We rode 48 miles from Salida to Seguache.
Heidi and her tiny dog Max were also early risers at the motel. We had our breakfast at the Little Red Hen Bakery. A bagel egg sandwich…mmm.
The wind started early as … Read the rest
Day 9: Chilling in Salida
We got my prescribed medicine for altitude sickness and nausea and went to breakfast downtown. Riverside Park was a good way to people watch for hours. On one walk back to our motel, we met a local electric meter reader … Read the rest
Day 7 & 8: Back to Salida
I try to stay away from hospitals but I got sick somehow. I think the windy day on dirt roads for 51 miles took a toll on me. I had stomach cramps and low energy on Saturday morning but I … Read the rest
Day 6: Battling the Wind
We ate breakfast at the saloon in Hartsel. I had a dish called the “Choo Choo” because it was one pancake, one egg, and one strip of bacon. I guess it was two wheel shaped circles on top of a … Read the rest
Day 5: Dream Stream
We rode out of the mountain top and into the prairie-like flat lands. The town of Como looked like a ghost town but the signs and some of the buildings told a story of Italian immigrants that settled here in … Read the rest
Day 4: Relax Lance!
Highway 9 was a rude/busy wakening but we did meet fellow cyclist Richard, from Maryland who joined us for a nice breakfast at Sunshine Cafe. Richard is younger and fitter than us but he was impressed with our peleton of … Read the rest
Day 3: Dan inspired us
We saw another Tour Divide racer today. I dug deep to keep up with her enough to talk with her. Her name is Hannah and she’s from Austin Texas. I asked her if she knew my friend Dan. She did! … Read the rest
Day 2: Kreme de la Kremmling
Apparently my racer friend Dan stopped by our campground while we were sleeping and left me a treat in my helmet. A coffee flavored Gu packet. He passed us and is near Del Norte already.
We decided to filter our … Read the rest
Day 1:
Rabbit Ears motel was old school in that they kept their reservations/schedule on a paper poster. I asked them what they recommended for breakfast at 6:30 and they said “The Shack” but they looked up the phone number in the … Read the rest
Day 0: Getting to the starting point
Luckily Stephen has Premier gold status so we got a 70lb limit instead of the usual 50. We got our 68 lb bike boxes on the plane and we took off from Santa Barbara at our scheduled 5:15am.
Our shuttle … Read the rest
Our next ride: The Continental Divide ride in Colorado
We are starting Saturday June 17th. I will try to write a blog entry for each day if cell phone signal is available.
When I was riding across America last summer, I was already thinking of my next ride. I … Read the rest
Our next ride: The Continental Divide ride in Colorado
We are starting Saturday June 17th. I will try to write a blog entry for each day if cell phone signal is available.
When I was riding across America last summer, I was already thinking of my next ride. I … Read the rest
Day 90: We did it! 4,142 miles in 90 days
Only 52 miles to ride today. A little bit of it was on the Olympic Discovery Trail but most was on highway 101. Soon enough we arrived in Forks and while we were taking our photo of the Forks sign, … Read the rest
Day 89: Crystal Clear Water
A breakfast at Black Bear Diner is perfect for today – 60 miles is fueled by a omelette and pancakes.
The Olympic Discovery Trail was much better today in that it was more of a separate trail. Crescent Lake was … Read the rest
Day 88: Pronounce it “Skwim” …but it’s spelled “Sequim”
My expectations are really high for the Olympic Discovery Trail but it seems like it’s more of a “route” than a separate dedicated trail with many sections being regular roads.
When our stomachs growled for breakfast we looked on the … Read the rest