July 12, 2018 Canon City - Pueblo 86 km (53 miles) 595 m (1952 feet) elevation 3:46 moving time 3404 km (2116 miles) Half way there! Pueblo is considered the halfway point of the TransAm trail so after 28 days we are a bit ahead of schedule. We are hoping that some of the biggest …
TransAm – Day 26 – Hot Sulphur Springs – Frisco
July 10, 2018 Hot Sulphur Springs - Frisco 109 km (68 miles) 994 m (3260 feet) elevation 4:49 moving time 3140 km (1952 miles) Had another early start and had to wear leg warmers and jackets until we reached Kremmling which is where we had a breakfast. Nothing was open in Hot Sulphur Springs. Monika …
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TransAm – Day 27 – Frisco – Canon City
July 11, 2018 Frisco - Canon City 178 km (111 miles) 1471 m (4825 feet) elevation 7:36 moving time 3318 km (2062 miles) Today can be broken into two parts. The first part included our climb over Hoosier Pass which is the highest point of our journey at 3518 meters (11542 feet). Before leaving Iceland …
TransAm – Day 25 – Riverside – Hot Sulphur Springs
July 9, 2018 Riverside - Hot Sulphur Springs 180 km (112 miles) 1641 m (5382 feet) elevation 8:24 moving time 3031 km (1884 miles) Had a super early start, waking up at 5 AM to beat the heat. Day started out on a wrong foot as Saemi's rear tire was flat and we had to …
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TransAm – Day 24 – Rawlins – Riverside
July 8, 2018Rawlins - Riverside103 km (64 miles)623 m (2043 feet) elevation4:15 moving time2851 km (1772 miles)We woke up early but still we were not out on our bikes until 8 and it was already hot. We must get an earlier start to battle the heat. For the first couple of miles the heat was …
Apps
The following is a list our essential smartphone apps (Android) which we rely on. Google maps - Fairly obvious Bicycle Route Navigator by Adventure Cycling - TransAm Route specific maps with distances, elevation, bike shop locations, service points, lodging locations, restaurant locations, etc. Google Drive - Where we keep digital copies of our maps, passports, …
TransAm – Day 23 – Rest day in Rawlins
Today was a zero-day as we rode zero miles. Instead we had a rest day in the town of Rawlins. We walked around downtown but unfortunately many shops were closed as owners were taking a long 4th of July holiday. One of the shops that was open was a sports shop which we browsed. It …
TransAm – Day 22 – Lander – Rawlins
July 6, 2018 Lander - Rawling 207 km (129 miles) 1435 m (4707 feet) elevation 8:17 moving time 2748 km (1708 miles) It was already hot outside when we headed out this morning. The weather forecast had warned about the possibility of extremely hot day so we wanted to get an early start. Our goal …
TransAm – Day 21 – Dubois – Lander
July 5, 2018 Dubois - Lander 122 km (75 miles) 593 m (1945 feet) elevation 4:23 moving time 2541 km (1579 miles) Today was a great day riding mostly downhill and with the occasional tailwind. The area is called Wind river because there is apparently constant wind here. At one of the photo spots we …
TransAm – Day 20 – Grand Teton (Colter Bay) – Dubois
July 4, 2018 Grand Teton (Colter Bay) - Dubois 108 km (67 miles) 1115 m (3657 feet) elevation 4:40 moving time 2420 km (1504 miles) We had some butterflies in our stomach going to sleep in our tent at our little camping ground, knowing it was a bear area and after having seen the grizzlie …
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