IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO DAY 7 (UNOFFICIAL) – RIDE THE ROCKIES Today was supposed to be my redo of Ride the Rockies Day 1. Bradley Allen picked me up at my hotel and we drove out to Idaho Springs for our start. The RTR ride started in Boulder but the Colorado State Patrol closed Boulder Canyon […]
GOLDEN, COLORADO DAY 6 – RIDE THE ROCKIES I rolled through downtown Breckenridge at 6:45 a.m. It was still quite chilly. Cold, actually. We took the trail out that we had ridden in on yesterday. Those last ten miles of “flat” that I struggled with so much yesterday? I coasted the whole way today. I […]
BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO DAY 5 – RIDE THE ROCKIES AVON TO BRECKENRIDGE Leaving the Comfort Inn I found myself with Mike, an amputee who ride with one arm. Mike is apparently a legend in Denver cycling. He is a strong climber. We stayed together for about a quarter of a mile when we got to the […]
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO DAY 3 – RIDE THE ROCKIES This was a first for me on a Ride to Rockies trip – two nights in the same town with a loop ride back to start. On paper, this would be the easiest day of all and it looked that way. On paper. No named passes […]
AVON, COLORADO DAY 4 – RIDE THE ROCKIES STEAMBOAT SPRINGS TO AVON Leaving Steamboat Springs It was a bit chilly as I rolled out of Steamboat Springs. Then again, these are the mountains and the mornings are cool. I found the bike path and took it to the route. Once one the road, the […]
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO DAY 2 – RIDE THE ROCKIES There is no entry for Day 1 because for this traveler it was a day spent flying between D.C. and Denver, then renting a car and driving in snow (yes) over to Winter Park. Bike path in Winter Park There was a Day 1 for most […]
LIGONIER, PENNSYLVANIA I suggested to (encouraged, begged) Team Portland that the best cycling route from Bedford to Ligonier would be US 30. That route is less than 48 miles with 5,000′ of climb. I was eating breakfast with my parents when Aaron Hoxworth texted me and told me they were already wheels down and headed […]
BREEZEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA I told the 4K for Cancer Team Portland team that I would probably meet them on the abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike. I think I told them that. I drove to Bedford then biked on US 30 to Breezewood. I did this, in part, to see if it was scarier than hell. It wasn’t although […]
HANCOCK, MARYLAND My planning was off this weekend. Yesterday I was planning a road ride and ended up on the trail – without my mountain bike. Today I planned to ride near Altoona but it was, well, cold. I mean late-winter type cold, low 40s around 10:00 a.m. I did not bring cold weather riding […]
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