It’s hard to include yourself in a photo

First day started out wonderfully, it was so easy I couldn’t believe that I was actually riding the Continental Divide Trail. But by 2 PM it got tougher for two reasons: first it started to rain and second the terrain got a little steeper.

I hoped to get past 50 and maybe even 60 miles today, but with the rain I went ahead and rode in the rain and that got me all the way to Kremmling, Colorado. First day mileage was 82 miles in 10 hours.

From Ute Pass you can just barely see the Colorado River headwaters

One of the many highlights was seeing the headwaters of the Colorado River from up high. I must’ve crossed the Colorado three or four times, I lost track. And I didn’t realize that they have rafting out of Kremmling on the Colorado.

The old Cannondale super – V is holding up but it sure squeaks, it makes a lot of noises.

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