Home - Little Miss Bike Tour

littlemissbiketour

Day 9: Made it to Salida! 🏁 The last day of ri

Day 9: Made it to Salida! 🏁

The last day of riding took us through the rural ranchlands of South Park, CO and down into Salida. My family was there to meet me and we fed the hungry @where_is_karl

We're in vacay mode today, pedaled to Mt. Princeton Hot Springs with my dad and had a well-earned soak with the gals.

Tomorrow: Spiral Road victory lap, then back home to Denver.

#ridecompleted #finalday #salida
#GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel

Day 8: Final stretch from Hartsel to Salida. I ha

Day 8: Final stretch from Hartsel to Salida.

I have had many beautiful days in the saddle, but Boreas Pass yesterday was one for the books. The snow decorated everything, and temps and conditions were perfect.

So happy to have met @where_is_karl and share this leg of the Great Divide. Check him out faffing around on YouTube!

#boreaspass #GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogal #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel

Day 7: Breckenridge to Boreas Pass Hello from the

Day 7: Breckenridge to Boreas Pass

Hello from the Bike Eiffel Tower in Breckenridge. It's been a restful few days in Summit County, now back to pass climbing.

#breck #bikeeiffeltower
#boreaspass #GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel #littlemissbiketour

Day 5: Summit County snow day. Job #1: icicle and

Day 5: Summit County snow day.

Job #1: icicle and snowfall photo shoot with my bike Fiona.

#2: wait for the ice to melt, then ride 16 chilly miles to Breck.

#3: find the cabin of my friend @bankerben and challenge him to a game of Monopoly.

Planning on braving Boreas Pass to Hartsel tomorrow, with Highway 9 as a bailout route if the road is in bad shape.

#alwayshaveaplanb #bisforbailout #winterride #stillsummer #alpineweather #GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel

Waylaid! Spending today fireside at the Riverside

Waylaid! Spending today fireside at the Riverside Lodge in Silverthorne, waiting to see what this crazy weather will do next.

Yesterday was a nice but smoky ramble up Ute Pass.

Looking for some bright sides here.

At least this coming snowstorm might help Colorado's wildfires.

At least I got a little glimpse of fall foliage before summer turns to winter overnight.

At least I'm safe and warm at a lodge with a bailout plan B for tomorrow.

At least I got a shower and laundry when things were getting stinky!

#silverthorne #wildfires #fireside #riverside #winterinsummer #GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel #littlemissbiketour

Day 3: Kremmling to Silverthorne. The last two da

Day 3: Kremmling to Silverthorne.

The last two days have been so hot that I layered down to just a sports bra 🌞🔥

I met two women bikepacking the Divide and in the blazing heat we talked about the winter storm moving in tomorrow ❄️🌨️

Plan is to hightail it to Silverthorne today, wait out the storm tomorrow, and see how much accumulates. Any volunteers to pick me up on Wednesday if it's too much to continue up Boreas Pass?

#winteriscoming #earlyseptember #mountainweather #wtf
#GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel #littlemissbiketour

Day 2: Steamboat Springs to Radium, CO. (and first

Day 2: Steamboat Springs to Radium, CO.
(and first day on the Great Divide trail)

I got a bonus Continental Divide crossing on Buffalo Pass yesterday. Super tough climb and descent, but then I landed a nice aspen grove campsite. Slept like the dead.

#steamboatsprings #aspengrove #GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel #littlemissbiketour

Day 1: Walden, CO to Steamboat Springs. Am I doin

Day 1: Walden, CO to Steamboat Springs.

Am I doing this right? We'll find out today.

#GDMBR #ridethedivide #gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel #littlemissbiketour

My Great Divide ride is in remembrance of my siste

My Great Divide ride is in remembrance of my sister Gina and awareness-building of COVID long-haulers.

This is the hardest post I've ever written. We lost Gina on July 27, 2020 at age 40. She had been battling a complex post-viral disorder, most likely M.E. (myalgic encephalomyelitis)

Here's what I want people to know about her and the bigger picture of post-COVID long haulers.
🕯️ Gina was a source of light to me and so many others
🕯️ Gina was a lover of bicycle travel
🕯️ Gina was one of my biggest bike tour cheerleaders
🕯️ Gina died a pandemic-related death
🕯️ I'll be carrying her ashes with me on my ride
🕯️ How to help? Donate to @openmedf, believe symptoms, get outside

Full post on my blog, link in bio.

#endmecfs #GDMBR #ridethedivide #purposepowered #gravelbike #biketouring #bikepacking #adventurebike #pedalfurther #justkeeppedaling #pedaltherapy #colorado #coloradogirl #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #rambleride #greatdivide #gravelgrinder #gravelride #girlswhocycle #solofemaletravel #graveltravel

Load More... Follow on Instagram

In the summer of 2019, I traveled coast-to-coast across the United States by bicycle.

4400 miles
75 days
10 states
11 miles per hour
Solo and self-supported

LATEST POSTS

This Bikepacking Ride Is All About M.E.

This Bikepacking Ride Is All About M.E.

In remembrance of my sister Gina and awareness-raising for COVID long-haulers I’ve poured some pretty ...
Read More

ryan van duzer little miss bike tour

Zooming with Bike Travel YouTuber Ryan Van Duzer about the Great Divide Route

Ryan just finished his own adventure on the Great Divide and answered all my questions ...
Read More

Bikepacking Colorado: Ramble Ride to the Great Divide

Bikepacking Colorado: Ramble Ride to the Great Divide

Upcoming bike tour: 10 days of Colorado bikepacking in early September Wow. So much has ...
Read More

What's Next?

What’s Next?

Bike Tour Goals for 2020 and Beyond It’s been exactly four months since my TransAmerica ...
Read More

pedal round the world paul spencer LMBT

Yes, He’s Mad. Paul Spencer Will Pedal Around the World (Including Oceans!)

Meet the athlete that will pedal-power himself across land and sea to set a world ...
Read More

cynthia ord, little miss bike tour

News and Interviews!

I’ve been featured in some fun articles lately Can’t get enough of me on this ...
Read More

FIND ME ON STRAVA

GET EMAIL UPDATES

HELP ME FUNDRAISE

Proceeds benefit Open Medicine Foundation