Various people did various things. Some stayed and read or rested. Some went to Creede for coffee. Some went to the first summit at 55 miles out, Spring Creek Pass, the continental divide, again... (lunch of hot spaggetti on a cold day was really, really appreciated), some went on the 2nd top at 64 miles and came back to first summit for lunch.
For the 64 mile folks, it was 6,500ft of climb or so, depends on whose Garmin you believe. Out of town following Rt 149 through the mining town of Creede (Silver, Zinc, Lead) and then up over one pass, down, up the next to Slumgullion Pass at 11,530ft. Way up there, highest pass to date. The ride was against a headwind going up and a headwind coming back, through some high rock canyons and some of the prettiest mountain views we have seen. And you can't see because Blogger won't let me load the pictures. Out past the meadows that our ride followed is a wilderness area where the Rio Grande river begins which followed the road from just after the first pass all the way to town. Oh, for a fly rod... between the Rio Grand and the San Juan Rivers the day before we've passed a lot of classic trout water (Madison, Yellowstone, Snake Rivers too).
Tom rode up with Greg and did the trip in 17.6 average, I left later rode solo just under 17 MPH.
Right now it's HOWLING out, and raining, wind coming straight out of the south, where we will be heading first thing tomorrow as we cross back over Wolf Creek pass from the other side. Supposedly tomorrow will be better but as now it looks like wind and dark clouds, we were learning into the wind on the way home from Biggins, another night at same restaurant.
Laundry time...
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