Day 45

I had a long climb ahead of me when I started out from Salida. I didn't think it would be too bad since I have had long climbs before. It was probably a combination of things, but that climb turned out to be a mild form of torture. It was an old railway grade so it was pretty gradual. I would look down at my mile odometer, and elevation and then 10 minutes later I would look again. I've only gone .35 of a mile!! What is wrong! That is pretty much how 5 hours went by. I had also indulged a little bit the night before. Nothing extreme. A couple beers with dinner and a coke, but I didn't seem to have much in the leg department. My map said that there was 12 miles of singletrack that was considered to be the premier singletrack in all of Colorado. I really wanted to do it, but I was just too tired when I got there. Anyway I finally got to the top and was treated to some more spectacular views. Never gets old.