Aug 21 Another shorter day. Biked 55 km, but most of them on downhill roads. Started the day by finishing segment 11. Awesome segment, lots of easy roller coaster style single-track in low altitude (3000-3200 m) forests and grasslands. Biked around the Twin Lakes area and at the foothills of Colorado’s highest Peak – Mt Elbert. Then I had to take a detour – not that I’m complaining, sitting in Continue…
Aug 20 Today was sunny. And I still find it incredible how such a sunny day started with a layer of frost on my tent. I guess I’ll have to get used to this for the following week. Really enjoyed the push bike this morning as it was my chance to warm up. First reached Searle Pass. Then followed a technical trail through alpine meadows for a few kilometers, up Continue…
Aug 19 It’s barely 4 pm and I’ve decided to set up camp. Earliest ever. I had a choice between this, setting up camp a few hundred meters higher up (colder and probably no stream nearby) or continuing to the other side of the mountain (but it would have been late and cold by the time I got there). So I just sat in the sun for a while – Continue…
Aug 18 Ate a really nice burger. Medium rare. Honey mustard. Side of fries. A couple glasses of Coke. Enjoying the sun. Ate again a couple of hours later. Some chicken wings. Sweet sriracha flavor. It was sweet, but it definitely didn’t feel like sriracha. Side of celery. Another side of fried sweet potatoes. Ate again a couple of hours later. Calamari with spaghetti in a tomato sauce. Enjoyed the Continue…
August 17 Kept hearing noises throughout the night. Animals roaming around. I hope it was the beavers, not something more dangerous, like rabbits. Did the remaining 30 km of tarmac as fast as possible. The only thing on my mind was a big juicy burger, with fries and all-you-can-drink Coke. That’s because there’s a restaurant/store (the Stagestop Saloon) just before the detour leaves the tarmac. I know I would have Continue…