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Saturday, September 27, 2008

When its Stormy in the Rockies

I am assuming this is a picture at Telluride, CO.



This picture was sent on Friday and may have been taken on the route that day from Montrose to Ridgeway, CO.

Friday was a strange day. The bikers went only 26 miles to Ridgeway, then heard there were no services for 50 miles along the road and there was rain on the route. So they stayed in Ridgeway. Later they found the information of no services was not entirely true, but too late to move on. A later start on Saturday went over Devils Divide, elevation 8970 and to Placerville for lunch. The last half of the morning was through hail and rain. Neil discovered his jacket was not waterproof and couldn't get enough clothes on to stay warm. They met the guy in orange with his surfboard tied to his bike at the restaurant in Placerville, and visited until the storm rained out, about 1 hour. They were excited to meet up with him, having heard of him from another biker earlier this week. These guys are all nuts! Up another 800 feel elevation to Telluride and camp at around 6pm tonight. They will be staying there tonight, and tomorrow night, taking a day off and resting. Neil is keeping his phone off except when he calls, because the charge is running out in only one day, searching for service. Possibly Mel, too?

1 comment:

green acres said...

Sounds like they are playing it smart
and not taking any chances. Rest up.