Two more days in the saddle and still going strong!
We spent Sunday evening in the carport of The Columbine Inn, talking over--and preparing one anther for-- the long climb up to the top of Loveland Pass the next morning (there may have been a few beers drank there somewhere along the way too, along with what seemed like a growing number of tall tales about the difficulty of climbing Loveland). A few hours of riding on Monday morning put everyone's fears of eternal suffering in the saddle to rest, as the climb above 10 thousand feet to the top of Loveland was not quite as painful as was expected and we were blasting down past A-Basin in no time.
But we've come a long ways since then...
After Loveland came Swan Mountain Pass, shorter and less steep, but decidedly more painful accoring to the crew; all because no one really expected it to be much of a hill. We were greeted upon our arrival at The Breckenridge Brewery by Tebo and Sarah, with pitchers in hand! Both lunch and dinner with the Breck folks was a blast, with our dinner being highlighted by that classic Colorado mountain weather: after sitting down on the back porch of Kenosha Steak House, we were blasted by a 5 minute downpour with the sun shining over Peak 9 down at us the entire time. Sarah and Tebo, thanks for the brews!
The first 11 miles of todays ride were spent climbing Hoosier Pass in the shawdow of 14,000'+ Quandry Peak. We stopped for a bit on top (see inset pic) and then sped off for Fairplay, where we hopped on 285 and played chicken with big rigs for 40 miles to Buena Vista. One quick note to readers: Eddyline Brewpub (only recently opened in the new South Main neighborhood in Buena Vista) makes a solid pie and a clean, crisp Pale Ale that is PERFECT after a long ride.
Next Stop: Crested Butte! Come join us Wednesday afternoon at The Brick Oven.
See ya'll on the road....
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