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Bicycle hut trip part 3: The snow! We knew it was

Bicycle hut trip part 3: The snow!

We knew it was coming. It had been in the forecast since before the trip, so we packed ALL the layers.

Waking up on day 3 to a thin dusting of snow, the sun came out and it didn't seem that bad. Then, we crossed the border to Utah and clouds rolled in. We got snowed on up and down La Sal pass, riding in single-digit temps.

Things got a little survival-mode from there, ending with a pickup truck savior who towed 4 out of 5 of us the last 10 miles into Moab.

Let me just say I am SO STINKING PROUD of my dad, age 70, for roughing it out with a bunch of millennials. Boomer can crush.

I'll be booking this trip again next year, hope to make it an Oct tradition. Reach out if you want in!

#bikepacking #sanjuanhuts #westernslope #canyoncountry #colorado #utah #snowcycling #colddigits #huttrip #winterweather #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #biketouring #offthesaddle #madeittomoab #willbeback #newtradition

Bicycle hut trip part 2: The huts. We stayed in t

Bicycle hut trip part 2: The huts.

We stayed in two different @sanjuanhuts, the one in Gateway and the one in Paradox.

Gateway Hut was so scenic! There's a huge red monolith in the background, and a nice little picnic table out front.

Paradox Hut is where we holed up when the cold weather hit. Highlight of that hut was the woodstove, where we cooked a bacon breakfast feast (which was much more appetizing than facing the snow on our bikes).

They were both simple, small, offgrid, and stocked with an impressive array of food, snacks, and beer.

#bikepacking #sanjuanhuts #westernslope #canyoncountry #colorado #hutlife #baconchallenge2020 #offgrid #woodstove #huttohut #huttrip #fallfoliage #winterweather #highwinds #highadventure #adventurecycling #bicycletouring #biketouring #offthesaddle #offthemap

Bicycle hut trip part 1: The canyon ride. I got

Bicycle hut trip part 1: The canyon ride.

I got a group of five together for a three-day hut-to-hut ride from Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT two weeks ago with @sanjuanhuts. SO many good photos and good times. Here's the first batch: the ride through canyon country of the Western Slope.

Our first two days were a foliage-filled ride along the Dolores River and up the Unaweep Divide. It was mostly paved scenic byway with some gravel shortcutting.

#bikepacking #sanjuanhuts #westernslope #canyoncountry #colorado #coloradoshared #adventurecycling #huttohut #huttrip #fallfoliage #highwinds #highadventure #bigclimbs #scenicbyway #bicycletouring #biketouring #seenfromthesaddle #pedaltherapy #pedalfurther

Happy Halloween from Blucifer and me! My bicycle

Happy Halloween from Blucifer and me!

My bicycle Blucifer is named after a massive blue mustang statue with demonic red eyes outside the Denver airport. The statue actually killed its sculptor when a piece of it came loose from a lift and fell on him. Very spooky.

This is my best Blucifer impersonation, competing in an online costume contest at @denvernorthstar

I love Denver's northside murals because, unlike Blucifer, none of them have killed their own creator.

#denvernorthstar #northdenvermurals #northsidepride #blucifer #denverdemonhorse #rinoartdistrict #happyhalloween #denverite #DenverAirportHorse #denvernative #ilovenorthdenver #northsider

Gold Camp Road gravel grind in late foliage and hi

Gold Camp Road gravel grind in late foliage and high winds.

We didn't strike gold, but we found some cool tunnels and caves, caught the last of the yellow aspens, and cruised down a super-sexy downhill.

#gravelbike #surlysteel #surlyogre #goldcamproad #minerdetails #struckyellow #latefoliage #colorado #coloradogal #rambleride #gravelgrinder #gravelride

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

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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

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