With our bellies full and an exhilarating morning ride to get there, we were ready for our day's ride to Durango. The ride through the Unaweep Canyon, with the Delores River running beside it is beautiful in the morning sun - all that red sandstone was unbelievable in the morning light.
The temps started climbing in this part of the state early in the day. When we rolled into Grand Junction the day before, it was over 100 degrees and a little hot on the bikes. But we continued onward this fine morning and took a break as we wondered through Telluride and the other little mountain towns at elevation.
We road over Lizard Head pass then down into Delores and Cortez for another Gatorade pause before eventually making it into Durango. Got checked in, settled in, then went to town for a nice meal at a local brew pub. Our "girls" got to enjoy the rest they deserved.
Today we finish this portion of the journey by riding to Lake City for lunch, then pointing the bikes back to Young Life's Wilderness Ranch for our annual Muddy Buddy gathering that will last for 3 days. Won't have any electronic access over there, so probably no more updates for a few days.
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