Before I get too far into the daily blog, I want to thank everyone for their support and encouragement over the past few months. It's been great having so many people behind me.
I woke up early this morning to drive from Colorado Springs (depart 5:45 a.m.) to Salida (arrived 8:15 a.m) which is the finishing town of the tour to drop off my car and catch a bus to Grand Junction.
A cold and cloudy day followed me from Colorado Springs to Salida (where it started raining) and then on to Grand Junction. There were occasional patches of sunshine on the way to Salida, but in the end, the clouds ruled the day.
The bus ride from Salida to Grand Junction was a long 5 hours, but I was lucky enough to sit next to a lady named Jane who has completed several endurance rides. The longest was a ride from Canada to Mexico over 17 days averaging 120 miles a day. Something to shoot for.
Rain greeted us in Grand Junction, so a few of us decided to pitch our tents under the shelter of one of the campus buildings.
This was a decision we felt progressively better about as rain continued to fall throughout the day and late arrivals were forced to pitch their tents on what was fast becoming a cold and soggy field.
Registration was incredibly smooth (hats off to the RTR organizers) and it wasn't long before the bikes arrived on a semi from Salida and we could start putting them back together.
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Very cool write-up and coverage. I was wishing the entire tour I had been able to upload daily reports and photos. Awesome that you were able to!
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