Rifle Falls Day Ride

 
Captain: Floyd & Linda Thorne Phone: 303.452.6897 Home
303.908.5784 Cell
Date: May 31, 2008 Day(s): Saturday
Meet Place: Sofa Mart Parking Lot, 6th Avenue and Kipling Meet Time: 7:45 a.m.
Eat and fuel before meeting!! Ride leaves at 8:00 a.m.
Proposed Route:
Bring a Picnic Lunch and drinks for a pleasant time spent in the spray of the Falls. Rifle Falls State Park's lush vegetation and waterfalls have attracted photographers and movie crews from around the country that come to capture the area's unique scenery. The falls is a lush area of trees and greenery kept moist by the spray of the cascading triple waterfall. Picnicking near the falls is very popular. Mysterious limestone caves beneath the falls entice spelunkers and other curious visitors to explore their dark depths.
Depart Sofa Mart parking lot on I-70 to Rifle.

176.3 mi.

Arrive at Rifle, CO, turn north on Highway SR-13 to Sr-325

13.6 mi.

Depart Rifle Falls State Park back to Rifle

13.6 mi.

Return back to Denver via I-70

164.4 mi.

Ride Total

354.3 mi.