What a day. It started with cows. Then Cycling.
We set out from Walden on a steady climb to Willow Creek Pass. Nice, false flats all the way up to the climb. Not to mention the village of Rand which has the Rand Yacht Club. The highway past Rand has been adopted by the residents of Suburban South Rand. There could not be more than four of them, but that road was clean. Good job residents of Suburban South Rand!
A few miles of steady steep and... An ice cold coke. My brother was hiking in the pass and had strategically stashed the keys. Refueled, Lauren and I bombed down the descent. After 2 hours, with the climb, our pace was still over 20 mph. Awesome!
Then we hit route 40... the wind picked up... In our faces. We pushed and pushed and kept our pace fairly high. We had a minor crisis near Hot Sulphur Springs. Lauren and I both ran out of water at the edge of the town. Fortunately, there was an ice cream stand... But the wait was too long. So we went to a bar, which did not seem indecent as it was past noon.
Rewatered, we pushed on to Kremmling and met my brother who had just gotten kicked out of breakfast, lunch, and bakery. Apparently, bakery only goes until just after 2. Two blocks down and the second ice cream shoppe we found water and... Ice cream. Ahhhhhhh.
Then the wind. It had gotten worse. Or we were worse. After 78 miles the wind was too much for us. We were going about 12 mph... miserable... in pain. I called for backup and we quit near Heeney, Co and the fantabulous green mountain reservoir.
I snuck out for a quick soak in a mountain stream. Very refreshing, but freezing cold. I think it helped.
Met back with the fam and celebrated my parents 34th Anniversary. Congrats guys.... And thank you for all the help.
Regrets.. Yes. Sunscreen. Face, check. Legs, check. Arms, ehh.
Location:Walden, co
No comments:
Post a Comment