Daily Log

The ride today goes most of the way up Hoosier Pass but stops about ten miles short of the top. That will allow me to attack the summit tomorrow with fresh legs…

Joanna and I have slowly gained altitude while riding through the Kansas and Colorado prairies to Florence The grade has been so slight that it barely felt like we were climbing. Today, the real climbing begins…

There are tens of thousands of wild fires in the United States each year. That number took on new meaning today as Rich and I rode in clear view of the Aspen Acres fire. It was quite a day…

Today, Joanna and I rode to Pueblo, Colorado. This is our last flat ride before we start slowly ascending to Hoosier Pass at 11,000 feet. The forecast was for just 94 degrees…

Sixty miles of open road lay ahead of us, with the forecast threatening a blistering 100 degrees. On a route with zero shade and only two small towns in sight, an early start wasn’t just a preference—it was a survival strategy…

Today was our first full day in Colorado. The forecast is for 102 degrees in the afternoon. Too hot to ride. Like yesterday, we elected to ride just 28 miles so we could be off the road by noon and avoid the afternoon heat…

With temperatures expected to approach 100 degrees—and even hotter out on the open road—Rich and I knew this was a day to get an early start…

We got even more rain last night. Joanna and I spoke to a local who said they got ten inches of rain this week. It’s been crazy…

Thunderstorms, tornado warnings, and the possibility of hail—what a way to start the day…

Joanna and I woke up this morning to another round of thunderstorms, which caused us to get a later start than planned…