HOTCHKISS, COLORADO Pain is relative and this was a painful day. In 2007 I rented a bike in Idaho Springs and slogged up the 28 miles to the summit of Mt. Evans. By my calculation that gained 6600′ over 28 miles or 4.5%. Today’s ride gained 5800′ over 20 miles or 5.5%. It was hot, […]
Day 1 of RTR, we would do a loop ride through Colorado National Monument
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO That was a long day. Alarm went off at 3:45 and I proudly resisted the urge to ask for 10 more. At 4:15 a.m. I met Dave Fitzgerald who agreed to drive me to the airport. The flight left DCA at 5:50 and arrived DFW at 8:20 which was the boarding time […]
CAÑON CITY, COLORADO DAY 9 (UNOFFICIAL) – RIDE THE ROCKIES Last year the Day 6 route on Ride the Rockies was to be Salida to Cañon City across Royal Gorge. However, there was a major fire burning and we were rerouted. I extended my stay this year for a day to ride the missing […]
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 […]
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