Day 13 Denver to Salt Lake - Wind, Rain, Hail and Lightening

Today my weather luck ran out..I left Limon headed for Denver. It was a nice morning and a pleasant ride. Denver was really hazy and I couldn't see the mountains until I got to them. I had to stop and put on my coat when I got to the Eisenhower tunnel at the summit. At 11,000+ feet, it was cold. Once I crested the Rockies the sun went away and the storms began. I took 42 pictures trying to catch a lightening flash but missed the all. More importantly, they all missed me although they looked to be striking the ground. The wind was so strong at times that I had to slow to 40 and lean into it. Several times ice the size of hail fell from the sky and even with my rain gear on felt like a shotgun blast to the face and ribs. A few times it looked like the storms were over and I would take off my rain gear, only to find that the road changed directions into another storm. I gave up and left it on.
When I got to Selina Utah I headed north toward Fairview to visit my father's grave. He's buried in a cemetery that reminds me of one from the old west. It is up on a hill, overlooking the small town of Fairview.
I finally made it to Springville, a town south of Salt Lake at about 9:00 PM and checked into a hotel. There were some really obnoxious people checking in before me, giving the clerk a hard time. When it was my turn I told her I would take any room she had, even the laundry room. She put me in a suite for only $89.00. Very nice.
I am attaching some pictures of my ride. They are of my view of the Colorado Rockies from my bike, a gold mine, the summit, a Colorado canyon, riding in the storms and eastern Utah.