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Rifle Falls Day Ride |
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| 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. | ||
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| 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. |
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| Arrive at Rifle, CO, turn north on Highway SR-13 to Sr-325 |
13.6 mi. |
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| Depart Rifle Falls State Park back to Rifle |
13.6 mi. |
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| Return back to Denver via I-70 |
164.4 mi. |
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| Ride Total |
354.3 mi. |
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