Tour Divide

bags geo

He's at Boulder. CO I presume?

I actually recognise the name. Must be from watching too many mountain biking videos years ago.

WY not CO. Much less going on....

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@42.746967,-109.721937,3a,75y,105.69h,95.26t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sBDdSG02Q4rXsQ7fxkmTemQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DBDdSG02Q4rXsQ7fxkmTemQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D100%26h%3D80%26yaw%3D168.96292%26pitch%3D0!7i3328!8i1664!6m1!1e1

Ahhh, I see.

Population 75 = awesome! Soo many fingers to count on :)

I think that might be an old sign... wikipedia says 2010 census of 170: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Boulder,_Wyoming

You can understand the population "boom" by looking at the daily mean temperature in January; -13C. Brrr.

But... snow!

Gabes hanging out with Eleanor and Morgan at 1414mi mark.

doesn't appear to be a terribly hospitable spot that they've chosen to bunk down for the night.
https://goo.gl/maps/oR9oa
an early start this morning, I imagine.
go gabes!
boa eggs!

Someone needs to ride it with a Street View camera on their back...

Bits look nice

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Wyoming,+USA/@44.970121,-110.705358,3a,75y,130h,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1se3tRMWMK4bBHFPXfC3ukcg!2e0!3e5!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26output%3Dthumbnail%26thumb%3D2%26panoid%3De3tRMWMK4bBHFPXfC3ukcg%26w%3D224%26h%3D75%26yaw%3D130%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D120%26ll%3D44.970118,-110.705419!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x875ee23448e12e69:0x26b02279d27d382f!6m1!1e1

Sage Bog!

looks bloody amazing!

He's up and riding (before 7 am local time).

aha, yes. lots of the frontrunners ran through that portion in the wee hours. remote, dry, and hot

This should be an official forum ride next year

New Oxford Street ride is at least 69% more epic than this little pootle..

fuck some of the competitors have finally encountered a bear

http://theradavist.com/2015/06/three-days-on-the-tour-divide-with-the-salsa-cutthroat/#102

following this race has given me delusions of grandeur.

I don't even mtb ffs.

Nothing a decent bit of 531 tarck can't handle.

following this race has given me delusions of grandeur.
I don't even mtb ffs.

SO much this. I can't wait to put knobblies on my cross-check and take it bikepacking

following this race has given me delusions of grandeur.

I don't even mtb ffs.

Me too. It's mostly downhill though. How hard can it be?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/activities-and-interests/sleeping-outside-offers-breath-of-fresh-air-during-quick-microadventure/article25057084/

so either trackleaders AND bikepacking.net are both down or my work has blocked them

perhaps i'll need to do some work today :(

working now. all it took was a whinge

The last two days have been brutal, 40°C and no shade as we crossed the Great Basin, tonight I'm sleeping at Brush Mountain Lodge in North Colorado.

Heading near to...

Nipple Peak

That'll have to wait until September, I'm touring all summer. On roads though, typical that I start to take an interest in being less on the beaten track when it's too late to work on any off-road skills or replace my rack/pannier set up with bike bags!