Day 1 of the ride was 53 miles and took in 2 passes of the Great Divide. It didn’t take long before I realised that it was going to be a day of riding with long climbs.
Basically, the day went like this. Long climb, down hill, lunch, 6 mile climb with thoughts of what the hell am I doing here as my legs screamed, down hill to camp.
The scenery was breathtaking!
We then had to tackle Fleecer Ridge. At 43% it was too steep to ride down. That’s a shocking admission and the photos below will try to convey the gradient, but they fail.
So after 5 hours of riding I arrived at the campsite. The photo below says it all. That’s the toilet block. Haha!
Had a few beers with Tom from Alaska who is riding the route with his two buddies. Really nice guy.
Now it’s 930pm and I’m shattered. Until tomorrow..
Exploits of one man and his bike travelling adventures 