Author: Erich

Leaving Lakin and headed to Garden City should have been 25 miles allowing plenty of time for 18 holes at Buffalo Dunes. I have been looking forward to this course for a while. Remember in the last post where I explained I was willing to forego the reliability of a known bike route for golf?… Read more

Really a straight forward day. 70 miles east and golf after. It was a big day though. First off it is hot again. Like 105 hot. The difference from Washington’s heat is there is humidity but also I am different. After 50 days in the wild my body has started to compensate and get used… Read more

Ok, Pueblo lived up to its reputation. All night the inhabitants of the Motel 6 Pueblo were out and about plying their unlawful trades. The AC was less than cold but inviting any of what was happening in the parking lot through an open window was not an option. Not my best night of sleep.… Read more

Back in my own, East Bound and Down! While I left the GDMBR in Hartsel the real page turn is in Pueblo. From Hartsel to Canon City is basically the same terrain as the GDMBR traveling rocky single lane BLM roads and some paved connector sections. Well first day and already I am suffering from… Read more

A lot has happened so let’s get the headlines out of the way. Today is bitter sweet. It is my last day on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. After 961 miles and many, many vertical feet gained my time on the GDMBR has come to an end. The decision to include these tough miles… Read more

Gear of the week is my bike computer that I affectionately call R2D2. I guess the proper term is “head unit” since now days there are all kinds of sensors and add on that comprise the whole system but I think most people would know it as a bike computer. It is the Garmin Edge… Read more

I have fielded many questions from many people and thought maybe a quick post to catch the whole group would be a good idea. Why are you doing this? Answered in an earlier post but the answer is I have no idea. It has always appealed to me is the best I have. If pressed,… Read more

I have been making good progress. So good that I have had very little time to just sit and filter through it all and put it into posts. Since I last updated I have crossed the Great Basin in Wyoming, crossed into Colorado, met up with a work colleague, Caryn, and peddled into the mountains… Read more

The morning was peaceful. The few cyclist camping all woke up quietly and we packed our things and nodded to each other silently in recognition of the ritual that is packing everything you own neatly back into all the little places on your bike. It really is the worst and best part of the day.… Read more

We packed up early from “The Place” bar and headed on the paved road downhill to Pinedale. Nothing to report here other than a speedy 30 miles that landed us in Pinedale by 9:45. Philipe had a puncture a few days back and like me early in the trip he was struggling to keep air… Read more