Day 25: back in Breck for a break

Great visit with James last night and I just had a beautiful morning ride.



The ride from Silverthorne to Breck was quite nice and on a bike path.

Now I am going to grab a few snacks and take on Hoosier Pass. This next section is actually stage 5 of the USA Pro Challenge. It should prove to be challenging and I am already huffing and puffing in this high altitude.

Day 24: Breckenridge preview

I started the day nice and early with the hopes of making it to Breckenridge. Before noon, I had biked 60 miles and went over the divide once.


I was making good time, but just as James predicted, an afternoon storm rolled into mountains. I saw some lightening and decided to wait.



Eventually it kinda cleared. No more lightening, just a little bit of rain and lots of wind. I fought with wind for a while but instead of burning myself out to get to Breckenridge, I called up my buddy James and he came and picked me up. A younger, more daring and perhaps less smart me might have made a miserable and somewhat dangerous break for Breck. My older wiser self however enjoyed an evening catching up with an old friend and will the hit the trail again tomorrow after James drops me back off on his way to Denver. I will bike through Breckenridge again tomorrow on my way to Hoosier Pass.


Stats and highlights
Walden CO to near Heeney CO
Miles: 100
Ice cream flavors consumed: huckleberry, Carmel something or other
Chicken wings consumed: 20
Showers: 1
Loads of laundry completed: 1

Highlights: chatting with Fred this morning

Eating my lunch and then some ice cream in Kremmling

Reading about the history of the area from my maps while I waited for the storm to pass

Listening to all the cool music James has been making from his music studio / apartment


- Jeremy Tagliaferre; hiker, biker, and general life liker.

Day 23: the last of Wyoming

Here's a video from the morning:

I got a late start because the US Postal Service does not start work until 8am. The long, straight, lonesome roads started to get to me today and I found myself piddling about slowly. However, a phone convo with my grandma lifted my spirits a good bit. I also talked with my buddy and old shipmate James Smith about meeting up with him tomorrow in Breckinridge. This also helped to lift my spirits.

The end of the day was a pretty long section of open road. I actually really liked it. I think I am going to miss those uninterrupted stretches of road that Wyoming offered time and time again. The solitude was sometimes lonesome, but it was also kinda nice. One can think about a lot of things and sing a lot of Taylor Swift on those kinds of stretches.

Anyway, here is me getting to Colorado:



Stats and highlights:
Rawlins WY to Walden CO
Miles: 111
Rainbows: 1
Rain showers while it was sunny: 3
Mini hills I had to go up and then down during the last ten miles: 1 million
Bikers I've seen today: 7
Highlights: a local telling me I'm lucky, it's usually windy (I rode into a lot of what i would consider strong head winds today, I guess I am lucky)

Eating food and chatting with another biker named Dave in Riverside

Eating an avocado in Saratoga

Having the cows cheer me on during a few of the climbs