Day 7: Wolf Creek Pass, the Continental Divide
(South Fork, CO to Pagosa Springs, CO)
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Eastward I went from South Fork! |
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There's the Rio Grande as a very young baby! :) |
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I got a picture of this very friendly construction woman.
They're building a tunnel through the rock. It's amazing! |
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The lighting was terrible, but I wanted to give you a view of how high I biked. I'm facing back down from where I biked from. |
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Higher up on the eastern slope of Wolf Creek Pass, looking back. |
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Approaching the Wolf Creek ski area, there's one final one mile grunt!
Who remembers last year's unsuccessful trip when I hitched a ride up Wolf Creek Pass? This trip was very different! ;) |
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HOORAY!
My bike at the Continental Divide! Training up and down Ute Pass really helped a lot! |
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Just look how sweaty, red-faced and nasty my hair looked! I began from South Fork at 6:30 a.m. and arrived at the summit at about 10:15 a.m. |
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I talked with this very friendly couple who were visited from Ohio. |
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Now mind you, the western side of this pass is very steep and I was going extremely fast for most of the time, so I didn't bother to stop to get many scenic pictures. Ah, but here's one looking downhill. |
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There were a few beautiful waterfalls that spilled practically onto the highway! |
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At an overlook. |
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Looking back towards the mountains, as I was heading to Pagosa Springs. NICE SHOT! |
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I celebrated by eating this yummy Mexican dinner in Pagosa Springs. |
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Special thanks to the Driessens for hosting me at their wonderful lake house in Pagosa Springs. Everyone, these folks are cousins with Andy ... remember him? :) |
