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Onto the plains
Yesterday in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The wind has died down, but thick clouds are all around. Get an early start as we are worried about more wind. Bit misty as we continue along our cycle path through the buttes of the park. Hit another path along the river into the city of
Pueblo. Cross into town; and not a very nice part. But cycle through and back on Hwy 50. Mostly flat or down as we truly say goodbye to the mountains. Wide open flat land is in front of us. Stop at the tiny town of Fowler and find a very cheap RV park. A bit noisy but pleasant enough.Read more
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The mountains are all behind us
June 1 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Wake to bike horn sheep wandering around our campground. They blend in with the rocks; except for their white butts. Continue down through the canyon until we leave the river and head up. Only 800 feet or so bit but takes us back over 6000 for awhile. Got a plateau and then go screaming down into Canon City; another cute little city. Stock up on food and make our way out of town on a lovely bike path. Wind hits hard as we pedal east. Lots of rollers but finally make it to Lake Pueblo State Park. Another nice cycle path to our campground. Set up and take a very quick dip in the reservoir (no showers). Wind is howling! Tod everything down, huddle behind tent and somehow manage to make and eat dinner.Read more
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Arkansas Headwaters
May 31 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Make our way to the tony town of Salida. Quite the hub for all sorts of outdoor activities. Doug rolls into a bike store to get gears fixed. Walk around town a bit. Bike mechanics do what they can, and off we go. Follow the Arkansas River as it cuts its way to form canyons. Nice rolling 40 miles and stop at Five Points campground. Finally put on a bathing suit and get wet! Back to campsite with our filtered water. Make dinner and in the tent before dark.Read more
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Crossing the Continental Divide
May 30 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Wake to frost on the tent. The Sky is clear and the wind has yet to pick up. We have 10 miles to climb to Monarch Pass at 11,300 feet. Wind picks up as we head up but it is generally behind us. Have an easy mile or so and then the climbing starts. Grade isn’t too bad but the altitude is tough. The road hugs the side of the mountain as we slowly ascend. Lots of breaks helps to keep us breathing. Make it to the windy top. Bundle up and relax a bit before plunging 4000 feet to Salida. Terrain gets noticeably drier as we go. Stop for ice cream and then pull into our campsite. Good but challenging day!Read more
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Sargents - a perfectly placed oasis
May 29 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Another short day; our version of a rest day. Day starts out cloudy but does clear. Visit the campground animals before hitting the road. 34 miles along HWY 50 - much of the time into the wind. Yet the gradient is mild and scenery nice. Arrive at the base of tomorrow’s climb where there is a little campground, store and restaurant - Tomichi Creek Trading Post. Still quite windy. Have a nice hot shower and dine in the restaurant.Read more
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Gunnison
May 28 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Only 24 miles today to town of Gunnison. Beautiful ride along the water and amongst the rocks. We have transitioned back to Hwy 50 and it is much busier but we have a good shoulder. Arrive at the KOA outside of town. Set up and go check out Gunnison. Been here 50+ years ago but don’t remember much. Get food and ice cream! Back to campsite to do laundry and make dinner.Read more
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison
May 27 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
A monster day awaits us: over 4000 ft of climbing to 9100 feet. Nice morning as sun is out and seems to be little wind. Roll along on as we gradually climb. Some bits get steeper but not too bad. At times lose quite a bit of elevation which is a bit disheartening. The prairie dogs sit up and take notice as we pedal along. Do notice the altitude after 8000 feet or so. Hit the summit and do a bit more rolling until we stop for lunch with a great view of the canyon. Enjoy the views as we make our way down to the reservoir. A few raindrops fall from out of nowhere. Cross the reservoir and find our quiet campground. Long day but worth the climbing.Read more
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We are headed up
May 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A short day planned, only 35 miles but we are climbing up to the North Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. SR 92 is relatively quiet as we ride towards Hotchkiss. Get last supplies and continue upward. Clouds get darker but not too windy or threatening. Arrive in the town of Crawford and a few miles later the state park. Nice lake but too chilly to swim.Read more
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A blustery day
May 25 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Slow start as we utilize good internet to do some planning. Finally head out and return to lovely cycle path which leads us out of Grand Junction. Dark clouds all around and it does appear to be raining nearby. Pedal along through barren landscape; rolling up and down the hills. Finally get to the top and almost get knocked over. Thunder is rumbling and rain threatens. After waiting a moment head downward. Skies open for about a minute. And then the rain stops but wind persists. Quick lunch stop and finish ride to Delta. Set up, food shop and eat.Read more
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State #4: Colorado
May 24 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Survive our night in the vast high prairie. Pack up and conserve as much water as possible. Cross into Colorado and still no services. Turn off into Mack and a nice woman gives us Gatorade and water. Make it to next town and have lunch. Pick up cycle trail in Fruta. With limited options, check into spendy hotel.Read more
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Moab and through the canyons
May 23 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Opt to go south to go north and detour to Moab. Pleasantly surprised by an amazing bike path almost all the way to Moab. Pick up some food and head into Colorado canyons. So pretty. Road is relatively quiet and we make our way through the towering rocks. Stop for water and ice cream. Climb back out of the canyon and pass through Cisco, a ghost town with no services. Find a place to camp and conserve the water we have. Fall asleep listening to prairie dog chattRead more
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Exploring Arches NP
May 22 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Wind is still blowing and it’s a tad cloudy. Though rain is forecasted, none materializes. Ride out on a sandy and rocky road toward Arches NP. Do a bit of biking and then walking. Finally ditch the bikes and just walk into the desert. Beautiful vistas, especially as it clears up. Return the way we came back to our campsite. Long walk to modern campground to get a shower. Less wind means little biting bugs ☹️Read more
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Utahraptor State Park
