We made it! We are over the rockies... Well we haven't made it into Pueblo yet, but we are close! Last night we stayed in the beautiful and scenic town of Sargents CO. We camped in a cabin at the base of Monarch pass at the only building in town... or so it seemed.
Sargents actually ended up being fun. We met a family driving from Denver to Telluride and were staying at the half way point. (Don't worry we wont forget you!) I was thinking we would get to bed early and then hit the road at the crack of dawn... well the last half came true. We sat up late talking and I think some mischief occured... (wait until I get the photos downloaded)
Well at 5:15am Erik popped up and was ready to go... (Maybe he was concerned the owners might see the handy work?) By 5:30 we were climbing the ten miles and almost 2,500 vertical feet to the pass. Around 8:30 I was jumping up and down at the summit. Not because of the accomplishment, but because it was soooooooo cold... OK I was a little over joyed, but who wouldn't be?
After the summit we coasted for about 20 some odd miles and ate breakfast in the town of Selada... After we were hit smack in the face with 40-50+ mile an hour winds! It was the longest and hardest 45 miles I have ever pedaled... down hill that is...
Tomorrow we are going to attempt to make it to Pueblo... wind willing.
Happy Birthday Michael! I wont say how old... but it is a biggie!
Much love and keep the comments coming!
T
3 comments:
Tom, I'm so, so impressed! What a wonderful journey. Nice beard.
Looks like you have a playoff beard growing!! Way to go!!
Tom - You are looking thinner, and a little like an ad for Nike. I also didn't realize you loaded up with that much stuff!!
Keep it going! :-)
-Spilly
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