Our total official mileage (excluding extra miles when lost, etc.) is now 1,135 miles. Clearly, this is the farthest and longest I’ve every ridden.
This is starting to get serious.
The route mileage for today was 96 miles, but I
couldn’t
go that far without adding 4 more miles to make it a century.
I thought a lot of people would be doing that, but was wrong.
It must have been the heat, 107 F on the road.
Andy told us we’d been using 2.5 of those big orange Gatorade tubs every day.
Today we used 5 of them. ABB is very serious about keeping us hydrated.
The sag wagon pulls over periodically so that we can refill our water bottles between sag stops. Dehydration can sneak up on you, since with the dryness of the air, you never really sweat.
The highlight of the day was crossing into Colorado.
We followed the
Colorado River (picture) for the final part of today’s ride. The last picture is of the winding road as we look back. Don't forget to double click on it.
Tomorrow will be an easy day, about 70 miles into Montrose. We won’t be the only ones there. Two thousand five hundred cyclists will be in Montrose to start “Ride the Rockies.” It will be nice to follow their route since they have porta-potties and we don’t. The following two days will be among the hardest of the ride. The day after tomorrow, we’ll be climbing into the Rockies for 94 miles, going over two summits. The day after that, we climb to, and cross, the Continental Divide. After that, there will be no big climbs until we come East.
Our total official mileage (excluding extra miles when lost, etc.) is now 1,135 miles. Clearly, this is the farthest and longest I’ve every ridden. This is starting to get serious. The route mileage for today was 96 miles, but I 
couldn’t
go that far without adding 4 more miles to make it a century. I thought a lot of people would be doing that, but was wrong. It must have been the heat, 107 F on the road. Andy told us we’d been using 2.5 of those big orange Gatorade tubs every day. Today we used 5 of them. ABB is very serious about keeping us hydrated. The sag wagon pulls over periodically so that we can refill our water bottles between sag stops. Dehydration can sneak up on you, since with the dryness of the air, you never really sweat. The highlight of the day was crossing into Colorado. We followed the 
2 comments:
First of all, one of the men from my WLS support group at www.obesityhelp.com will be taking part in that ride the rockies group. Secondly, my atlas indicates that the ride from Montrose to Gunnison is spectaularly beautiful. You know that I look at your itinerary daily and then refer to my atlas to check your progress since that's easier for me than using the map on your blog. Pedal for pride but, also, remember you are pedaling to feed the hungry. Bob
Welcome to Colorful Colorado, and have fun with the Monarch pass!
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