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Day 46-47 – 07/09/21
Blanding to Fry Canyon, Fry Canyon to Hanksville – Crazy long post with picture dump. It’s crazy HOT. Yesterday I did 33 miles with a stop at Natural Bridges National Monument. Incredible. We then stayed at this almost abandoned Rec area where we were the only campers. No kidding. Who the heck camps in 107…
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Day 45 – 07/07/21
Boarder of UT to Blanding, UT (past Blanding by 20 miles – 59 miles, 10.8 mph, 4086 elevation gain UTAH!!! UTAH!!! Insanely beautiful. Insanely hilly/mountainous. Insanely HOT. I couldn’t get my goal of 65 today. We stopped short. The temp was running at 99 degrees for what seemed forever. I was riding on new BLACK…
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Day 44 – 07/06/21
Dolores, CO to boarder of UT – 37 miles, 17,60ft elevation gain Phew. Another crazy day in the books. Just another day of watching God manage this huge ride. He really does have the details all worked out. We started our day at the Cortez Dodge Dealer because of a check engine light. They checked…
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Day 43 – 07/05/21
Telluride, CO to Dolores, CO – 65 miles, 11.9mph, 2369ft elevation gain Phew. Much better day. Only about 10 miles of climbing today. No tears. AND I will get to sleep on time. Here is my rant!!! We did experience the “middle finger” at least 15 times today. Might be a new record. We laugh…
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Day 42 – 07/04/21
Montrose, CO to Telluride, CO – 56.5 miles, 8.9mph, 5,367ft elevation, gain Well. Sorry to keep you all waiting. It’s been a day! These mountains are insanely beautiful but they literally kicked my bum. I got my first police escort in a busy tough area of Telluride. That was so incredibly nice. I didn’t summit…
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Day 41 – 07/03/21
Gunnison, CO to Montrose, CO – 65miles, 10.6 mph, 3387 ft and more that Strava didn’t log. Another beautiful Colorado day. I had some big climbs but the views made them easier. The heat is back. We are staying at a KOA in Montrose. We really like KOAs. Nice clean parks, great showers!! We started…
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Day 40 – 07/02/21
Maysville, CO to Gunnison, CO – 60 miles, 10mph, 3363 elevation gain We are back on the saddle and what an incredible day we had. I am still beyond humbled that God is here riding with me and giving me everything I need. I climbed Monarch Mountain this morning. Elevation 11,312. The highest elevation I…
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Day 37-39 29th of June thru 07/01/21
Days off I did my Nearo day (day 37) Almost 25 but set myself up to climb Monarch Pass my highest climb of the whole trip when I am done “resting”. I am enjoying some rest and “retail therapy” with Jocelynn in Breckenridge today. Tomorrow we will have another day off as well. Will update…
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Day 36 – 06/28/21
Lake Pueblo, CO to Howard, CO – 64 miles, 9.7 mph, 5145 ft elevation gain Insanely beautiful day. I got to see parts of CO I have never visited. We made it to Howard and drove down to Salida (our stomping grounds). We are camping and then a short day to get me to the…
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Day 35 – 06/27/21
Fowler, CO to Wetmore, CO – 65mile, 11mph, 2227 ft elevation gain Outstanding CO day. 65.9 miles. Tomorrow is a BIG climb day. We are at Pueblo State Park. Incredible. Gods timing is absolutely perfect. He had me getting through Pueblo on a Sunday morning. Pueblo is the second largest city I will navigate next…