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Journal - Week 13

Days 85-86: June 15-16, 2007
Visiting Denver

Day 87: June 17, 2007
Ride the Rockies Day 1
Frisco to Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Distance: 99.6 milesin 6 hours 28 minutes
Total: 3,402 miles

Day 88: June 18, 2007
Ride the Rockies Day 2
Steamboat Springs to Craig, Colorado
Distance: 44.9 miles in 3 hours 15 minutes
Total: 3,447 miles

Day 89: June 19, 2007
Ride the Rockies Day 3
Craig to Rifle, Colorado
Distance: 90 miles in 5 hours 28 minutes
Total: 3,538 miles

Day 90: June 20, 2007
Rifle to Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Distance: 52.4 miles in 4 hours 30 minutes
Total: 3,590 miles

Sorry about the recent journal entries being so short and I am currently riding the “Ride the Rockies” event in Colorado and I don't have any computer access at the moment. Hoping to write more next week when I get to a regular computer. All I can say is that the ride is challenging, the scenery is fantastic, the other riders are all a fun group who enjoy having a good time as much as the cycling, and the ride itself is extremely well supported. After the ride I'll be heading to Denver for a few days and then hitching a ride back to
Phoenix where I'll start pedaling again on my final leg to San Diego.

Day 91: June 21, 2007
Ride the Rockies Day 5
Glenwood Springs to Aspen, Colorado
Distance: 44.3 miles in 3 hours 22 minutes
Total: 3,634 miles

Tom Lavallee and I stop to check out the view at the Loveland Pass during the drive from Denver to Breckenridge

Pig and piglet in front of JW's Barbecue in Craig, Colorado

Winchester Motel
in Rifle, Colorado

Yellow ribbon in Rifle

Taking a break with some of my new cycling friends on Day 4 of 'Ride the Rockies'. This was one of my favorite days of the 7-day ride.

Near New Castle, Colorado

Tom and I stand alongside two Colorado State troopers. These guys did a great job of keeping heavy traffic away from cyclists during the ride.

Riding through the canyons near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. There is a bike trail which runs several miles along the Colorado River through these canyons.

Views on the ride from Glenwood Springs to Aspen

Our campground in Aspen - right next to Aspen High School

Braving the elements, I defiantly raise the Chicken Fajita of Triumph (with extra onions) atop the 12,095 foot Independence Pass, east of Aspen, Colorado

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