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The Interesting, Unusual and Unknown
The wind gods were with me today. Left at 5:30 am and until 8:30 am no wind. After that mostly cross winds with an occasional tailwind....

Mel Dick
Aug 22, 20201 min read
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Storms, Wind and More
Short ride today...only about 60 miles. The day started great then rain, brutal head winds and thunder and lightening. The good news is...

Mel Dick
Aug 21, 20201 min read
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Kansas...Cattle and Energy
After what seemed like an eternity of riding in the mountains and on the plains of Colorado, I finally made it to Kansas....land of...

Mel Dick
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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Boring and Bob
108 miles through Eastern Colorado today. Boring, boring, boring...the only way to describe today's ride. Started with a great sunrise...

Mel Dick
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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Bob's Tired
After much discussion and arguing with Bob, I finally acquiesced and we decided to take the afternoon off in Pueblo Colorado. So...only...

Mel Dick
Aug 18, 20201 min read
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Big Climb, Big Descent
Day started with a 10 mile climb up Hoosier Pass out of Breckenridge Colorado...the highest point on the entire trip....It's all downhill...

Mel Dick
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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Smoke, Slide, Sage and Sailing
Tough day....85 miles of smoke, traffic and getting lost on bike trails. Due to fires Interstate 70 is closed in Glenwood Canyon. ...

Mel Dick
Aug 16, 20201 min read
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Colorado Fires and the Great Wall
Fires dominated the views on today's 103 mile ride. Everywhere you looked you could see the billowing clouds of smoke from several fires...

Mel Dick
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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Contrasts and a Milestone
Interesting day. Got a late start in Rawlins Wyoming after visiting the Verizon store to get my phone working. Day started by riding 20+...

Mel Dick
Aug 14, 20201 min read
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The Long Road Ahead
Rode 125 miles through central and south central Wyoming today. Much of the route was through the Sweetwater Valley near the Oregon...

Mel Dick
Aug 13, 20201 min read
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Wind River Country
Rode 75 miles through the "Wind River" area of West Central Wyoming today. There is a reason they call it wind river country. Strong...

Mel Dick
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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Wyoming Wilderness and Ryder
Full day of riding in the wilderness of Wyoming. Lots of great pics today. The first three are views of dawn and first light at the...

Mel Dick
Aug 11, 20201 min read
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Lazy Day in Jackson Hole
Recovery day in Jackson Hole Wyoming today. Spent the majority of the day with a good friend and former partner hanging out next to a...

Mel Dick
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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Nature at it's Best
Spent the last 2 days riding through Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons national parks. Nature and the outdoors at their best. If that...

Mel Dick
Aug 9, 20201 min read
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Earthquake Lake and Advice
Basically an off day, laundry day and bike tune-up in West Yellowstone. 30 mile ride with some great scenery. On August 17, 1959 a...

Mel Dick
Aug 7, 20201 min read
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Unbelievable Day
Toughest day of cycling in my life. How tough was it? Harder than Ride the Rockies on a tandem, harder than riding 324 miles during the...

Mel Dick
Aug 6, 20201 min read
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The Beaverhead
Ever have one of those days? Woke up to a mountain chill and strong headwinds. Two fairly tough climbs. Finished the first one only to...

Mel Dick
Aug 5, 20201 min read
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A thing of beauty
Woke up this morning to 40 degree weather and could barely feel my toes in my sleeping bag. The day started with 6 mile warm up ride and...

Mel Dick
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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Tough to find a place to stay
Rode 85 miles through the Bitterroot River Valley and surrounding mountains today. Lots of traffic....the first 45 miles were on the...

Mel Dick
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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Long Hot Day
Long day! Rode 100 miles to Missoula Mt. Very hot...97 degrees when I finished riding. Very strange to see very few people on the...

Mel Dick
Aug 2, 20201 min read
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