06/20/23 Wolf Creek Pass to Del Norte

June 20, 2023

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It was a steady 7% grade all the way to the top. I didn’t have a plan where to stop today since I wasn’t sure how long it would take to climb, but figured I’d get there around noon, which I did. It wasn’t bad, just crank up the tunes, put my head down and pedal. My mind kept playing tricks on me, the road would look level but it was anything but.

Flew into South Fork, had some lunch and inquired about hotel prices. Insane, decided to continue onto Del Norte where they are even worse ($250 and up!) but there’s an RV park where I pitched my tent.

My fancy German gearbox is leaking oil, very irritating since it was just recently returned from the factory where it languished for 2 months addressing that exact issue. The US distributor for this gearbox is in Paonia, a town of 1500 on the other side of the pass I just crossed. I sent some pictures and a rant to my bike shop and we’ll see what develops.

Short tunnel, would not have been fun going up

Concrete pavement with chunks taken out by falling rocks

Today's ride: 49 miles (79 km)
Total: 1,126 miles (1,812 km)

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