Wednesday, July 7 – Day 24 – 75.5 Miles - 1742.7 Total Miles

At bedtime last night Kim and Anna made one last trip to the little girl’s room while Kyle, Nathan, and I lounged in the cabin and Bobby went outside to brush his teeth. Moments after Bobby re-entered the cabin, the van alarm began to sound. Not knowing what was happening, I searched frantically for the van keys to mute the alarm. When I couldn’t find the keys, I looked outside into the darkness and saw Kim sticking her head out of the restroom. She was screaming about pushing the alarm to get my attention because an animal had her and Anna pinned into the restroom. I walked toward the restroom with my headlamp and escorted the two frantic girls back to the cabin. They were both trying to explain the noises that they heard….that is when it hit us….actually Nathan was first to make the call. It turns out (as we had just poking fun at earlier) that when Bobby brushes his teeth, he evidently also tries to clean his esophagus with his toothbrush. This results in a gagging, near vomit reflex (2 times per day). It was the exact sound that the ladies described. Kim and Anna were held hostage by a gagging Bobby Wiltshire. We laughed hysterically.

Today’s ride started with a small climb, but otherwise we were cruising along slightly downhill most of the day. It was quite a blessing on 3 sets of tired legs. We did have to pile in the support van five miles east of Kremmling for about 30 minutes to wait out a storm. But, other than that it was a pretty uneventful ride, which is a good thing. We were just riding our bikes through beautiful terrain. We have ended our day at a USFS campground on Green Mountain Reservoir on State Route 9, 15-20 miles south of Kremmling. Since our arrival at the campsite, we have had to deal with less than ideal weather. We had to use 5 people to set up each of our tents because of the wind. Now, as I write this, it has begun to lightening and hail on us. It is about 7:00 pm and we are just hoping this all blows over so that we can get some sleep tonight.

We have been looking forward to tomorrow’s ride for quite a long time. From the beginning of the day, we ride south on route 9, making our way to Hoosier Pass, the highest point on the Trans Am Route at 11,542 feet. From that point, we descend for quite a while. It will probably take a couple of days to get through all of the descending miles. That should be fun (and easier). I have tried a couple of times to get video from my bike while I am descending some of these steep roads, but both attempts have failed. I need to try again before we hit Kansas – not much descending in that state.

As of now, we do not know where we will be staying tomorrow. We have a call in to a woman in Alma (warm showers), but as of now, have not heard back from her. We won’t know about that possibility until we get cell coverage tomorrow. If that falls through, the only other options are other USFS campgrounds….cheap, but showerless. I don’t think people are too excited about that (except Nathan).

Tomorrow’s route takes us through some cool towns…Silverthorne, Frisco, and Breckenridge, to name a few. We will tell you about them soon. We have not been running into internet service very often, so we will post when we can. Take care and thanks for reading.




















Anna Is Succesful Again In Her Quest For Ice Cream...This Time in Grand Lake, Colorado




Bobby Catches Some Z's At Our Storm Break








Our USFS Campsite










Always Working.....Collecting Wood For A Fire We Did Not Have