Hi Everyone,
Since last I posted we have ridden through most of Colorado! We are now at 2300 miles.
The rest of Kansas was great, eastern Colorado was not so enjoyable. The day me rode into Denver was the first day we could see the rockies in the distance. Which was exciting, but one of the hardest days so far for me. It was 100 miles, 110 for some. And I was sick. I was so happy to have a day off and a build day in Denver. The first night in Denver I went and stayed with Sarah in Boulder, which was amazing. I got to sleep in a bed and not on the floor! Out of all the normal life things I miss the most, I think it has to be my bed. Anyway I spent my day off going to the doctor, going to breakfast, and sleeping some more. All in all a great day.
The build day was great. I think the Denver habitat has been the most organized build days so far. I ended up painting, with is always enjoyable.
After Denver we had a short ride to Boulder. I spent most of the day getting things for my bike, replacing my chain and one of my tires, so that it would be ready to ride over the rockies,
The next two days were intense we climbed from a 5000 ft to 12000 ft. The day into Estes Park was beautiful and was the first day we were really up in the mountains. The day from Estes Park to Grand Lake was the best most challenging thing I've done so far. We rode up trail ridge road in Rocky Mountain National Park, the highest paved road in the US. We were above the tree line for about 8 miles with wind and snow banks. It took about five hours to climb 30 miles. After about a 2 hour lunch break I headed down the mountain and finished the last 20ish miles in less than an hour. In many ways it's been one of the best days on the trip so far.
Yesterday was much easier, only 40 miles mostly downhill. We stopped at some sulfur springs, which was very nice.
Today we are in Steamboat Springs and have a build day tomorrow. Only one more stop in Colorado then onward to Utah!
Thanks everyone for the mail at the Estes Park mail drop. I think it's the most mail I've gotten yet and I love hearing from all of you. And it's fun to get mail. :)
1 comment:
i can't believe you're already (almost) in utah! that's only two states away from the other side of the country, genie!! amazing job.
p.s. i was talking to my neighbor about moose, and of course i mentioned that she'd be going back with you once you're done biking across the country. any time i say this to people, they pretty much always go, "i'm sorry, WHAT?!" the looks on their faces when i describe how hardcore you are...just precious.
p.p.s.-fat camp is working for moose. she is very sprightly.
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