Next week I will return to the
Great Divide bicycle route with my friend Shawn Sheppard and Andrew to bikepack
240 miles, or so, from SteamBoat Springs to Salida Colorado. This is my
first trip back to the Great Divide Route since 2011, when I entered the Tour
Divide race from Banff Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico.
We will drive two days to Steam
Boat, then start riding along the route and meet my wife, daughters and niece
in Salida 5 days later. Once reconnected with family, I will stay in Colorado a
few more days and see more of the state, while Shawn and Andrew will travel
back to Steamboat, get the truck and head back east.
My preparations have been
minimal, but adequate, and my equipment is dialed in based on my 2011 TDR
experience. We will take plenty of pictures and provide updates as technology
allows.