I have published a Kindle book on Amazon.com that describes my six long bike trips including this one. It took five years to go back and describe this trip, but it has been a fun exercise to revisit. … Continue reading
Category Archives: epilogue
Today I reached Fort Collins and end of my planned epilogue ride. It was a long ride, but also included 5000ft of descent from top of Cameron Pass to Fort Collins. The gas station was open before six and I … Continue reading
Today was a familiar ride, one I’ve done a few times before including a year ago as part of Bicycle Tour of Colorado. It included riding over Rabbit Ears Pass and then down through North Park into Walden. I was … Continue reading
Today was an easier ride mostly following the Yampa River on a gentle uphill slope. Maybell Colorado holds the record for coldest temperature in Colorado. While it wasn’t close to that, it was still a cold morning and time to … Continue reading
Today crossed the border into Colorado. This morning as I was leaving Vernal, Erik cycled out the first five miles through town. After leaving town, it was mostly downhill to the Green River at Jensen. The river was wide and … Continue reading
Tailwinds today, but also cross winds. Also nice chance to visit with friends Jenny and Erik who rode TDA this year from Nairobi to Cape Town. Erik also rode all of TDA in 2011. It was already windy when I … Continue reading
Today a shorter day with a large climb. I had considered two possible routes to enter Colorado. The southern route went via Green River and then mostly on old US 6 parallel to the interstate (I-70). The northern route went … Continue reading
Today I cycled out of the Utah valley and over to Price. Windy today though a mixture of tail wind and head winds. In the morning cycled through populated areas. First went to UT 198 and then followed this for … Continue reading
Tailwinds made today a relatively easy ride. The first two thirds of the ride was on sparsely populated valleys and then after Eureka I climbed into the basin that was more populated. The wind was already blowing lightly when I … Continue reading
Today was a quiet rest day in Delta. Got laundry done and checked maps for next possibilities. I also bicycled out to the internment camp outside town and then back. Below are some photos from the trip to the camp. … Continue reading