Who Said Kansas Is Flat?
SHAWNEE, KANSAS After a day in the car it was time to hit the ground and ride. And it wasn’t good. I was excited to meet my 4th cousin, by marriage, Nick Schotamus. Oooh, he is younger than I thought. The only chance I had was Nick only had his single speed bike. Didn’t matter. […]
Colorado Springs
It was the final Day of Ride the Rockies and should have been an uneventful ride to Colorado Springs. It wasn’t.
Salida
SALIDA, COLORADO The day’s profile looked pretty easy – 40 miles of flat followed by some trending uphill over the 9,010′ Poncha Pass then a descent to Salida. We were also aware of wild fires burning near Salida and there were rumors of what the next day would bring. As we rolled through Alamosa, a […]
Alamosa
Day 4 of RTR featured a big climb up Wolf Creek Pass. Also, I hit 54 mph on the descent.
Pagosa Springs
Day 3 of RTR. Durango to Pagosa Springs which, as the name implies, is a town full of springs – hot ones.
Durango
DURANGO, COLORADO From 6,200′ Cortez to 6,500′ Durango this was to be a day of climbing. The profile basically trended up for 50 miles before descending to Durango. My roommate, Scott Olson, and I were quick to get out the hell hole we were staying and made our way to Denny’s – which was ill-equipped to […]
Cortez
CORTEZ, COLORADO The day was to begin with a 15 mile climb up over the 10,200′ Lizard Head Pass. But actually it began with a $10 pancake breakfast at the Elks club in the town of Telluride. It was a chilly 48 degrees, or less, as we rolled out of town. I went by the […]
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