Day 50 - Hoosier pass - Rollin' ocean to ocean - CycleBlaze

June 20, 2024

Day 50 - Hoosier pass

Left Fairplay at 6:30am to meet Colin in Alma where he spent the night

Historic courthouse and jail in Fairplay
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Why would anyone want to go here?
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Steve ClarkPerhaps it’s a warning.
Or, maybe it’s a sign for skeeters to read.
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Highest incorporated town in the US
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Every business must have a marketing angle
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Steve ClarkHey, somebody’s got to have the highest high.
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I approached going over Hoosier pass with a combination of fear and excitement. Left Alma for the long climb and made it!! Highest point on my trip at 11,539 feet above sea level and on the continental divide 

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Steve ClarkCold? How chilly was it?
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David HendersonTo Steve ClarkI didn’t look but my guess is 40 degrees or a bit lower at the top. I could just see my breath
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Rich FrasierThat’s a big one! Congratulations!!
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Anne CoreyCongratulations!!
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Colin and I at the top
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Dropped 2,000 feet to Breckenridge braking all the way. Was greeted by this view 

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All that biking got me hungry
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Still hungry so had dinner at one of my wife’s and my favorite restaurants, Sauce on the Blue in Silverthorne 

Shrimp Fra Diavolo, one of my favorites
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I mentioned fear and excitement earlier. I leave you with these two tidbits

I will face my fear
I will permit it to pass over me and through me
And when it has gone past me I will turn to see it’s path
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing 
Only I will remain 

Frank Herbert, Dune

And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve  seen it rainin' fire in the sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado

John Denver

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Today's ride: 41 miles (66 km)
Total: 2,334 miles (3,756 km)

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Steve ClarkWhat a great day!!
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Theresa GardnerAwe Inspiring!
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