Ahaha!

Last Climb!

Just two more days of riding to the coast, and its all downhill from here.

Penultimate Pass

We caught up with two guys we'd been chasing since Kansas. Don't be jealous, but they're kind of a big deal.

Yep

Home Stretch (sort of)

Jeanne used to hate pancakes

Our first meal in Idaho

Traffic Jam

Those are buffalo.

The Tetons

And check out Katrina's sweet new long underwear.

Avoiding Some Road Work

Storm Clouds

Forever West

Highest Point

Almost There

10,578 ft!

Good Morning!

Yesterday we climbed 4,000 feet over 65 miles. Now we're at 9,000. It was a struggle to get started this morning; it's cold and harder to breath. We're really lucky we hit unseasonably warm weather. Even in the midst of a warm spell there's frost in the mornings and my toes are numb for the first hour of riding.

But the scenery is spectacular. More on this to follow.

Great Weather

Yes it was cold this morning getting out of the sleeping bags, but we are fortunate to be encountering a warm spell and it now shorts and tshirt weather for our afternoon ride into Fairplay. Though Jeanne is still wearing long underwear of course. Tomorrow we tackle the last of our climbs for a few days as we go over Hoosier pass and into Breckenridge. It's exciting to be back in these mountains and to see Jeanne experience them for the first time.

Mountains

Pueblo, CO

> Yesterday we rolled into Pueblo. While doing laundry we were informed that our Pueblo experience would not be complete until we'd eaten a green chili "slopper" at the Coors Tavern. Then, in exchange for stories, bartender Baron offered us his couches for the night and even drove us out past the Pueblo traffic, giving us a great head start on the day.