I've been traveling over the last week and it appears that bicycle touring is alive and well. On my trip between Reno and Ridgway, CO (south of Grand Junction), I saw no less than 20 touring cyclists. While on one particular stretch of Hwy 50 with no town or services in sight I passed a guy on a mountain bike that must have been loaded with 100 lbs of gear. It was probably in the low 90's and I had a full cooler (including ice cold beer)....how could I just zip past this poor bedraggled cyclist! Brakes were applied and as I pulled onto the shoulder I had a brief thought that the guy might think I was some NV redneck looking to give him grief for taking up a piece of the roadway. Then I remembered I drive a Honda Element with a mountain bike on the back. Needless to say when he pulled up and I offered him a cold bottle of beer (newly bottled "Icky" if your wondering), he was more than happy to take me up on the offer. I figured it would ease my karma for the 2000 mile road trip I was beginning. It also made me wish I had a lot more vacation time for a summer tour of my own. So let the planning begin, a tour is in the works for next year and I'll be sharing my options as I start to do some homework!
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