May 21 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
A nice warmish morning - at least in the sun. Head to the grocery store to get food for the next few days. Ride out on the old highway road: great scenery but rough in places. Do a short stint on I70, before turning south heading towards Moab. Same sketchy road as before and the wind pushes us towards the road. Make good time as it’s mostly down. Arrive at Utahraptor state park and go way down to our primitive site. Didn’t realize that meant no water. Back up I go to get water and ice. Still very windy as we make our dinner. Nice sunset.Read more
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Green River
May 20 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Get a late start but have a short day planned. Stop in Price for supplies as not much else for 60 miles. Ride mostly on 6, still very busy with varying shoulder. Mesas and mountains abound though hard to look as have to concentrate on road. Head off road to our “dispersed camping” but discover that river is a muddy puddle. With insufficient water have to Carey on. Quite late but book, fortunately down and on newly paved road, to Green River. Find a campsite. Phew, another long day.Read more
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Up and over soldier summit
May 19 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Big day in store for us. A 40 mile climb with a 7400+ ft summit. Day is sunny but chilly. Mountains are beautiful, especially with their white caps. Head away from gowns and into the river canyon. This route is still used Bt trains and thus the gradient is reasonable. That also means that a lot of trucks go this way. Beautiful scenery which changes as we ascend and then descend. Way quicker down though end at Helper at 5700 feet. Get groceries and find our campground.Read more
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Long ride on lovely bike paths
May 18 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Weather definitely turned for the worst. Chilly and drizzly. Barrel down the hill and make our way out of SLC on mostly dedicated paths. Mountains have a fresh dusting of snow. Return to Jordan River pathway which winds up and down the canyons. Find ourselves going slower than expected even though wind is mostly with us. Break for lunch and then continue on a different pathway. Incredible network around here. After hitting a plateau, cruise down into Provo - home of BYU. Decide to stop at a motel as getting too late to make it to campground.Read more
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Day off bike
May 17 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Lazy morning as we are not riding today. Do head up into the hills for nice views. Predicted rain holds off. Walk down into town to do some food shopping. A bit harder coming back up. Have a nice dinner with Tim, Sophie, and Artie.Read more
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Salt Lake City
May 16 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
With the great route provided by Aaron, we headed out on quiet country roads - south towards SLC. The mountains continued to build on both sides. Hit the Jordan River Parkway Rail Trail - a beautiful paved path that will take us to Provo. Take a lunch break in a park and continue along marshlands. Arrive in SLC, and head through the city and up the other sides. Bit of a climb to our host, but it is well worth it with our own little apartment. Settle it and have pizza for dinner.Read more
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Mountain, Missiles & Temples
May 15 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Chilliest morning for awhile but the sun warms quickly. Hit I84
for a bit a do a bit of climbing through the hills. Finally get off onto a frontage road that starts as paved and becomes gravel. Bounce along and return to I84 for an exit. Take a very quiet side road through the hills and alongside military installations. Come upon the “rocket garden” and check the war implements. Continue along to Brigham City and arrive at the home of Aaron and Denise. Have a nice evening, chatting and looking at route possibilities.Read more
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Utah: State #3
May 14 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Up early and though it’s chilly out, we are nice and warm in the motel. Get ourselves together quickly as we want to get to Utah - almost 80 miles away. Enjoy a nice backroad with a decent tailwind for almost 25 miles. We then enter I84 which has a very decent shoulder. Spot 2 big snakes lounging in the shoulder. Wind continues to help us along. Climb our first and only pass in Idaho. Wind turns against us but we make it into Utah and then Snowville. Check in at Hitching Post RV park. No stores do out for another diner meal.Read more
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A blustery ride to Burley
May 13 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Get ourselves together, saying goodbye to Kathy and her adorable pup. Easily leave Twin Falls, and hop on Frontage roads along I84. Wind is blowing from the south as we go east. Find ourselves in the middle of the road and trying to avoid the sprinklers watering the road. Finally wind shifts, pushing us into Burley. Can’t find a place to set up our tent so end up in a motel. Oh well, a comfy bed!Read more
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Onto Twin Falls
May 12 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Short day but winds are not in our favor. Push through it as we travel through a lot of cattle farms. Lots of moooing and unpleasant smells. Finally turn south and get a bit of relief. Cross over the Snake River again and enter Twin Falls. Wind our way to our Warmshowers host, Kathy. She and her cute pup take us to all the cool sights and we do a few errands. Sleep inside, in her wood shop.Read more
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Snake River Canyon
May 11 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Wake to traffic noise along I84. Pack up, and head into the hills. Very brown with the exception of where they irrigate. Very quiet roads though we do a very short stint on I84. Arrive in Bliss which turns out to be less so as Doug gets a flat. Mend it and then go screaming down the hill into the canyon. Quite a bit toastier. Head east with the winds and arrive in Wendell where we opt to stay in a very spendy RV park - no discounts for tents.Read more
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I HATE WIND
May 10 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Somehow wind reversed direction overnight and thus we have a headwind. Set off, yet find it very slow going. We are amongst the wind turbines and cattle guards. Nice views of Snake Canyon below. Stop into Glenn’s Ferry and find a park for lunch. Opt to stay out vs. battling more wind. Find a campground at the fair grounds. Check and have the whole place to ourselves.Read more
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I ❤️ wind!
May 9 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
When it’s behind me! Have a terrific breakfast with our hosts before setting off towards Boise and then south. Get on the Greenway trail and ride on beautiful bike paths along the river. Make our way south of town and have to hop on the freeway for a bit. zoom along with wind behind us. Get off and continue along the Old Oregon Trail Hwy. Not much besides us and the sagebrush. Arrive in Mountain Home, find an RV park, set up, and enjoy a good dinner.Read more
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