At 10,222 feet, Lizzard Head Pass was the second highest elevation we were going to pass through on our journey through the United States. But all of our “training” in Utah must have paid off because this ~25 mile climb felt like nothing on the legs! We kept wondering when the hard part was going to come! Wow, was that beautiful scenery at the top of Lizzard Head, snow capped peaks in July!!
At the top of LIzzard Head!
The descent down to Telluride was even more amazing with the high mountains surrounding us on all sides, the downhill was a good time to really enjoy the twisty roads and amazing scenery!
In Telluride, it was time for some unscheduled bike maintenance, of course! Pete and I both got new chains as we got ready for the five remaining mountain climbs in CO and the blast through Kansas to Lexington, KY.
We finished up the day with a final climb up the Dallas Divide, to 8,970, where we camped out for the night. The one thing Pete and I promised each other was that if we got to the top of a mountain, even if it was getting late, we would descend down so we wouldn’t get buffeted by the winds and the cold in the AM! But, of course, the view was so spectacularily amazing that we decided to set up camp–and if you check out the pictures, you’ll see why!
2 climbs down and 4 to go, then we’re down with the high mountains!!! Bring ‘em on!!!
Best site for a campsite ever!
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