We only snoozed for 20 minutes before we got up at 3:20 to get our early start. We filled up on 6 liters of water each before we set out into the desert. We had more pavement to knock out today. It’s not quite as interesting, riding on the highway,… Read More »Great Divide Day 22
We actually got up at the sound of the alarm this morning. We were motivated to get to Abiquiu for breakfast. Del Norte, 200 miles ago, was our last real food stop and we’ve been eating what we resupplied with there. We had a 7 mile gravel climb to start… Read More »Great Divide Day 21
Andrew and I got a slow start this morning. We both woke up groggy and sat by the heater in the trailer long after we finished our breakfast. We finally started the peaceful gravel ride along the Cornejo River. 35 miles in, we crossed the border of New Mexico on… Read More »Great Divide Day 20
Surprisingly, this morning was one of the coldest we’ve had at 33 degrees, but 33 and dry feels much warmer than 33 and wet. We quickly warmed up as we continued the climb up Carnero Pass then took doubletrack where we ran into another couple touring the route northbound. Once… Read More »Great Divide Day 19
I was wrong about us being the oldest people at the hostel, the 6am crowd was a little different than the 11pm crowd. We went to Cafe Dawn just down the street for breakfast. The barista had done Tour Divide a few years back and gave us a free cookie… Read More »Great Divide Day 18
We rode the bike path from Lake Dillon to Breckenridge first thing in the morning. We stopped for breakfast at Blue Moose where they don’t take credit cards, but instead takes cash, check, or trade. I should’ve asked for a suggestion for a trade. We started up Boreas Pass which… Read More »Great Divide Day 17
It’s always a little more difficult to get going in the morning when we get a hotel room, so we got up at 6. By the time we got breakfast and coffee, we started rolling at 7:30. We had 130 miles, 3 passes, and 10,000 feet of climbing to cover… Read More »Great Divide Day 16
I started out the morning with ibuprofen to get ahead of any inflammation. John, Cameron, Andrew, and I began riding together and caught up with the 4 other riders we’ve been on pace with the past several days. We all ended up camping within 5 miles of each other. We… Read More »Great Divide Day 15
Last night was the first night camping that I had to take layers off rather than put more on in the middle of the night. We rolled out with John and Cameron at 6:30. I was more confident in the way my knee would feel riding this morning, but quickly… Read More »Great Divide Day 14
We could see the sun through our tent when we woke this morning. Excited that the weather was dry, we set out to tackle the rest of the washboarded road before we hit a section of pavement. The 35 miles to Pinedale, WY flew by on the tarmac with a… Read More »Great Divide Day 13