Posted in Bucknell Alumni Bike Race on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ALAMOSA TO TRINIDAD, CO
2 MORE HIGH ONES
I started the day out of Alamosa on the 66-mile leg to LaVerta. Frank pat and I relayed. Out of town we passed a Colorado 14 Blanca Peak rising to 14345. More vistas through green farmland, irrigated fields, newly mowed and stacked hay and lots of cows and horses. [...]
Posted in Bucknell Alumni Bike Race on September 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
GOD BLESS THE USA. NEVER FORGET 9-11 BE WITH THOSE WHO LOST LOVED ONES ON THAT DAY AND PRAY FOR PEACE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Starting out on 911 was a bit sobering but made one appreciate our great country and the beauty around us. Bucknell riders started the day in Prescott and I led off for [...]
Posted in Bucknell Alumni Bike Race on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Did someone mention hell? I started us off from the Chiriaco Summit with a nice long gradual downhill averaging 20 mph for the first hour. Temperature at the start was close to 90 but before the day’s end we were biking in 109 degrees and at times encountering fairly strong headwinds. Parts of the shoulder [...]
Posted in Bucknell Alumni Bike Race on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We were to start from near Santa Monica beach at 5am but I guess we had too much party at the kickoff the night before. Thanks to Susan Zolla . We did get going about 0530 up a short somewhat steep hill and the adventure was underway. If I hadn’t met Frank at last year’s [...]
