happy sunday everyone! i just spent a fantastic day in the mountains as becky's sag wagon while she was training for her ride. the weather was fabulous and the higher up the mountain you go, the nicer it gets. there were a few clouds and a couple of raindrops, but overall it was a truly fabulous day. we started out around 11am and i kicked becky and her bike out of the car around noon. she rode the 32ish miles from bergen park to idaho springs and i drove along with her in the car.
i had so much fun watching her ride and enjoying the view. i love the mountains. it amazes me that no matter how often i see the mountains, they always take my breath away. today was no different. a decent amount of the road was below the tree line so you couldn't really see very far, but every few miles, there would be a break in the trees and these stunning vistas just open up in front of you. it is just truly beautiful and you can't be in a bad mood when the world around you is that pretty.
while she was riding, i would drive ahead and find a place to pull off of the road to wait until becky caught up with me. along the way i passed several other cyclists multiple times. there was one group of three who were riding right along at around the same pace, so i passed them quite a bit. when becky stopped to put her jacket on, they commented that they would love to have a support crew to which beck replied that it was even better to have a support crew that made pastry. so at the very top, i shared some leftover croissant from yesterday with them. they ended up riding down the mountain with becky and even waited on her when we stopped to take pictures at echo lake.
overall it was a fabulous day and i would be happy to repeat it at any time.
here are some of the pictures that i took throughout the day.