Rest in the High Alpine Air

Days 283-285
Lake Irwin CG


Recap:
Day 283 – A day of soaking up the sun and watching the clouds go by. Chris summed up the mood of the day by wishing that we could have gathered all of our friends and family and shared the beauty of our surroundings. We ended the day sharing bicycle touring stories with Dennis and Karen – very wonderful people.


Day 284 – We fulfilled our singletrack goal by riding the Snodgrass loop from camp. We stopped in town to enjoy the 4th of July Parade. Our favorite group was the crew from Gothic. Who else can make clothes out of skunk cabbage leaves?


Day 285 – Shared the day with our good friends, Scott and Heather. We loved having them join us for the holiday weekend. Good food and lots of laughs.

O-High-O

Day 282
Gunnison to Lake Irwin CG (Above Crested Butte)
Time: 4:32:00
Distance: 33.2 miles
Avg Speed: 7.3 mph
Terrain: Rolling with a pass
Location: N 38 52 51.7, W 107 06 28.3

Recap: Today we made our way up to Crested Butte. We decide to go the way of the Ohio Creek Valley and Ohio Pass. The views were absolutely gorgeous. The traffic was light and I’m guessing that most people bypass this route for the direct shot on Hwy 135.
The pass was pretty steep and I felt very humbled as our speed dropped below 3 mph at various points. We were rolling a bit heavy with a few days worth of food.
We made it to camp before the rain and while we set up the tent we chatted with a couple who had passed us on the road. Interestingly, they had racked up over 50,000 miles over several years of bicycle touring!

LK