We woke up to rain again this morning.

Since US 50 wasn't too far from where we camped off of CO 149 we decided to start the trip back home. Plus, we figured it would be slower going on the motorcycle in the rain and we needed to be back to work.

This ended up being a good choice because it rained for the next three days. That annoying storm chased us the whole way home. I think it was the same storm we tried to outrun on the motorcycle two days ago!

The next few days followed a pretty standard pattern. We would wake up to rain, spend all day trying to get in front of the storm, and finally get in front of it for a couple of hours - only to wake up to rain the next morning.

While I don't really enjoy riding motorcycles in the rain, if you have all the right gear it's not so bad. Plus, not much is better than traveling and exploring on a motorcycle no matter what the weather throws at you.

It ended up taking us four days to get home. You know what they say: one mile in the rain equals two miles in the sun on a motorcycle. That was certainly true for this motorcycle trip.

On the way home, we picked up US 50 and rode through three quarters of Colorado on it. While traffic was a little heavier on US 50 than it had been on other roads we rode in Colorado, the sites were absolutely amazing.

I think it's probably hard for motorcycle riders to find anything not to like about the roads in Colorado.

One last piece of advice for anyone that is planning a motorcycle trip through the mountains: you will want to pack clothing for a lot of different situations. In the higher elevations through some of the mountain passes the temperature dropped to 35 degrees Fahrenheit and we found ourselves putting on everything we brought. In the lower, parts the temperature rose to 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit! So, plan appropriately and bring a lot of layers for your motorcycle trip.