Grand Mesa Ride       Captain: Gary Hoedel Phone: (303) 567-4361       Date: August 12 - 14 Saturday - Monday       Meet: 7:45 AM @ Walmart parking lot @ Bergen Park. (Just off I-70 & Evergreen Parkway (I-70 exit 252))        Ride leaves at 8:00 AM. Eat & fuel before meeting.       Saturday, August 12    Depart Bergan Park on Evergreen Parkway to I-70 (2), I-70 via Georgetown (24), Vail (53), Eagle (29), Glenwood Springs (28), Rifle (24) to Grand Junction (60).   220 mi    Overnight in Grand Junction Day Total 220 mi         Sunday, August 13       Frequent stops for creature & machine comfort as well as pictures.       Depart Grand Junction on I-70 to US50 (11), south on US 50 to SR 141 (9), south on SR 141 via Gateway (43), Uravan (39), Naturita (16) to SR 145 (4). 122 mi   Take SR 145 east to SR 62, Placerville (37), SR 62 to US 550, Ridgeway (23), US 550 to US 50, Montrose (27). 87 mi   Take US 50 to SR 92, Delta (22), SR 92 to SR 65 (4), SR 65 via Cedaridge (11), Skyway (30) and back to Delta via same route (45). 112 mi   Overnight in Delta (Side trip to Crawford and the Mad Dog Saloon for those who wish it.) Day Total 321 mi         Monday, August 14       Stops on request or demand.       Depart Delta on SR 92 to SR 133, Hotchkiss(21), SR 133 via Redstone (50) to SR 82, Carbondale (17). SR 82 to Aspen (30). 118 mi   Continue on SR 82 over Independence Pass (14), Twin Lakes (23) to US 24 (6). Take US 24 north to SR 91, Leadville (15). 58 mi         Lunch at Leadville       Go on SR 91 via Climax (12), Copper Mountain (8) to I-70 (3). Take I-70 east to Denver (75). 98 mi         Day Total 274 mi   Ride Total 815 mi