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Ride the Rockies 2013 Day 1 Route: Telluride to Cortez
Day one route for Ride The Rockies 2013 from Telluride to Cortez, Colorado. It’s 75 miles, along the Lizard Head Pass, at 10,222 feet in elevation. (The Denver Post)
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Day 1 of Ride The Rockies 2013: The ineffective cycling groupie
Cyclists make their way toward Lizard Head Pass Sunday during the first day of Ride The Rockies. Today, I asked Ron Kiefel if he needed help changing a tire. I didn’t recognize him until after I’d...
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Day 1 of Ride the Rockies 2013: Preparing for a beautiful ride
Jessica’s father gets the bikes ready for Day 1 of Ride the Rockies 2013. (Photo by Jessica Benes) We stayed Saturday night in a lovely little resort high above Telluride called Bear Creek Lodge. And...
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Ride the Rockies 2013 Day 2 Route: Cortez to Durango
Day 2 route for Ride the Rockies 2013 is from Cortez to Durango, Colorado. The ride is 64 miles total. Day 2 Ride the Rockies 2012 route map from Cortez to Durango, Colorado.
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Ride the Rockies 2013: Battling hot hills on the way to Durango
A rest stop on day 2 on Ride the Rockies 2013 (Photo by Greg Olson) I had sat through the afternoon presentation of the upcoming ride. Geologists and hydrologists talked about the upcoming route and...
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Ride the Rockies 2013 continues to sizzle with Satan’s Highway (Day Two: RTR...
Riders along the Ride the Rockies 2013 day 2 route to Durango. (Photo by Joe Murphy) Waking up at 5:15 a.m. has never been easier. Staying in bed until 5:45, now, that’s difficult. The chorus /...
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Ride the Rockies 2013 Day 3 Route: Durango to Pagosa Springs
The day 3 route for Ride the Rockies 2013 starts in Durango and ends in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The entire route is 91 miles, including Wolf Creek Pass. The pass is 10,850 feet in elevation.
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Day 4 for Ride the Rockies 2013: Pagosa Springs to Alamosa
The day 4 route for Ride the Rockies 2013 starts in Pagosa Springs and ends in Alamosa, Colorado. The route is 91 miles total with a ride through Wolf Creek Pass (10,850 Ft in elevation).
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Day 4 of Ride the Rockies 2013: “Warp speed” ahead with high winds
The view on Day 4 of Ride the Rockies 2013. (Photo by Greg Olson) Today’s route had all the elements that cyclists love and detest. Riders faced a challenging climb up Wolf Creek Pass with over 4,500...
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Day 5 of Ride the Rockies 2013: Alamosa to Salida
Day 5 of the Ride the Rockies 2013 is from Alamosa to Salida, Colorado. The route is 84 miles total with ride through Poncha Pass, which is 9,019 feet in elevation.
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Day 5 Ride the Rockies 2013: Rough ride? Sit and talk a spell.
Don and Gloria Siekmeier, longtime Ride The Rockies volunteers and one of reasons to stay a little longer at aid station one. (Photo by Ingrid Muller) Usually by day four or five of Ride The Rockies,...
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Ride the Rockies 2013 Day 5: Alligators and Aliens, Oh My!
(Photo by Greg Olson) We rode out of Alamosa, Colorado, early in the morning as very nice police officers held traffic for riders while wishing us safe travels and to drink a lot of water. This made me...
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Ride the Rockies 2013 Day 6 Route: Salida to Cañon City
The Denver Post Ride The Rockies Bicycle Tour is revising the route for the sixth stage of the 2013 tour due to issues brought on by the Royal Gorge Wildfire. The route for Friday, June 14th will begin...
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Day 6 for Ride the Rockies 2013: Royal Gorge Fire leads to re-route Gem!
Day 6 of Ride the Rockies behind the final aid station. (Photo by Greg Olson) The Royal Gorge fire caused a route change from Salida to Canyon City. The RTR team did a great job in choosing a memorable...
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