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Saturday 24th July 2004
From
Breckenridge Fireside Inn to the Old Volunteer Firestation, Kremmling -
only 50 miles! After a nice bowl of Hot Oats at the Fireside Inn (which,
though pricey for cycle tourists, is comfy), we headed off a short distance
to tinker with our bikes. Stopping on the cycle path down the valley to
Frisco we noted the huge number of cyclists - Saturday morning is the time
to do some cycling round here, clearly. Headed down, eventually to Frisco,
then Silverthorne. We got a bit lost getting to Silverthorne and found ourselves
briefly but alarmingly on an Interstate - which we got off as quickly as
possible. Then a bit of a headwind slowed our progress, after lunch in silverthorne,
down the valley to Kremmling. Eventually rolled into Kremmling and discovered
Mark and Wanda, who we'd last seen a couple of weeks ago, shopping in the
grocery store. They were at the local motel. We set up camp for free at
the Old Volunteer Fire Station. Three mountain bikers turned up - doing
the Great Divide Mountain Bike route. All teachers - and nice characters.
John, Mike and Mark (I think! - correct me if you are these bikers and I've
got it wrong). Mark, of the mountain bikers, commented on the way debt finances
the second home and huge RV industries. Mark and Wanda met us in the highly
recommended Saloon Bar - where they have a decent range of real ales (microbrews,
as they say here). The photo shows a bikers get together in the main street
of Kremmling. A remarkable number of muscley legs on display! The people
are Mike, Mark, Mark (of Mark and Wanda), John, Wanda, Guy. Notice Guy's
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