Thursday, July 8, 2010

BIG Mega-Up

THU 7/8 -- Fairplay to Breckenridge (23)
Today's was both the shortest ride we've had yet and the tallest. The
first half was up from Fairplay, at just under 10,000 feet, to Hoosier
Pass (11,500) -- with just about all of the ups crammed into the last
4 miles -- and the second half was a screaming downhill into
Breckenridge. The shots below are: (a) me on the bike path which
comprised the first part of the ride out of Fairplay, (b) just a
random mountain scene about halfway up the ascent to the pass, and (c)
proof that I made it.

Because we approached the high altitude gradually, over many days, I
think I'm pretty acclimated to it -- no breathing problems or anything
like that coming up to the pass.

So now we're in Breckenridge, with a rest day tomorrow -- yay! -- and,
best of all, a visit from my wonderful wife -- BIG YAY! (FYI, we'll be
in a little b&b, apart from the rest of the group, surprise surprise.)
And just to ice the cake, my/our buddies Jack and Laurie are
delivering the WW, and treating us, and Hugh, to dinner tomorrow
night, in celebration of our having made it this far. We're halfway
across Colorado -- I can hardly believe it myself!

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