1000+

From yesterday - pictures of Telluride, and yes, some riders ran into Katie Holmes at a coffee shop.

Today I noticed on my odometer that I’ve gone over 1000 miles so far on this trip. Its crazy how fast it seems to be going.

As I ride every day, I think about all the things that I want to write on here – and compose great little stories in my head, but once I sit at the computer, I forget everything that I wanted to say.

After a day off in Telluride, we were back to climbing a little in the Rockies. Today the mountains actually looked like what I had expected in the Rockies. When we started the day I had ice on my bike seat and it took a while for my second water bottle to melt from the bikes being left outside over night.

Today’s climb wasn’t too bad. There were amazing views. The road up snaked along an overfull spring river which makes climbing so much easier. I actually think that I like climbing mountains better than coming off them. I’m able to look around and enjoy the view. Going down the mountain you have to worry about potholes and crosswinds.

Even though a large part of today was flat, we had to deal with a lot of headwinds. Pace lines totally saved me today. Its so much easier than trying to fight the wind myself.