We left our RV resort and moved to a National forest campground on Dillon Lake early on Saturday morning. Once we were settled we got on our bikes and rode east around the lake and then up the hill to Keystone. Its not a really bad ride but it is mostly up hill although there are a few flat spots and some downhill cruises to give our legs a break. Unfortunately there is not much going on in Keystone this time of year. Almost everything is closed for the “mud season”. Despite the ‘easiness’ of the ride we were pooped when we got back to the RV meaning a nap was necessary.
Today is John’s birthday so to celebrate this momentous occasion, we rode our bike up to Copper Mountain Ski Resort. And by ‘up’ I mean ‘up’! 6.5 miles up hill plus 4 miles to and from the campground plus cruising around the deserted ski area. There were NO flat spots or down hill rests, it was all up hill! I didn’t make it on the bike the whole way but had to walk parts of it. The weather is changing today with rain threatening so we didn’t hang around Copper but coasted (more or less) back to the RV for lunch and a nap. The ride up took 2 hours and the ride down took 25 minutes. Both days were about 23 miles each.
To celebrate John’s 64th birthday, we had a really nice dinner at a seafood restaurant in Breckenridge.
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The trees look beautiful. The roads kinda made me throw up a little bit in my mouth! You both are "pioneers".
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