Middle of Nowhere, CO to Riverside, WY Total Miles: 4127 I woke up this morning at 5:00 and, I mean it this time, seriously considered just staying there in my tent and not getting up until the sun finally peaked over the mountains. I thought I had been cold yesterday and the day before but, […]
Month: July 2017
Day 71 – 75 Miles
Silverthorne, CO to Middle of Nowhere, CO Total Miles: 4037 We woke up this morning at 5:00 to be on the road by 6:00. It. Was. Fucking. Cold. I put on all the shirts that I had, threw my rain jacket over the top, I even wore my water proof socks as weird looking mittens […]
Day 70 – 50 Miles
FairPlay, CO to Silverthorne, CO Total Miles: 3962 I woke up this morning feeling particularly refreshed and ready to tackle some mountains! We grabbed some free breakfast from the hotel and set out into the morning and holy shit was it cold! The first 5 miles or so into the city of Alma were almost […]
Day 69 – 67 Miles
Canon City, CO to FairPlay, CO Total Miles: 3912 I woke up this morning at 5:00 and holy shit was it cold. I laid there, warm in my sleeping bag for a good 10 minutes trying to mentally prepare myself for getting up. Once I got my cycling gear on, got out of the tent […]
Day 68 – 60 Miles
Pueblo, CO to Canon City, CO Total Miles: 3845 Seeing as how yesterday was a rest day and we could sleep in for a change, we decided to take advantage of a Saturday night in a new city. We went to this brew pub to get some food and beer and I noticed that they […]
Day 67 – 55 Miles
Ordway, CO to Pueblo, CO Total Miles: 3785 Gillian (pronounced with the ‘J’ sound) is one of those rare people that can along with everybody; she’s quick with a joke, incredibly intelligent and has a way of making you feel like part of her family from the moment you meet her. When she arrived home […]
Day 66 – 90 Miles
Sheridan Lake, CO to Ordway, CO Total Miles: 3730 The church we stayed in last night was an excellent choice, full kitchen and nice bathrooms with plenty of floor space for us to crash for the night. There were no showers but there was a convenient hose out back where we could rinse off the […]
Day 65 – 80 Miles
Scott City, KS to Sheridan Lake, CO Total Miles: 3640 We got a pleasant little surprise yesterday afternoon after we got our camp set up in the park. The local pastor, Kyle, came by and told one of the guys that we could go and set ourselves up for the night in one of the […]
Day 64 – 54 Miles
Ness City, KS to Scott City, KS Total Miles: 3560 It’s gonna be a short entry today because, surprise, Kansas is boring. Let’s begin. After yesterday afternoons insanity burgers we were all, of course, hungry again by 7 so we headed back to the same spot to get grab some beers and dinner. I decided […]
Day 63 – 65 Miles
Larned, KS to Ness City, KS Total Miles: 3506 Yesterday around 5 while I was laying in the grass reading and another westbound cyclist showed up to the park we were staying at. His name is Robert, he’s from Holland and he’s doing a route somewhat similar to my own. He cycled from New York […]