Bikepacking

Total distance 2681.7mi   Total elevation gain 165,602ft         Average distance 107.3mi   Average elevation gain 6624ft   Average elapsed time 12h 13m   Average moving time 9h 49m   Average moving speed 11mph   Average calories burned 6428 C         Longest distance 139.3mi… Read More »Great Divide Trip Stats

Getting up early was much easier knowing we’d make it to our final destination today. We arrived at McDonald’s at 4:15 and started pedaling just behind Cameron.  We had a long, gradual descent and then a flat day ahead of us and the wind gave us a bit of help… Read More »Great Divide Day 25

Yesterday evening our group talked about getting up at 4:45, but after our tough day, no one stirred until 6. We all planned on a Monday finish with about 240 miles to go. We had a lot of elevation to cover today. No big climbs, just up and down all… Read More »Great Divide Day 24

Once we downed our Subway breakfast sandwiches, we headed out to wrap up the last 20 miles of pavement at least for today.  Getting back onto gravel and dirt made the miles go by way faster.  On our way to Pie Town, a woman in her car told us we… Read More »Great Divide Day 23

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