We’ve left “Incarceration Row” and are now in the “Feed Lot Belt”. So many cows. We’re not talking in terms of thousands here – we’re talking MILLIONS. And, they’re kinda smelly when the wind is blowing the “wrong” way. Today was a “people” day. We met 16 other cyclists going east to west to benefit […]
Day 28 – Eads, CO to Scott City, KS – 104 miles Read More »
We’re not in Kansas just yet (tomorrow) but have officially left the Rockies and anything resembling a mountain or even hill and are now smack dab in the middle of the flat plains. But, were not TOTALLY devoid of things to see: There’s cows: Another prison – this time the smallest one in the nation!
Day 27 – Pueblo CO to Eads CO – 111 miles Read More »
We’re a bit pooped. It was about time for us to do an easier day. We’d planned on over-sailing Pueblo by 30 miles, making tomorrow only 80 miles, but the heat and weariness got the better of us. Cañon City is pretty unremarkable except for the high security state prison, which seemed somewhat formidable but
Day 26 – Cañon City CO to Pueblo CO – 48 miles Read More »
We started the day off with a big climb up to Hoosier Pass at 11,500+ feet. Despite the thin air, the climb wasn’t too bad at a 4% average grade, but the shoulder was either non-existent, broken and uneven pavement, or sand/gravel for the climb and much of the descent though North, Middle and South
Day 25 – Breckenridge CO to Cañon City CO – 100 miles Read More »
Loooooove Breckenridge! As we cycled the mountains got bigger, greener and, well, more mountain-like rather than roly poly. We’re pretty high up here – 9660 feet. We were going to try for the extra 10 miles to summit the 11,500’ Hoosier Pass but decided to mooch around town instead, get acclimated and try tomorrow. We
Day 24 – Kremmling, CO to Breckenridge, CO – 59 miles Read More »
Loooong, but fun and varied day. We departed Park City at 06:00 for the 6 hour drive back to where we left off on Thursday and started our ride at 12:30. Thinking we’d “just stop when we were ready “ we had our planned 81 miles for the day PLUS 22 miles we didn’t do
Day 23 – Colorado/Wyoming border to Kremmling, CO – 103 miles Read More »
It’s great to be back home for a few nights! After our cycle to the Colorado state line we drove home to the Park City area to have a short rest, show Sue and Brad our area, get a massage, catch up on mail and see friends. Friday we did sightseeing and catch up, unpacked
Days 21 and 22 – Park City, UT 2 Rest Days Read More »
We started just off the Walcott exit of I-80, rather than ride the shoulder for 22 miles with all the I-80 truck traffic barreling past. Brad and Sue called ahead from a comfy and tasty cafe in Saratoga, so we met them there for a break. We gave the local hot spring a miss because
Sooooo, south central Wyoming – not much to say about today. If you read yesterday’s blog about “dry and bumpy”, we had A LOT more of the same EXCEPT: We’ve never ridden past an oil refinery (Sinclair). Ugh. The shoulders became very poor the last third of the ride, narrow and super busy with trucks.
Day 19 – 28 miles east of Lander, WY to 13 miles SE of Rawlins, WY – 113 miles Read More »
Quiz Question: Which of the following poses high risk to cyclists in Wyoming: A. Heat B. Wind C. Angry dogs D. Newly laid road surface E. Kamikaze Grasshoppers F. Roadkill G. Wildlife crossing the road ANSWER: If you guessed all of them, congratulations, you’re correct! Today was HOT (made hotter by the newly paved road
Day 18 – Dubois, WY to 28 miles south of Lander, WY – 78 miles Read More »
