Warmershows accommodations are always great fun. Dave made me outrageously delicious cinnamon rolls this morning. He banged them out in no time. Fueled up with sugar and carbs, I set off on a slow and steady pace up the pass, four miles of switch backing. By 10:30 the man was on the top, a huge relief. For months I have dreaded this high elevation pass. Exacerbating the situation, I had attitude breathing problems when I hit the sack last night. Waking up this morning, I had serious reservation as to whether or not I would reach the top. It was way over rated; several of the previous pass were far worse. Now it is basically all downhill with the trip half over.
For the third day I limited the miles covered to just over forty miles. Let the young guys rack up the high mileage. Youth is wasted on the young
I stopped at Hartsel, Colorado and had a great lunch at the town's only diner. After lunch and some good jawboning with the locals, I rode two miles out of town and settled into a guest ranch with excellent camping facilities. This place is out in nowhere, surrounded by miles of arid grazing land and next to a meandering stream/river.
I am in chill mode on the prairie until tomorrow morning.
Hi, Dick. It seems as if the ride is pretty strenuous. Congratulations on making it over the Divide. It's all downhill from there! Have you gotten a sense as to the pulse of the middle class? It would be interesting to hear what you've learned so far. Dave Cruthers
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