3 days. 21 hours of driving. 1524 miles. And I finally made it. It was a long haul but such a relaxing drive (that much driving, relaxing? Yes it was). It gave me an opportunity to think, to plan and to figure how I am going to cram so many things into one short month!
First stop was in Wichita, KS. Decided to break this long long drive up into three days. Boy now am I glad that I did. 5 hours to Kansas. Next stop Fort Collins, CO. What an awesome town. Talk about bike central! I think I was in love before I even hit main street. With a bike shop on every corner down to the bike specific lanes this town gave off an ambience like I have never felt. Oh wait, I almost forgot to mention the mountain biking! With 10-12 different trails to choose from it was like I had died and gone to heaven. And of course I was NOT going to pass up the opportunity to ride in Colorado. Who cares if the elevation was 5500 feet. Right? Ha way wrong. So I embarked upon my mountain biking quest only to ten minutes later be sucking for air, it like my lungs were bleeding, dizzy, and nauseous. Well I suppose trying to beat out the elevation change was not a smart idea in my book. I still got about 30 minutes of gorgeous riding in. At least the first altitude ride is out of the way. Huh?
7 more hours and I arrived in gorgeous Utah! So crazy, like no other landscape I have come across on my travels. An awesome greeting from no other than Lizz and a fantastic open water with Lizz and Suz rounded out a pretty awesome day. Now on to GPP in the morning and some more plain old fun! Can't wait to get on the trails. Might need to make sure I can breath before doing so!
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