Colorado to Utah!!! ... And more??

Utah is fun, but colorado was sweet! A good mix of city riding, interstate riding, and also state highway riding. 

My favorite part was rabbit ears pass. I think it was the 6th or 7th time I crossed the continental divide riding my bicycle. 

Within an hour if summating and crossing  Rabbit Ears Pass, I rode over the continental divide again at Muddy Pass!. That was fun! And just as chilly as it was 1000 feet higher at Rabbit Ears Pass. Burrrr! 

Anyway, had some great times in Colorado w/ friends, family, and random cool people I met while there. 

So this is the breakdown if my mileage thru CO: 

So... I decided to ride my heart out they the Rockies into the Yampa River Valley.

446 miles in 6 days with elevation gains and losses so big I decided not to calculate. Epic average nearing 75 miles/day. 

Anyway, made it to Utah on September 6th and made it to Salt Lake City on September 9th, 1 day earlier than expected. Camping was great and some of the best during the ride. The sunsets and sunrises here in Utah are some if the best I have encountered so far. 

 Scenic overlook looking east between Jensen and the UT-CO border. Oh yeah!!!!!

If I remember right, this sunrise was just east of Maybell in between Craig, CO and Elk Springs, CO.

No sunrise or sunset the night I camped at strawberry Reservoir. Just rain that sucked and pusses me off. Got really wet putting up the tent( all dry now) but was able to get dry and stay warm that night. Then the next day I made it to Salt Lake City 5 hours earlier than I thought I would. Pretty awesome!!!!

Cheers for now!