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Day 53: Steamboat Springs

So I awoke about 6am. Thought I'd check on the weather. This what I saw: So I went back to bed. Awoke at 9.15am! Looked outside and it was not

Day 52: Winter Park

This Alaskan Moose head is located in the foyer of the Alpine Slopes Lodge where I stayed last night. I was suprised at it's size; I knew they were big, but

Day 51: Keystone

Took it easy today, which I'm now thinking was perhaps not a wise decision as the weather is forecast to go downhill rapidly just as I'm due to go

Day 50: Fairplay

Amazing! I left Salida dry and arrived in Fairplay dry and, was also dry for each and every mile in between. How good is that? Absolutely exceeded all expectations. This morning I met

Day 49: Salida (Rest Day)

A very rainy day in Salida. It would appear that we are experiencing unseasonably wet weather. Indeed there is to be at least as much rain today as would be expected for the

Day 48: Salida

Yesterday I met Jean-Paul (68). Whereas I was staying at Sargents, he was pressing on to the Summit of Monarch Pass, as it was full moon and he wanted to view it from

Day 47: Sargents

Blue Mesa Reservoir is the largest body of water in Colorado: Ooooh, (one for the physicists out there!) look at that interference pattern! So tonight I stay at Sargents. First thing in the

Day 46: Cimmaron

A few folk that I have met along the way have enquired as to whether I shall be passing by the Black Canyon and, to be honest, I had no idea whether I

Day 45: Ridgeway State Park

So today the plan was to take a short ride into Telluride and, effectively, have an easy day. At the end of the Telluride Road, the road appeared to continue! However, on arrival

Day 44: Sunshine Campsite

Today was a pleasant ride, mainly up hill, but not too steep, until the sting in the tail towards the end of the ride, when the gradient increased and both the first and

Day 43: Mesa Verde (Visit to Pueblos)

Cycled from the campsite to various pueblo locations on Mesa Verde, a round trip of approximately 42 miles. All very interesting if you're interested in crumbling old buildings and fragments of

Day 42: Mesa Verde

Well, since I only had approximately 40 miles to ride today, I had a lie-in until 8.00am! Indeed, by the time I'd finished faffing and consumed breakfast it was 11am

Day 41: Durango (Rest Day)

Durango is an enjoyable place to spend a rest day. The only shame was that the Durango to Silverton Narrow Guage Steam Train season does not start until May some time: I thought

Day 40: Durango

So, given the current weather conditions; the forecast is for more rain/showers for today and tomorrow, that I have resorted to Plan B, which is to cycle to Durango today, have a

Day 39: Cortez

Blanding by name Bland by nature, so best avoided; even what at first sight seemed like a reasonably good campsite: Grassed area for pitching tent, clean showers and a launderette, turned out to

Day 38: Blanding

Yes, I had the whole campsite to myself. Indeed, I probably had the whole canyon to myself! Apparently the following is the "Cheese Box Butte": Today was a tough 79 miles

Day 37: Hite Recreational Area

So at last night's map meeting it became abundantly clear that I was about to embark on a stretch of cycling in the proverbial middle of nowhere. From Hanksville the next

Day 36: Hanksville

Petroglyphs: Today I cycled from Torrey to Hanksville on road UT 24. If you are interested in geology and landform then this is the road for you. If you are not then don&

Day 35: Torrey

So for a fair few days I've been cycling and as the day has progressed the cloud cover has increased and, on numerous occasions, I've anticipated that I'

Day 34: Escalante

I think that I may have solved my cold feet problem occurrences when the temperature is way below 0°C, as it has been at the Grand Canyon, Zion Nation Park and Bryce

Day 31: Penguitch

Ultra cold morning that just got colder the higher I climbed: negative °C by the time I got to the top. Even with 5 layers of clothing, including down jacket, I could not

Day 30: Cedar City

I must admit that today was one of my most least enjoyable day on a bike that I have had in a very very long while. It didn't start of too