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Lon's Description: Cycling in Colorado is famous for it's climbing.
Everyone should be in shape by now. We will be visiting the mining
towns of Durango and Pagosa Springs. A few years ago we saw a black
bear along one of the backwood steams.
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| Estimated Distance: | 125 Miles |
| Actual Distance: | 114.8 Miles |
| Cumulative Actual Distance: |
958 Miles This includes the following off course added miles: San Diego - 2.0 Miles when Chuck and Bob Harting missed a turn Winslow - 4.7 Miles when Chuck, Ken, and Les Drake went to the mural painting after the ride Pagosa Springs - 3.1 Miles when Chuck missed Lunch |
| Estimated Feet of Climbing: | 6,650 Feet |
| Actual Feet of Climbing: | 6,950 Feet |
| Cumulative Feet of Climbing: | 36,500 Feet |
| Elevation of Destination: | 7,570 Feet |
| Average Speed on the Bike: |
15.4 MPH |
| Maximum Speed on the Bike: | 44.5 MPH on the downhill into Durango |
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Chuck's Heart Rate Data: Max Heart Rate was 196 BPM a few weeks ago before PAC Tour |
Time above 160: 0:00 Time between 140-160: 2:40 Time below 140: 6:04 Chuck saw 157 BPM as he was holding with the Haldeman paceline for awhile until one rider shifted and wrapped his chain around his Rear Derailleur |
| Dairy Queen Count: |
1 Blythe, CA 2 Twister's Ice Cream in Williams, AZ 3 Dairy Queen in Cortez, Colorado was phenomenal |
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We are getting into the mountainous terrain of
Colorado. This was taken at the first Rest Stop of the day and
we had climbed 2000 feet already. Checkout a larger version of this photo |
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This is typical of the Southern Colorado scenery
along our route. Checkout a larger version of this photo |
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Brian Dukek from Rochester, Minnesota poses here
in front of Chimney Rock where we had the final Rest Stop of the
day before climbing into Pagosa Springs. Checkout a larger version of this photo |
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Phil is polishing off some Watermelon in front
of Chimney Rock. It's absolutely amazing to us how much we are now eating. We are turning into eating machines ... eating everything we can get our hands on and converting into cycling energy!! Checkout a larger version of this photo |
| Highlights: |
The day greeted us with headwinds and uphill
all the way to the first rest stop. From there we were
treated to beautiful mountainous scenery with some fall
colors starting to appear.
The highlight of the day was the 4 mile 6% downhill into Durango, which brought spectacular views. The temperatures stayed cool which was a welcome change. Chuck was ahead of Cheryl and Ken and missed a turn because he was singing "Stand and Be Counted" by CSN&Y all day today. Fortunately he didn't wind up in Denver, but was able to recover and meet us at the last rest stop. By the last rest stop, the temperature was in the low 90's, but still an improvement over the last few days. Ken bonked just before the last rest stop, and slowed considerably the last few miles into Pagosa Springs, and drafted the rest of the way into Pagosa Springs behind Chuck and Cheryl. |
| Memorable Scenery: |
Rocket Drive-In in Durango (not many left) Skunk road kills White, purple, and yellow daisies Beautiful dark clouds shielding us from the sun in the morning |
| Mechanical Problems: |
Chuck's Water Bottle Cages loosened up as
did his fillings in his teeth |
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Biomechanical (Engine) Problems: |
Ken may have bonked because he didn't put enough Maltodextrin in his water bottles. |
| What Worked: |
Bananas More bananas Maltodextrin with Gatorade Carol, Chuck's nice wife, sent Brownies into Pagosa Springs and they were gone in about 30 seconds!! |
| What Didn't Work: | Nothing to report |
| Quote of the Day: |
Cheryl |
| Chuck's Song of the Day: |
"Now sometimes I talk to myself in the early dawn Before all the fragments of my dreams are gone Things you don't know why your mind held on to Or else sometimes you know more than you want to Stand and Be Counted, Stand on the Truth Stand on your Honor, Stand and Be Counted I want to stand alone in front of the world and that oncoming tank Like that Chinese boy that we all have to thank He showed us in a picture that I have mounted Exactly what it means to Stand and be Counted Stand and Be Counted, Stand on the Truth Stand on your Honor, Stand and Be Counted" Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, 1999 "Stand and Be Counted" on "Looking Forward" This song is so good it caused me to get lost today!! |
