Day #54-Hit and run town day and mountain bikes galore. Miles hiked: 26.3

Today, I woke up on a mission. First things first, I finished the massive climb I slept in the middle of last night and crested over the top of Breckinridge.

The descent had just as much snow as I’d feared, but it was still firm enough to use microspikes and I’m a postholing extraordinaire at this point. 

A few cruisy miles later, I got down to the highway and hopped on the bus to Frisco. This section had the luxury of cell service most of the way, so my thanks to the folks who have kept me company and encouraged me over the phone. You know who you are. 

After occupying Taco Bell to charge my devices and repackaging a resupply on the sidewalk in front of Walmart, it was back on the bus and to trail.

Considering I didn’t get back on trail until 3 pm, doing 15 miles in the afternoon was a solid accomplishment. This section of trail was smooth and full of mountain bikers-another fun group of people to chat with. I like their kindness and the fact that bike-accessible trails are wonderfully nice to walk on, a true win-win! 

For my efforts, I’ve put myself in a good place for the next push to Grand Lake. I have some gnarly miles ahead, but here we go!