WordCamp - Day 1

We left home

a little after 8:30am to stop at:

Rocky Mountain Cycle Plaza
412 N Chelton Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Andy needed a half-faced helmet that would give him more protection than what he already had since his original helmet was mostly just a skull cap. This set us back a couple hours due to traffic, construction, and getting to and from the Rocky Mountain Cycle Plaza. We managed to get out of Colorado Springs just after 11am with a new, half-faced, Bell helmet for Andy.

Once on the road, it was smooth sailing. Here are some shots from the Curecanti National Recreation Area (near Gunnison, Colorado):

We then traveled on to Norwood, Colorado which is at an elevation of 7,014 feet and flattens out to ranch and farmland. You end up scaling up a deep canyon as shown here:

We stopped for gas in Naturita, Colorado and met a local who mentioned we take this route as it is very scenic:

Unfortunately, we did not have time to investigate this further but I am making a note of this for future reference for others and myself. If the road from Naturita to La Sal, Utah then I am all for it! Here are some pictures taken on Highway 90 from Naturita to La Sal:

We ended the day by reaching Natural Bridges National Monument:

It was a long day traveling just under 500 miles and reaching the campsite by 10pm. After getting the place setup, fixing food, and cleaning up it was roughly midnight by the time we fell asleep.

I’ll be posting more updates on this site (when able) but you can also follow along on Andy’s site or check his twitter status.

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