Day 54 – Sean
I managed to wake up at a decent time and get riding before 6:30 this morning. Once again, there was frost. It was a chilly ride until the sun came up over the mountains. I moved at a decent clip this morning; I wanted to get to Silverthorne at a decent time to meet and ride with Sean.
Day 53 – Dragging on
Even though I thought the sun was shining, I had a hard time waking up this morning. Turns out the sun wasn’t shining, it was just bright out compared to yesterday. I was in a cloud, and it was cold. There was frost on my unicycle seat.
Day 52 – Oh Canadorado!
Okay, which one of you transported me back to Canada? Not funny. It unexpectedly rained all day. There were a few respites, but the rain was just replaced by cold headwinds.
Day 51 – Guilty
I cheated on my muni with another wheel today—actually, two wheels. Don’t worry; I only rode backward on the route and made no forward progress.
Day 50 – Zero = Eight
Though I made no forward progress on the route today, I did ride about eight miles. The hotel is on the ‘other’ end of town.
Day 49 – Steamboat Springs
I enjoyed coffee and a sandwich for breakfast today. Kirsten even made me a sandwich for the road. I was very happy to have it when I stopped for a break at the top of today’s long climb. From there, it was mostly downhill to Steamboat Springs.
Day 48 – Magic!
Today, I rode a unicycle. It was hard. There were lots of Aspens. At some point, I crossed into Colorado.
Day 47 – Grant
Rather than backtracking two miles to the grocery store, I topped off my supplies at the Dollar General. I then went to the post office to mail some items home and got rid of my bear spray.
Day 46 – Half way there
I pushed hard today to get out of the Basin and into Rawlins, WY, with enough time to do some chores in town. It was a 55-mile dry stretch, but much of it was paved and fast. I did hit one speed bump. A rock-hard cow pie in the middle of the road caught me off guard...
Day 45 – Ups and Downs
My tent is glowing from a fire quickly engulfing a nearby mountain. I watched it grow from a tiny puff of smoke to the bright orange ball it is now. More on this later.