found breakfast in Montrose at a Starvin Marvin restaurant.

From there we headed east through Gunnison and the beautiful Black Canyon area. The plan was to take turns riding the small 500 cc bike as it is very uncomfortable on the highway. It can reach the speeds needed but it vibrates a lot and the seat is hard as a rock. I took the lion's share of the riding on the little bike as I kind of like it. The ride was interrupted by construction delays, detours, and a bit of rain.

Lunch was a quick stop at a Subway, then we hit the traffic coming into Denver. I don't think a lot of these guys have ridden in city traffic and it was a chore to herd the group together, but we made it back to the Cambria Hotel in Denver. At that point Ash, our lead guide, deserted us and I was in left charge for the remainder of the trip.I helped get all the bikes unloaded and ready for pickup, then Ben and I helped Scott load them for transport back to the shop to be prepped to go back out on the road in the morning.

I took the group out to dinner at an Outback Steakhouse across the street where the riders were set on getting me drunk, and they did a pretty good job of it. In the morning I was still sorting through little end-of-trip problems but got most everything resolved by the time I left for the airport.