This morning I found a clear clue that we were moving out of the mountains and into the desert: a scorpion near my sleeping pad! I was too spooked to take a picture before it ran away but it was just a little baby one and allegedly not poisonous according to Bailey. Before rolling outContinue reading “Day 44: Hotchkiss, CO to Grand Junction, CO”
Category Archives: July 2022
Day 43: Carbondale, CO to Hotchkiss, CO
Today I was in the host van with Julia and Maggie as the team tackled a somewhat unexpectedly tough day. I think a lot of us focused so much on Trail Ridge Road that we forgot we still had mountains to cross after that. Today the team had a 75-mile ride which included crossing McClureContinue reading “Day 43: Carbondale, CO to Hotchkiss, CO”
Day 42: Edwards, CO to Glenwood Springs, CO
This morning I had one of the best wake-ups of my life to the sight of the mountains surrounding Edwards being lit up by the sunrise. I sat on my sleeping pad for a while just admiring the view and felt so at peace, which is pretty rare for me on 4K mornings! After rollingContinue reading “Day 42: Edwards, CO to Glenwood Springs, CO”
Day 41: Kremmling, CO to Edwards, CO
Today I woke up feeling extremely glad that we chose to rack early yesterday! We were facing another 90-mile, 5,000 foot of elevation day, including a climb up Vail Pass. Our climbing was more gradual and spread out compared to Trail Ridge Road, and after yesterday this didn’t seem nearly as bad. We did climbingContinue reading “Day 41: Kremmling, CO to Edwards, CO”
Day 40: Estes Park, CO to Kremmling, CO
Today was one of the biggest days of the trip: Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park. The quality sleep I hoped for unfortunately did not happen because the gym we were sleeping in had some lights and speakers that we couldn’t turn off… so we were subjected to classic rock all. night. long.Continue reading “Day 40: Estes Park, CO to Kremmling, CO”
Day 39: Longmont, CO to Estes Park, CO
Today we finally did the thing we’ve been fearing/awaiting for months: we entered the Rocky Mountains! The anticipation was palpable this morning from the moment we woke up as the sun started to light up the mountains to the point we rolled out from our first water stop and embarked on our first climb ofContinue reading “Day 39: Longmont, CO to Estes Park, CO”
Days 37 & 38: Fort Morgan, CO to Boulder/Longmont, CO
Yesterday I was in the water van with Glenn as the team rode to Boulder, CO. It was a little disappointing to have a day off before a rest day after only riding 30 miles the day before, but I was also happy to have a little extra rest before we hit the Rockies. TodayContinue reading “Days 37 & 38: Fort Morgan, CO to Boulder/Longmont, CO”
Day 36: Yuma, CO to Fort Morgan, CO
Another hard day on 4K! If you’ve been following along, you’ve probably noticed that even the easy days usually end up being hard in some capacity. Today was a day where I woke up feeling really defeated and like I couldn’t handle the physical or mental demands of this trip. The beauty of 4K isContinue reading “Day 36: Yuma, CO to Fort Morgan, CO”
Day 35! Benkelman, NE to Yuma, CO
Today was a big day for 4K: we are officially halfway through our 70-day journey, and we crossed into Colorado! Maggie and I woke everyone up bright and early this morning with halfway/middle-themed songs. Today was also one of my most physically challenging days of the trip. Between lingering fatigue from COVID, having close toContinue reading “Day 35! Benkelman, NE to Yuma, CO”
Day 34: Arapahoe, NE to Benkelman, NE
This morning we were spoiled by an incredible breakfast from the folks at First United Methodist, especially when you consider that we showed up at their door yesterday evening! There was so much food I missed the cinnamon rolls on my first pass at the buffet and nearly knocked over my chair in excitement whenContinue reading “Day 34: Arapahoe, NE to Benkelman, NE”
Lauren Bikes America 