7.27.2006
Day 36 - 65.27 Miles
Recent Study Shows Beds More Comfortable than Sleeping Pads
Montrose, CO
Riding out of Gunnison along the Blue Mesa Reservoir was a spectacular way to start our morning. We were able to make great time to Montrose (where the McDonald's sign only has one arc) with tailwinds and long downhills (although they were well-earned after a couple climbs). With all our spare time we tuned up our bikes, shopped, checked email, and Jon even bought himself a collapsable fly-fishing rod. Luckily for us, there also happened to be a free fly fishing clinic at the town duck pond that evening, so we stuck around for a few hours (sadly, the ducks weren't biting...and our plum sauce went to waste). As we tried to ride out of down another big t-storm was brewing, so we built up some courage, psyched ourselves up, and checked into the closest hotel (that's four out of five nights, if you're scoring at home...if not, try flowers). Although the plum sauce went bad, we weren't going to let our food go to waste - it's OK to cook with a camping stove in a hotel room, right?
Song of the day: Shelter from the Storm by Bob Dylan
Montrose, CO
Riding out of Gunnison along the Blue Mesa Reservoir was a spectacular way to start our morning. We were able to make great time to Montrose (where the McDonald's sign only has one arc) with tailwinds and long downhills (although they were well-earned after a couple climbs). With all our spare time we tuned up our bikes, shopped, checked email, and Jon even bought himself a collapsable fly-fishing rod. Luckily for us, there also happened to be a free fly fishing clinic at the town duck pond that evening, so we stuck around for a few hours (sadly, the ducks weren't biting...and our plum sauce went to waste). As we tried to ride out of down another big t-storm was brewing, so we built up some courage, psyched ourselves up, and checked into the closest hotel (that's four out of five nights, if you're scoring at home...if not, try flowers). Although the plum sauce went bad, we weren't going to let our food go to waste - it's OK to cook with a camping stove in a hotel room, right?
Song of the day: Shelter from the Storm by Bob Dylan
