It's been a while since we've had steady internet access... so I hope you're ready for some picture-heavy blogging. We crossed from Nebraska into Colorado about two weeks ago. The flat and windy stretches turned into some climbs, and we began to sense the Rockies were ahead. Here's a picture of an eyes-closed "race to rob" in the wheatfields of CO.
We first spotted the Rockies about 50 miles outside of Fort Collins. It was an amazing feeling. Colin Hood and I were chugging along, when we realized that, no, those weren't clouds in the distance, they were the snow capped peaks of the Rockies!
We rode the next 50 miles pretty much in disbelief that we had actually biked this far, and we surely were keeping in mind that we would have to cross them.
We spent a couple of great nights in Fort Collins. I was super happy to meet up with my cousins Bob, Jody and Justin. It was a real treat. They even came to a Habitat for Humanity benefit concert where we listened to some serious bluegrass. Jody was kind enough to whip up some vegan granola bars, and delicious chocolate chip cookies. We would take these on our 5,500 foot climb the following day, and many of the riders swore that these bars fueled them over the Rockies. Thanks Jody!
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