Liars' Lodge
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Home -- the long way
... I think we'll hear his name a lot in coming years.
I was waiting outside the Omega-Pharma QuickStep RV (yes....a rented RV) to try to get an autograph from last year's winner, Levi Leipheimer, but we had to leave before he came out.
Breckenridge had the most comprehensive information about the various closures and events of any city we'd visited, which was very much appreciated. As such, we knew that we'd have ...
King of the Mountain
... to get a view from there. Just crazy-beautiful.
By 11 am, the last busload of people had been dropped off, and the crowds were starting to have fun. We walked a ways down the dirt road, to spray a little message for Jens Voigt ("Ja Jensie"). Our spray chalk barely lasted long enough to get that done, so that was all we could do.
If you can get the right vantage point, you can see a fair way down the valley, and ...
Cottonwood Pass
... there with us, including a couple of RVs/campers. We introduced ourselves to the neighbors, and made ourselves sandwiches for a late lunch.
There's a trail up the hill to the north, so we took a bit of a hike to see what we could see. Holy cow, hiking at 12,000 feet takes the wind out of you!
A car of 3 credentialed photographers pulled in next to us, and we made small talk. Then they muttered that they'd failed to plan for food, and had just a couple ...
Leadville 100
... were actually on part of the route of the Leadville 100 and that they would be running past in just a few minites. We were able to watch them run just a few feet away from us.
Then it was off to the finish line where we could watch them run in. We had a hot-dog dinner it was really nice standing around with the atmosphere of everyone cheering etc. The first runner was in at 16 and a half hours!
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All Aboard
... name the few brave little flowers that were still surviving. Because of the drought this was one of the worst years for viewing wildflowers. So basically we got to get off the train and have a nice little hike around the area. All in all it was a pleasant way to spend a Sunday, but definitely not a highlight of our trip.
After returning to the train station and being greeted by a nice steady rain, we went to lunch at Callaway's, located in the historic ...
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