To Durango We Go!
Hello from Durango Everyone! It's been a long but very fulfilling couple of days! The rides were hard but we all proved to ourselves that we can push through anything and man did we see some beautiful sites. Riding out of Colorado City from the Garden of the Gods and going past pikes peak on bike is something that really lifts your spirits. The downhill into Buena Vista was a total rush and I never realized how flat it was inbetween the mountain peaks out here in the Rockies - or for that matter how strong the wind is in Colorado. Ouray is one of the most beautiful towns I've ever seen and Durango has also been amazing! Here are some pictures from the ride. I edited the ones of me first so thats what the majority of these are - Haha! I'll post some more soon I hope!
Garden of the Gods - The night before our ride out of Colorado Springs
Madormo, actin' a fool
Garden of the Gods from within the garden
Self Portrait in the garden
From the road as we were leaving
A climber in the garden - They have a bunch of sick routes to climb
Another shot from in the garden
Little stone that looks like the big one - Madormo's Idea, I like itGarden of the Gods Morning of our ride out of Colorado Springs to Buena Vista
My Bike
Zach, looking cool as we wait for the second shuttle of people to show up
Chris and Chris as we ride out of the garden
Kim as we ride out of the Garden
Same shot with AmandaOut of the Garden on our way to Buena Vista
We actually had 3 mountain passes this day but I only got pictures at 2 of them
Me at Ute Pass our first one
Eric, Andy and Kim at Wilkerson Pass, #3 I think
Me at Wilkerson Pass, Pikes Peak is in the background on the left!Continental Divide - Buena Vista to Gunnison
This was a big day, we crossed the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass, our highest Elevation for the whole trip! I was super pumped and wanted the summit badly so I pushed it all the way up. What a rush to get there!
This was a big day, we crossed the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass, our highest Elevation for the whole trip! I was super pumped and wanted the summit badly so I pushed it all the way up. What a rush to get there!
Me at the summit of Monarch Pass
A few members of the "Lady Line" at the top of Monarch (Left to Right: Risa, Molly North, and Kim)
Meredith celebrating the Monarch Pass Summit
Group at the Pass's Continental Divide Sign(Left to Right: Andy, Risa, Molly North, Kim, and Me)
Gunnison to Ouray 106 miles - One Long Day
Black Canyon Gorge. It was GORGEous - I know, I know... Lame.
Me at Black Canyon Lake
Me at Cerro Summit, our one summit of the dayOuray to Durango - Three Passes over 10,000 feet, 74 miles, ridiculous sights and one amazing day!
Starting the ride early in the morning
Me at the top of Red Mountain pass, tired, wet, cold, but so pumped about making it to the top. I pushed hard, averaged 8.6 mph and made it up 4,300 feet in an hour and a half. Chris Clark, Jochem and Molly Pederson's Dad did it way faster but I'm really pumped with my ride!
Red Mountain Pass with (from right to left) Me, Mike, Amanda and Andy
Kim climbing on the way up Molas Pass between Silverton and Durango
Eric Climbing up Molas Pass
Molly North Climbing up Molas Pass
left to right: Kim, Eric, Me, and Molly North - Victory atop Molas Pass!
Me atop Molas Pass - #2 of the day!
Me at the the Coal Bank Pass Summit - Last one of the day and what a great feeling to be there!
1 Comments:
Hey Matt!
Every day I'm more amazed at how strong all of you are. I remember seeing people bike over those passes when Dad and I lived in Colorado and we were always so impressed that anyone could do it -never did it occur to me that one day it would be my own kid up there!!! We're glad that you all made it safely into Durango and that you hopefully got a nice day of well deserved rest. Keep the pictures coming!
Love ya, Mom and Dad
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