2016 Ride Announcement

Mark, Tom, Tim, Nick, Matt and Otto
 on 6.4.2013

Well, after much investigation, mapping remapping, swearing, mapping and finally getting a reality check I think we have a plan for this year's trip out west. I had originally dreamed riding a super loop and hitting Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. But I quickly, and much to my disappointment, realized that just was not going to be possible in the time we have. With Tom and Matt's help I've scaled it down drastically to just northern and southern Colorado. Stops in those areas open up many day trip options including the ones that I had originally planned for Utah and Arizona.

Yet, even with the scaled down itinerary, we still have a lot of asphalt to cover in what will be our longest Ride (both in terms of miles and duration) to date. We'll launch at noon on Friday, 6.24 and put some miles behind us so we can get to Fort Collins on Saturday! The plan is to spend 2 nights in Fort Collins. Likely in a Hotel. During the day we'll enjoy some of the riding in northern CO that we didn't get to last time. And in the evening hit some of the finest breweries west of the Mississippi.

Then it's a full day's ride, and what a ride it will be, to Telluride/Mountain Village where we have a luxurious Base Camp for 4 nights. Day trips abound and food and fun are just a short walk away should we decide to leave the comfort of the Base Camp in the evening. And there's even free gondola rides.

We've all enjoyed our 2013 Colorado Tour immensely. Perhaps the Red State has the best riding ever. It's no wonder that we're going back. So, it's once more into the breach!