Thursday, August 14, 2008
While today was 1 mile longer than yesterday, the level of exertion was considerably less. We all feel much better than we did yesterday.
The day split up nicely: in the morning we rode almost 30 miles from our cabin to the ski resort town of Steamboat Springs, which was a splendid place to stop for lunch. This ride started with a really nice 10 mile dirt road, passing through some more ranch land. It also was mostly downhill, and sunny but cool temps, so it was a pleasure to ride.
The next section was not as good...17 of the next 20 miles was on paved CO 129, which was fairly busy and had only an intermittent shoulder. Fortunately it was flat, so we made good time.
After lunch we cruised on a bike trail that led to a back road out of Steamboat Springs, and it was nice, staying away from the bustle of town. We then switched to a road I really enjoyed...transitioning from old pavement, to dirt road, to a primitive dirt road right along the Yampa river. This road (after a few good hills) brought us to our end point at Stagecoach Lake. We got a great campsite here, with views of the lake. Tonight is one of only 2 nights that we are pitching tents.
We are very appreciative of Grandman's sag support. We originally were going to do a supported ride, but it was cancelled because not enough people signed up. This potential disaster was averted when Grandman offered to Sag for us. He has saved our ride, and has really helped out with the route and carrying all of our gear.
So in summary for me today was a good day, though not as epic as yesterday was. That being said, I needed a break, and today delivered with good scenery and relatively easy riding.
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