Well, today I did get back on the road. I hope my flat tire problems are behind me, at least for a while.
Today I would finally turn easterly again. For the first time in 1000 miles and Whitefish. It would also be into the desert again. Delta, CO would be my goal for the day. It was not a hard ride. Rolling hills and not much wind at all. No towns for 40 miles though.
The country was dry and desert, but the east was dominated by the Grand Mesa.
There is a ride option to ride over the Grand Mesa. I opted for No this time.
I got to Delta for lunch. I also was searching for. Camping option nearby I found lunch, but no camping options that were convenient. So after waiting a few hours, I took off heading for Hotchkiss, 20 miles down the road. The temperatures “cooled” to the low 90’s and there was a tailwind. An easy decision.
I called Rosemary Ranck. She is the cousin of my friend Carol Ranck to let her know I was coming. You might remember Carol from Rest Day 1.
Anyway, Rosemary met me in Hotchkiss at a local restaurant. We had a nice dinner and then she loaded my bike into her Prius and drove to her house.
I got to sleep on the patio, which is a cool deck with chairs, table, and a hanging bed about 50 yards from her “off the grid” house. Very cool.
I was happy to have been back on the road again with no problems. And I was happy to be sleeping on the patio tonight.
Your living the dream Greg!! (seriously).
Question about your stats the other day. Do you still eschew most technology (such as a bike speedo/ odo, or heavens forbid a GPS enabled bike computer like Garmin or something similar?) If so, how are you accumulating your mileage status? just curious.
Greg- no technology except my watch. My phone has GPS but I don’t use it. I just keep a running total of my mileage based on maps and mileposts along the Road. If I did have tech, I would report the total vertical.