We woke up in the morning bright and early to get ready for the last day of riding.Our campground had no tables or anything, so we setlled for leftover Pizza from last night for breakfast and some coffee. A little later we were joined by Bruce and his son Harrison, who came out there to [...]

We left this morning after a nice hearty breakfast ( prepared by yours truly) and tackled the first leg of our trip. I took a look into the route on the elevation profile and on Jessica’s maps and everything seemed hunky dory (more on that later).
We hit Highway 50 on our way to our lunch [...]

I left for Salida at 6:00 pm today (got a ride out there from a collegue of mine) and after a fairly uneventful drive we arrived at our campsite at about 8:45. My friends arrived in Salida last night, but after battling Monarch Pass they didnt feel bad about having a day to recuperate.
Initially, I [...]

I am going to go out on a multi-day ride with friends of mine (who rode all the way from San Francisco. CHeck their blog at http://www.werideeast.com) from Salida to Pueblo this week. We’ll meet Wednesday evening in Salida and then take the ride to Pueblo. This is not only going to be my first [...]

Last weekend I went for a short camping trip to Chatfield State Park. This was my first attempt at some touring, although the distance was not really that much, and I enjoyed it tremendously.

Route:
From Work To Chatfield

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Distance:
28.45 km

Duration:
01:24:52

Speed:
20.11 km/h

Average HR:
179

Route:
From Chatfield to Home

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Distance:
32.73 km

Duration:
04:22:48

Speed:
7.47 km/h

Average HR:
124

I also posted a few pictures [...]