Day 35 – Heading East
We biked 78.1 miles today to Boone, CO. Roads were relatively good. We sometimes had no shoulder but traffic was
usually light (and considerate). We did
have a headwind for the first half of the day that did its best to take the fun
out of our gently sloping descent.
Over the past weeks we have been biking northeast up to
Missoula, MT and then southeast to Pueblo.
The entire ride so far, other than the first couple days, has been in
mountains. Today that all changed. We came down from the mountains to 4,700 feet
elevation and once we passed Pueblo, we turned our bikes to the east. We will now be heading pretty much straight
east for the rest of the journey.
By the end of the day we had completely lost sight of the
mountains other than limited foothills.
To a certain degree it feels like we are starting an entirely different
journey. Instead of winding through mountains
we are embarking on a relatively straight line due east with minimal elevation
change until we hit the rolling hills of Missouri and then the Ozarks. It will be a new experience. I am not sure what is in store for us, but it
is likely unpredictable and will present an entirely new set of challenges.
Time will tell soon enough.
Still rugged country, but the mountains are fading into the background. |
Halfway there, great work! Here's hoping the wind blows from the west for the next month or so :)
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