The fourth week of the tour from Salt Lake to Denver was our longest and most challenging thus far, and naturally I was in my glory (ergo limited time for blogging)! It involved many hill climbs, both those on the route as well as off.
Day-by-day:
• Monday: left after sweep
• Tuesday: entered Colorado, camped in a town called Dinosaur.
• Wednesday: swept all day, got into camp after 7pm… thank goodness for a relatively cloudy day!
Go sweep team C!!
• Thursday saw a 7 mile hill climb at an average of about 6-7% grade. I brought some road chalk along for the ride and wrote some encouragement on the road for those behind me. Once I got to the top I turned around and descended to mark the 1 mile and 2mile distances to the top, and before I could mark the third a truck passed me, so I hopped on for a ride down the hill, and then turned around and did it all over again. I definitely got some dirty looks from other riders as they climbed it for the first time…. Oops!
Me at the top of Thursday's climb
• Friday: recovery day of 35 miles which involved a good hour stop to watch another stage of the tour
• Saturday: a ridiculous climb up Mount Evans (elevation ~14,270) before arriving in Denver - see next post for more info on that ride.
Other highlights:
• During this week my tent was already set up upon my arrival three days in a row starting Wednesday – thanks Nick, Hans and Carrie! It’s such a blessing to have such good friends that look out for each other and actively seek to serve one another.
• This was the last week for three of our good lady friends: Carrie, Kinsco and Laura. Their pleasant smiles, senses of humour and shining personalities will be dearly missed! Julie originally planned on leaving as well, but then wisely decided to stay.
pictured below are Julie (left), Kincso (middle), and Carrie
• Communion peloton meeting on Friday evening at Snow Mountain Ranch which included parting words by and for these friends as well as others leaving in Denver.
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