Cortez, CO

from July 14, 2007...

51 miles away from Durango (one of my new favorite towns) and we find ourselves in Cortez. En route we dropped some good elevation (hooray!!) and climbed some “bumps” (not bumps, they were small scale mountains. We were told they were bumps) and all in all had a good ride. Passed the exit to Mesa Verde and saw the bluffs associated with the cliff dwellings (unfortunately 40 miles roundtrip was a detour that was a bit too long for me today). You can definitely tell we are coming out of the Rockies now. Everything looks more dried out, more desert like for sure. It’s amazing how much the topography and vegetation has changed as we’ve crossed the country.

Nothing major to report overall. I changed my chain yesterday which was exciting. Chris Jochem, a wonderful soul taught me how. We were also able to sleep in a bit this morning (6am is sleeping in!).

So that’s all. Goodnight!
CVH