Timy's Travels

First Bike Drop
Damn it! I dropped the bike today for the first time! Well, not too bad considering that this is my first bike and that, so far, I only have 3,000 miles on it. My Peruvian friend Rudy and two of his friends took me to a single-track dirt road north of Netherland near Boulder, CO.
What a ride! For the first time in my life I rode a bike under these conditions, with rocks the size of watermelons all over the road. I could not maintain the balance so I dropped the bike four times(! x 4) Fortunately, I did not get hurt. I got so exhausted that for the third and fourth time I dropped the bike, I had to ask my friends to help me pick it up. This was agreat ride and I had a lot of fun. Maybe I'll do it again once I gain more experience. See the pictures below.

La Primera Caida en Moto
Que tontera! Hoy se me cayo la moto por primera vez! Bueno, no estuvo tan mal considerando que esta es la primera motocicleta que tengo y que solo la he recorrido 3,000 millas. Mi amigo Rudy y dos de sus amigos me llevaron a un camino de piedras al norte de Netherland, cerca a Boulder en Colorado. Que viajesito! Por primera vez en mi vida que manejo en un camino de este tipo. No pude mantener el balance y bote la moto cuatro veces. Afortunadamente, no me paso nada. Yo mismo pare la moto las dos primeras veces. Para la tercera y cuarta ves, pedi la ayuda de los otros muchachos. Ya no tenia energia para pararla. Fue un gran recorrido y me diverti muchisimo. Talvez lo haga de nuevo despues de adquirir mas experiencia. Miren las fotos abajo.
Timy, Andrew, and Greg resting.
Timy, Andrew, y Greg descanzando.

My first time ever to drop my bike. Kind of cool actually :-)
La primera vez que se ma cae la moto. Hasta resulto ser emocionante :-)

The second time I dropped my bike. Not so cool this time! nor the following two more drops...
La segun vez que se me cae la moto. No tan emocionante esta vez! ni las siguientes dos veces que se cayo...

Rudy and I resting for a few minutes:
Rudy y yo descanzando por unos minutos:

Just a pic of me and Rudy's bike:
Solo una foto de mi y de la moto de Rudy:

Rudy and his bike:
Rudy y su moto:

The Pawnee Buttes, Colorado
This is one of the most spectacular places I have visited so far. The Pawnee Buttes are located just a few miles north of Greeley, Colorado. Historically, the Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Arapaho tribes used the Pawnee Buttes as a place for important gatherings and Buffalo hunting. Today, scholars guard this place as one of the most important sources of rare fossils and ranchers benefit from the quality of the grasslands to produce high-quality beef.

Las Mesas Pawnee, Colorado
Este es uno de los lugares mas fantasticos que he visitado hasta ahora. La mesas Pawnee estan localizadas solo a unos cuantos kilometros al norte de Greeley, Colorado. Historicamente, las tribus Cheyenne, Pawnee, y Arapaho usaban las mesas Pawnee como un lugar para reuniones y caze del bufalo. Hoy en dia, educadores consideran este lugar como uno de recursos mas importantes de fosiles raros, y los rancheros se benefician de la calidad del forraje para producir carne de alta calidad.

To go there take I-25 north to Fort Collins, CR14 W. to Keota (good dirt road), and keep going north, following the signs, until you get to the parking area.
Para llegar alla, tome I-25 norte hasta Fort Collins, CR14 W. hasta Keota (buena carretera), y continue hacia el norte, siguiendo los letreros hasta llegar al parqueadero.

Motor vehicles are allowed beyond the parking area but you can walk all the way to the base of the two buttes. Make sure you take your camera with you because the views are fantastic. The best time to visit this place is during Summer early in the morning or late in the afternoon.
Now, instead of Buffalo, you'll find zillions of fat cows grassing on these lands. Be careful! They like to run across the road suddenly, so slow down! And if hiking away from the road, whatch out for snakes!