After the terribleness of yesterday, I decided today would be a short day.
I set off at about 10:30 and my route took me north, paralleling the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. I was now in a valley in the rockies and the first half of my day was mostly downhill – I had climbed 4000 feet yesterday but only gone down a bit over a thousand so the valley floor was lower still.
I reached the Arkansas River and turned onto route 50, which followed the river upstream. It was a very beautiful ride, with tall cliffs on both sides.
Before long I reached Salida and called it a day.
Today’s mileage: 49 miles.
Total: 2531 miles.
Beautiful photos! Do you remember rafting the Arkansas? It was cold.
A beautiful ride indeed. Gorgeous photos. I remember rafting on that river.
Fantastic photos of the scenery you are in Galen. THANKS!