Day 30: August 4, 2024 - Rest Day
Turnaround: Shorts Bar Recreation Site
Miles: 5.7
Feet climbing per mile: 41
Record of the day's ride: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/208909519
I was up at 5:00 despite not going to bed until midnight. Because of all the delays I've had, before going to bed I started to investigate the possibility of taking an AMTRAK train from Granby, CO (west of Denver) to Carbondale, IL, which would let me avoid riding through the flat straight windy roads of eastern Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri. I could ride 84 miles to Granby after reaching Alma, CO. Another possibility would be to ride 31 miles from Kremmling, CO, to Granby, but then I would not reach the 11,542-foot summit of Hoosier Pass. In the morning I verified that I can take my bike on the train without putting it in a box.
To make hot water or tea that doesn't taste like coffee, remove the container for the grounds and lift the lid of the carafe.
In the morning I made plans for the next two days, reserving a tent site for the next day and a motel room for the day after that. How different this trip is from the one I took five years ago when I made only one reservation for a campground, and reservations for motels only when I was a few hours away.
Swimming in the Salmon River was so refreshing. I first swam with the current and then against it. Those salmon are bad asses!
How was the kayaker able to maintain his position in the current?
This was truly a rest day.
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