Day 20: To Del Norte

Tl;Dr: ~50 miles and less than 5,000 feet of elevation over the highest pass on the route. WIP check back later.

I’ve had a couple days of sitting around, mostly due to weather and letting Laural and Hardy heal up a bit. The weather looks as good as it’s going to get, L&H haven’t changed much, I’ll likely go have them looked at (sorry doc!) in Del Norte.

Thanks to Fremont Sam T. I have a recommendation for a place to stay: The Mystic Pedalet

Thanks again to KJ & Nick for all the hospitality at GoldPan Acres.

Here’s a bit more about what Platoro looks like

Looking north

Update: 11.9k feet of elevation around 1pm!

I feel a bit bad about waiting out the weather, but Holy Cow – what a great weather day.

Met a bunch of SoBo folks:

• Sami – pulled in to Platoro at 8am, rough night
• Conner – cheer and headed on
• Rich from Australia – broke his frame in Montana, finishing out Colorado. Already exited the race
• Ethan who’s cruising along
• Alyssa & Marshal headed up to the pass, hi-fives but no chit chat.

Saw some ATV riders (Lance (Armstrong?!?) from Texas and a bunch of youngins. One of the ATV crowd said I won Best Outfit today. I guess laundry in Platoro really paid off.