A Long Ride

The last time I rode through the Rocky Mountains, I was surprised by just how big they are. They're on the same scale as the Alps I've seen in Switzerland and France. I promised myself I'd go back and explore some of the areas I missed. Well, I'm heading back... in two days I leave on a ten day ride through the southwest to Montrose, Colorado.

This time Elena is riding on the back seat, I'm riding with a group, and the destination is the annual Sport-Touring.net National Meet. The ride was organized by GTS_Rider, a Los Angeles-based rider known for organizing epic "mutual destination" tours. Mutual destination means we end up in the same place at night, but you can ride as fast or slow as you please, alone or with other riders. I'm happiest by myself on an empty road, so we'll see how this works out.

If you're here to read about my trip around the United States and Canada last Fall, you can click here. It's in chronological order there, so it's a bit easier to read from start to finish.