During our first week in Montrose, I finally got the CT-90 running after a lot of pushing and frustration—which should have been a quick indication that something was very off and I should take a big step back, but I was stubborn and kept pushing, convinced that I had everything right. Turns out, in my hastiness of a rebuild, I threw the fuel selector plate on 180 degrees off from where it should be and the fuel was never turning on. After getting everything set and seating the new piston rings in the freshly bored cylinder, Adrienne got home from work and we took it for a ride through town on some errands. We decided that it would be fun to take it on a short trip that afternoon and went home to get ourselves ready and proceeded to head the 36 mix-mountain-flatland miles from Montrose to the mountain town of Ouray Colorado. The drive was beautiful, the evening was perfect, and the food and beer was great. We stumbled upon the Ourayle House Brewery, a small micro brewery on a side street in Ouray. We got a gourmet pizza from a place across the street and drank some of the best beer I’ve had in a while. Adrienne was in full support when I suggested we drive up the switchback pass that overlooks the town before heading back to Montrose and it was was well worth the 15-20 mph crawl up the side of the mountain. What a spectacular night.

Drinking some delicious beer with our dinner at the Ourayle House Brewery in Ouray Colorado.