Final Thoughts - Great Divide & Trans America Trails (Steamboat to Del Norte) - CycleBlaze

Final Thoughts

Logistics: From TX, we drove Paul’s motor home to South Fork, and parked it at a friends place. We rented a truck in South Fork, and drove to Steamboat with our bikes and gear. From there we dropped off the truck and began our ride back to South Fork. 

Riders Met: Rhys from NYC, Joe from Almogordo, NM, six riders from Michigan and surrounding states, two riders from Missouri, a young rider from Colorado. These riders were GDMBR and Trans Am riders.

Would you ride more of the GDMBR? Marc, YES; Paul, NO.

Would you ride more of the Trans Am? Marc, YES; Paul, YES.

Lessons Learned: Take breaks every hour; snack more often; cook or eat breakfast every morning before riding; do not ride more than 8 days without taking a day off; follow your diet restrictions!

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Rich FrasierLooks like you have unanimous agreement on where to ride next! I’m impressed with the ride you did - it didn’t look like easy riding at all. Nice pictures, too!
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Marc BrooksTo Rich FrasierThanks so much. We both agree that towns and services (including showers) are good to have, especially at our ages (65 & 68). We don’t mind pitching tents at all. If a rider could travel and stay each night at a park as nice as Red Mountain RV Park (Kremmling), it would make bike travel really nice. Either Route is OK with me. Thanks again for your comments.
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