Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Day 20 I think: Telluride to Montrose CO

Today was about 64 miles of mostly downhill or level riding with one fairly easy 12 mile climb. Leaving Telluride, we rode past Jack Nichlaus' property; the Golden Bear Ranch.

Just across the road is Ralph Lauren's property seen here in the background.

Tomorrow we go to Gunnison then Thursday we climb up to Monarch Pass & the Continental Divide.... wish me luck!

Since today's port is a short one, I thought I'd write some about things that are different in my life these days compared to my life at home.

  1. I've gotten comfortable sleeping on just about any floor surface.
  2. I've slept in a real bed on 5 nights out of about 23 nights so far.
  3. I've camped through a sand/dust/wind storm in Tecopa CA & woke up to snow on the ground in Natural Bridges Park in Utah. We're done with camping & I'm glad for that.
  4. I often go to sleep by 9:30 or 10pm.
  5. Many times I don't know what day it is.
  6. Any slightly secluded place by the road can be a "rest stop."
  7. The food we make is always delicious.
  8. I bike with an iPod in 1 ear most of the time. I almost never do this at home.
  9. I can shower in 3 minutes. That beats not showering at all...done that too.
  10. Graham crackers, peanut butter, oreos & Powerbars make great snacks.
  11. I can eat almost anything I want. Today I had a Cold Stone Creamery milkshake with no guilt at all.
  12. I have no desire to check email every hour.

That's a dozen things & if I kept going, it might not be family-oriented. So I'll stop here. See you tomorrow.

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