Wow! What a sleep! Our blankets felt good & it's around 60 degrees, but sunny. Some good coffee & cookies & everyone but me goes down to Canon City & the craft fair. I stay up here on the ridge, rotate my bike tires & go for a short ride..12 miles..and back to camp by 10:15 to start getting things ready to roll west. Here they come, plus Byran & Ashely have also arrived & we start packing up, tearing down & we're out of the KOA by 11:30 & westbound on rt 50 -and oSU Caravan!-to Salida, where we find a lot of cyclists in the historic district, and crits going full blast! Terry & Fonda have a favorite sandwich shop here in town , so we park & try to find it & there it is: Momma "D's", right by the park & the sandwiches are FAB! And so is the park! The Arkansas river runs thru it and there are all kinds of kayakers, tubers, rafts..it's a happenin' place. About an hour here and then to Wally for the food shopping. It's apretty short drive to Gunnison from here, but we have to go over Monarch Pass at 12,000', but it's not easy. Into Gunnison and a quick stop for beer, wine & liquor, before rolling into Almont about 5:30 & into our cabin. We did unhook the campers up by the office, and secured them. It's a nice cabin and has four bedrooms, two baths & a nice kitchen, and right on the East River of the Taylor. Great view! Let's get unloaded and situated so we can have dinner. How about just snacks? KK & Fonda fix up a bunch & that's just fine, as we sit out by the east river and have a few brews & enjoy the evening. BIG stars tonight and chilly temps at this 8000' location. See ya tomorrow!
4 comments:
Well my friend, it looks like you can get some fairly flat, albeit high altitude, riding from there in Almont. You can ride to Crested Butte, 17 miles, and only gain about 800 feet. Of course there are plenty of mountains around for you to test your legs on. A ride up 742 to Taylor Lake will give you a little more climbing in about 25 miles round trip. Have Fun!
So glad someone is getting some cool weather! When I got to my car yesterday at work, it read 120 degrees. No joke. No relief in sight short of a hurricane force storm to break through the heat dome.
You guys put on a hoodie and have some hot chockie for me.
Will have dinner with Grizz tonight to thank our friend Richard for looking after the Mama kat, and then to see Dottie tomorrow.
I want to see the cabin!
Hi ya Don! thnaks for the comments & you're spot on for the road 742..I've been up it a few times but only 14 miles or so before coming back..it's very rainy & chilly (73) here, as opposed to okc. see ya next week
Red..thanks for going to see mom..I've been sending her post cards everyday..hope they all get there & she's able to read them..I road 20 miles today & the high was 73, but that'll change pretty quick
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