July 26 and 27
Yesterday we biked across another mountain pass, and then up to Telluride. As you can see from the pictures, this is a gorgeous part of Colorado. The biking was tough; 4600 feet of climbing. Telluride itself is a beautiful little city surrounded on three sides with mountains. We had a rest day today. I used it to relax a bit but also hike to a waterfall at the end of the box Canyon. Very beautiful. This evening we had a group dinner.
Telluride has the reputation for being the most expensive municipality in the United States. Given what Airbnb and hotel prices were, I don’t doubt it. Tomorrow we cross our final mountain pass in Colorado to Dolores and then the next day into Utah. It will be interesting to see how the geography changes.
Jeremy Bikes NEALS 30th Anniversary Ride 