Day 54 Frisco to Kremmling 6/29/14 “Mountains &Mosquitoes”

Stats
Location: Colorado
Miles: 49.19
Calories:3,324
Top Speed: 29.5
Average speed:7.3
Elevation: 9,879

We left Frisco about 8:30am after saying goodbye to Shelly, John and the dogs. Arnie rode out-of-town with us to show us the beautiful Dillon reservoir and the surrounding areas of Silverthorne and Dillon.

We said goodbye to Arnie in Silverthorne at the outlet mall for Pearl Isumi. While Lisa shopped, I sat in the sun enjoying the beautiful mountains and warmth.  We decided to eat lunch before we left as it was getting close to noon and we had nearly 50 miles to ride. After lunch at McD’s we headed toward Kremmling on a flat gentle road that followed the river.  We stopped at a bridge to watch the river rafters go by.

The road out of Frisco was absolutely beautiful with the mountains to the west. Eventually we turned off the road toward Kremmling. The area was filled with huge boulders on top of the nearby mountains and along the road. Some sat very precariously and felt a little anxious as I road by them.

Lisa speculated that perhaps the boulders were pushed off the mountain by a glacier, sounds plausible to me.  The road took us around a large reservoir.  The following picture I just love. I spotted a doe in the field, she is off to the right in the picture.

The road ended at the reservoir/dam and we continued around the dam.  The road eventually took us to a highway which would take us to Kremmling. The highway had no shoulder so we had to contend with the holiday traffic.  We finally made it into town, in one piece.  Kremmling was a small town but it had an RV campground. They had tent sites available to we found a spot and began to set up camp with the mosquitoes. When we were in Colorado Springs Lisa bought mosquito pants at REI. When we get to Rawlins, WY, I plan to get some if Walmart carries them. The mosquitoes have been horrid, and we have heard from Eastbound cyclists it does not get any better.

After we set up camp we dove into our tents and tried to hide for the mosquitoes with some luck.

…I’ll keep you posted..while I nurse my mosquito welts!!!