Greetings from Telluride CO

Hi guys. It's been a while since I last wrote but we've had limited Internet access for a while. So far, I figure that I've ridden about 800 miles & the group as a whole has done over 1000 miles. Yesterday we rode about 64 miles from Dolores CO to Telluride. The 1st 50 miles was a steady, low grade climb followed by a couple of quick descents & 1 more tough climb before we arrived.

I'm just going to try to summarize what's been going on since I last wrote as we left NV & have since rode through Utah & into Colorado. Most of these pics & others can be seen on Facebook or by clicking here.

First of all, southern Utah is absolutely beautiful. The mountains are many, so we did a lot hard ups & steep downs among some spectacular red rock formations.

Once of the first climbs we did out of Ceda City was up near Bryce Canyon & we came to Zion National Park overlook. "HI" to Christian's family & thanks for reading my blog.

In Boulder Utah, we stayed with host families. Boulder UT is a small town with a population that ranges from about 180 to 250 depending on the season. We gave a lecture at the elementary school there. We spoke to a group of about 12 kids that comprised all students in grades K-6. They have no child in 5th grade, so made up "Tommy" & told us "he's fat!" Cute cute kids.

It was snowing when we left Boulder & the road over Boulder Mountain was covered, so we drove over the mountain then continued our ride into Hanksville where we spoke at another elementary school. Myself & some other riders went to both events & didn't ride that day.In Hankville, we stayed at the school overnight, but visited Goblin Valley State Park. The formations there resemble (use your imagination) goblins, of course.
The day we left Utah & entered Colorado I was on support for the day. We had a lunch at the Cahone CO Senior Center & Christina & Kristin did a lecture there for about 10-12 local residents who joined us for lunch.


Fast forward to our ride into Telluride. The 1st 25 miles of climbing were warm & green. The later part of the day we rode among 14,000 foot peaks & climbed to about 10,300 feet ourselves. Here are a few pics from later that day.

The next few days we'll be crossing Colorado as we approach Denver & the Continental Divide. We'll be climbing that day to over 11,000 feet. I'll write again as soon as I can.

Steve