BTC 2011 Day 3

The good news today was that a strong, cool West wind was blowing all of the remnants of the previous day's storm out of the area. The bad news was that the wind was in our face for the entire 80- mile ride, making it much tougher than it would normally be. We still had a fantastic ride. The first half was through beautiful river canyons and a lot of rolling green hills with cattle in the foreground and snow-capped mountains in the background. Here is a typical scene from the day:





If you see the rock formation on the top of the snow-capped peak on the right in the distance, that is the "Rabbit Ears" that give Rabbit Ears Pass it's name. That is the pass we need to climb on our way to Steamboat. Needless to say, I was excited to summit that climb and cross the Continental Divide because it was mostly downhill from there to Steamboat.





We were delighted to get to Steamboat where Leslie and Ken's wife Audrey joined us for a fantastic dinner and Ken and I got to sleep in our own beds for a night. They will also drive to join us in Aspen for the next two nights and our "rest day" on Thursday.

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Location:Granby to Steamboat Springs, CO