Colorado National Monument...A Must See Attraction
So in another effort to escape the snow in Boulder, this past weekend my roommate Kiel and I took a trip over to Grand Junction, CO to see the sights at the Colorado National Monument. We thought that this would be the perfect time to escape, since there was no racing, and it would just be a good chance to relax, recharge and reset in the wilderness. So we choose to do some winter camping and to experience some of the scenery from the cycling movie "American Flyers" on the seats of our own bikes. If any of you readers have never seen this great cycling classic, you should pick it up the next time you want a little glimpse into the cycling lifestyle along with some great Colorado scenery. I would rate it about a 6 for the Hollywood's portrayal of cycling, mostly based on the 80's corniness.
You might recognize these pics from the movie, it was an awesome ascent, nice and curvy, a tunnel and sheer cliffs all around.
From the top, if you look closely you can see the road twisting around down below.
We got to the top just at sunset, the view was perfect.
Kiel breakin into the water supply in camp. We were one of two sites occupied that night out of 20 available, which worked out perfect since lots of fellow campers ruins the point of going to the wilderness. I would not suggest camping here in the summer as there are 70 sites total.
The "Fire-Pig" loving life on the road. It even ate up the mud at the monument, as about half of the road is currently under reconstruction.
Well we decided after our night in the woods that a stop at Glenwood Hot Springs would be much better then riding again in the cold. It was a great decision and was throughly enjoyed!
For all the photos of the trip visit: Colorado National Monument Album
P.S. It did not snow over the weekend in Boulder but there is a nice two day storm coming tomorrow. I can't wait...
You might recognize these pics from the movie, it was an awesome ascent, nice and curvy, a tunnel and sheer cliffs all around.
From the top, if you look closely you can see the road twisting around down below.
We got to the top just at sunset, the view was perfect.
Kiel breakin into the water supply in camp. We were one of two sites occupied that night out of 20 available, which worked out perfect since lots of fellow campers ruins the point of going to the wilderness. I would not suggest camping here in the summer as there are 70 sites total.
The "Fire-Pig" loving life on the road. It even ate up the mud at the monument, as about half of the road is currently under reconstruction.
Well we decided after our night in the woods that a stop at Glenwood Hot Springs would be much better then riding again in the cold. It was a great decision and was throughly enjoyed!
For all the photos of the trip visit: Colorado National Monument Album
P.S. It did not snow over the weekend in Boulder but there is a nice two day storm coming tomorrow. I can't wait...
