Aug 16 Left at around 8:30 and soon finished segment 3. The following trails are through a wilderness area, where bikes are not allowed. So instead of 20-something miles, I have to do 70 mile long detour. I biked on boring gravel roads with a bleak landscape. I went through an area that burned down years ago and there was no shade to guard me from the scorching sun. On top Continue…
August 14 This is actually day zero. After finishing our road trip and arriving in Denver, I went to pick up my bike from the guys at the shop. While waiting for the final touches, I had a taste of the weather here: August 15 Finally – D Day. After dropping off wife at the airport and returning the rental car, my two week Colorado Trail adventure started .. with Continue…
I’m gonna kick off my series on the Colorado Trail with this gentle introduction. The CT is 486 miles (782 km) long. It’s got about 22000 meters of climbing. The route is split into 28 segments – making it easier to judge progress and not feel overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of what you’ve gotten yourself into while in your tent after the first day. The trail connects the cities Continue…
Day 12 Do you know that feeling when you’re minding your business around camp and a rude deer is sitting nearby, just staring at you while it’s chewing on regurgitated grass? No? Well, I guess it’s just me then. Another day, another scenic road. Now we were back in the state of Colorado, in the high mountains, crossing the San Jose range to get to Telluride. An old mining town, Continue…
Day 10 Another driving day – 6 hours along the scenic roads of Arizona and Utah. Left the Grand Canyon, with its vegetation, decent temperatures and occasional shower and returned to the deserts, with thorny bushes, red rocks and a high of 105 degrees F according to our car. Didn’t visit much, just stayed in the relative comfort of the car’s AC. Took the Monument Valley road. We drove past Continue…