The remainder of the days are a bit of a blur at this point. Some days we climbed over 1 mile high, and others we descended. All days were longer than any mountain bike ride I had ever completed. My confidence on drops and rollers increased by the end of the week, perfect timing forContinue reading “Day 2+”
Category Archives: San Juan Huts System: June ‘22
Day 1: Colorado Trail
21 mi, 12,410 max elev, 3,848 feet elev gain This past winter, I had the opportunity to ski and fat bike to a few different huts in VT and NH with the women mountain bike organization I participate in (GLOW). This inspired a Google search to determine if there were any U.S. hut-to-hut adventures thatContinue reading “Day 1: Colorado Trail”
Day 0 – Journey to Durango
We took advantage of the fact that we can still walk from our house to the bus stop, bike bags in tow. Miraculously, after many logistical twists and turns including an airline swap and layover, we arrived at the Purgatory Resort in Durango, CO with bikes still in tow, 16 hours after our departure fromContinue reading “Day 0 – Journey to Durango”
San Juan Huts Honeymoon
Writing to you retroactively, from the plane, due to the remote nature of this particular journey (I.e. no cell service). It’s hard to believe that within a ~2 week period, Danny and I got married, bicycled 24,000 feet in elevation across 225 miles of snow and desert for our honeymoon, and will now close onContinue reading “San Juan Huts Honeymoon”