Day 52 - All Cliff bars taste the same - Rollin' ocean to ocean - CycleBlaze

June 22, 2024

Day 52 - All Cliff bars taste the same

I have tried nearly every flavor of Cliff bars and they all taste the same to me. Maybe I am just getting sick of eating Cliff bars on the road 

I rode 61 miles today and all but 6 miles had no houses and no electric poles. Once I hit route 125 I pedaled through national forest for 25 miles with all of it burnt due to wildfires. Thousands of trees still standing, all dead

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These signs were everywhere
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Cool rock outcropping
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Elizabeth HendersonLook at you finding all the cool geology stuff!
Appears to be a dike - an igneous intrusion and the adjacent rocks were less resistant to the erosion than this rock.
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Bill ShaneyfeltDike is correct!

https://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2015/07/29/positively-weathering-volcanic-dike-near-granby-colorado/
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Anne CoreyTo Elizabeth HendersonSee, right here is why we need to travel out west with you Beth! Inquiring minds want to know these things! 😍
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Assume this meant in the winter
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A few days ago I crossed the Continental Divide from east to west over Hoosier Pass. Today I crossed it again from west to east at Willow Creek Pass. Won’t be the last time I cross it. At the bottom of this post you will see the elevation cross section of today’s ride. You can clearly see the climb up and over

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Stopped in Rand, CO with a population of 50. They have a nice gift store where I got a cold drink. As you walk in they have this display 

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Must be a touchy subject
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After leaving the the national forest I rode into the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

24,000 acres in an intermountain glacial basin
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My view as I rode through the refuge
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What every weary biker wants to see at the end of the day
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Homemade carrot cake for dessert
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Anne CoreyOh wow! You need the calories… lucky!
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Today's ride: 61 miles (98 km)
Total: 2,454 miles (3,949 km)

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Kelly IniguezI've switched to Fig Newtons instead of bars. I think the store brand is just fine, and they are significantly cheaper.
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10 months ago
Theresa GardnerColorado is a magnificent state! A hot springs resort could be a great night's rest?
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Gordon BrownDave, this entry made me laugh out loud and dropped a few truisms. I'm in Canton, Ohio, taking my first day of rest after 7 days and 430 miles. Hope to be in Breckenridge in a couple of weeks. Congrats on getting over the divide. Keep on rollin'.
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David HendersonGordon
Good to hear from you. Sounds like you are making steady progress. Keep up the good work
Dave
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