Last Hurrah

 Our last ride with Doris in Colorado was between Ft. Collins and LaPorte.  We've had a wonderful time showing her almost all of our favorite trails near Windsor.  A portion of our ride was on the Pleasant Valley Trail as we got closer to LaPorte. but the majority was on another section of the Poudre trail.

We started out at the Whitewater Park, situated close to New Belgium Brewery.  It was way too early to stop in for a beer 🍺🍺sample, even after we finished the ride!

Our 11-mile round trip ride took us west and north, encompassing large, wooded areas and open farmland after skirting around the northwest side of Ft. Collins.

The morning weather was in the 60's, with plenty of sun and no wind.  Perfect riding weather!  Back home in Arizona, they are breaking records for heat and even early morning rides are way too hot. 

One of the neatest parts of this trail is the long bridge that zig zags over the Poudre River.  We stopped on the bridge not only for a photo op, but also to look at the mother deer and her fawn who were enjoying the water in the river.

The deer and fawn were visible as we headed to LaPorte and we were pleasantly surprised to see they were still there on our return.  The mom was keeping close attention as the fawn frolicked around in the shallow water.