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Fort Collins, CO to Colorado Springs
I've been enjoying my new (used) Bike E so much, that I decided to take
it for a tour. I rode from Fort Collins, CO to Colorado Springs, and back (5-6 days with 2 days of goofing around in the Springs). It was a fun trip. The stretch between South Denver (Franktown) and Colorado Springs was difficult, as there is NOTHING in between. No water, no food, and worst of all no Shade! I carried a sleeping bag, tent, and other supplies. I used a small plastic container, about 6" square for a cooler. I would put ice on the bottom with a couple small tupperwares with carrot sticks, etc. On top of that, out of the water, I would put my Veggie Ham. This also served as my water reserves when I ran out. The Bike-E turned out to be a workhorse for me. Although I didn't have an odometer, I estimate I rode a total of about 500 miles. Here's a few pics of the loaded bicycle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/89892855@N00/201366772/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/89892855@N00/201366773/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/89892855@N00/201366774/ ------ Jim Gagnepain http://home.comcast.net/%7Eoil_free_and_happy/ |
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Fort Collins, CO to Colorado Springs
I have done this on tour many times. Especially out west. I've camped
behind the barn of a fair ground, in a field across from a couple's house, etc. Once, in Vermont, I asked a milk farmer and he said go ahead and camp down near the cows. When I woke up, the cows were all lying around nearby. ------------------------------ "oilfreeandhappy" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: I rode the same route some 12 years ago on a Ryan Vanguard recumbent on a cross country trip. I stopped for the night at a horse ranch near Franktown and asked the folks there if I could put my tent up on their property. They were a very nice couple who invited me in for dinner and told me I could sleep in the barn. I should have stayed in the tent. The horses kept me awake kicking their stalls all night long.......do horses ever sleep? . Did you do that often - asking people if you can camp on their land? I've never done that, but maybe it's not a bad idea. |
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