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BTC-route
The 2007 Bicycle Tour of Colorado route
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BTC 20 005
Mike's Bike is wrapped up and ready to load
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BTC 20 008
Valerie's bike is also all wrapped up and ready
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BTC 20 010
Bob & Sue arrive
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BTC 20 013
Empty van
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BTC 20 014
We gotta put all this stuff and all these people (and me) into the van now!
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BTC 20 015
Valerie & Sue inspect the packing
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BTC 20 017
Yep, that's 4 bikes in there.
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BTC 20 018
Now, added 8 large luggage bags
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BTC 21 020
Stopped to gas up the van and stretch the legs on the way to Steamboat Springs.
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BTC 21 022
Many spattered bugs on a long drive.
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BTC 21 023
Gassing up.
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BTC 21 028
Mike at motel in Steamboat Springs
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BTC 21 029
Looking towards Steamboat's ski area.
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BTC 21 033
Moutain stream in Steamboat
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BTC 21 034
Bob showing the day's pictures on the TV
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BTC 22 025
Sue, Bob, Valerie, Wood Rabbit.
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BTC 22 034
Valerie, Sue and Bob at Rest Stop in Clark Colorado at General Store
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BTC 22 035
Riding downhill back to Steamboat from Clark
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BTC 22 037
Valerie is in the lead
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BTC 22 038
Valerie pulling away
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BTC 22 039
There they go!
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BTC 22 041
Here they come!
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BTC 22 042
Valerie sprinting
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BTC 22 043
Bob Hammers
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BTC 22 044
Tepee & Canoe
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BTC 22 049
Riding along the river
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BTC 22 050
Along the river
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BTC 22 051
Mountain & Cloud view
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BTC 22 053
Bob riding metal sheep
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BTC 22 055
Sue on metal sheep
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BTC 22 056
Art Car
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BTC 22 057
Art Car from side
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BTC 22 060
Bob
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BTC 22 061
Valerie
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BTC 22 062
Sue
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BTC 22 063
Mike
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BTC 23 064
Hiking to Fish Creek Falls - Bob
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BTC 23 065
Fish Creek Falls
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BTC 23 066
Fish Creek Falls - just outside Steamboat
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BTC 23 068
Hiking past the falls - Carrie
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BTC 23 069
Hiking - Ed
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BTC 23 070
Hiking - Bob & Valerie
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BTC 23 075
Hiking Mike
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BTC 23 076
Valerie sitting by Fish Creek after the falls
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BTC 23 078
Checking in at Steamboat Springs High School
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BTC 24 001
Day 1 - Steamboat Springs to Walden - Up, up, up Rabbit Ears Pass
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BTC 24 002
Still on Rabit Ears Pass
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BTC 24 003
Still on Rabbit Ears Pass, air so thin I had to stop the bike to drink, then breathe
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BTC 24 004
Rabbit Ears summit
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BTC 24 007
First Rest Stop - Rabbit Ears "False" Summit
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BTC 24 009
More up, up, up to get to the real summit
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BTC 24 011
Rabbit Ears rock formation, ok, this must be the real summit!
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BTC 24 021
Tailwinds to Walden
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BTC 24 031
Indoor Camping in Walden High School
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BTC 24 032
Sherpa-ville - if one pays for Sherpa service, the tents are set up before arrival.
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BTC 24 036
Mobile Shower truck
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BTC 24 045
Hilltop view of Walden campers
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BTC 24 047
Mike, Bob & Valerie inside the beer/wine orange fence
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BTC 25 048
Day 2 - Walden to Winter Park
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BTC 25 054
Day 2 - first rest stop - logging truck going other way
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BTC 25 059
Margaret with tandem in Rand Colorado
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BTC 25 070
Rest Stop by a river
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BTC 25 071
Riders enjoying Rest Stop
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BTC 25 073
Rock Cliffs near Rest Stop
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BTC 25 074
Another Rest Stop
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BTC 26 079
Day 3 - Winter Park to Copper Mountain - up, up, up Berthoud Pass switchbacks
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BTC 26 081
Still on Berthoud Pass
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BTC 26 084
Still on Berthoud Pass
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BTC 26 085
Heading towards second pass today, under historic train bridge
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BTC 26 086
First we go under freeway, then up, up, up Loveland Pass, our second pass today
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BTC 26 087
At top of Loveland Pass, woohoo! It rained/snowed/sleeted on the downhill right after this, about 10 minutes later.
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BTC 27 082
In Copper Mountain resort, bikes on porch
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BTC 27 088
Copper Mountain room
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BTC 27 089
Copper Mountain room
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BTC 27 090
Sue, Bob & Valerie at breakfast in Copper Mountain
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BTC 27 091
Still snow on the ski slope
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BTC 27 093
Mike as Edith Ann
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BTC 27 094
Clouds rolling in, good thing we're not biking today
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BTC 27 095
Valerie at jailhouse
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BTC 27 096
Valerie in jail
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BTC 27 097
Many parties had the same nominee
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BTC 27 098
Bob at General Store in Frisco
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BTC 27 099
Ladies Squeeze Box
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BTC 27 100
Colorado's state flower - Columbine
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BTC 27 101
Frisco main street
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BTC 27 103
Train Car in antique store in Frisco
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BTC 27 104
Copper Mountain's welcome to BTC riders! Valerie & Bob
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BTC 27 105
Is this Sue's jacket?
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BTC 28 107
Day 5 - Copper Moutain to Leadville - leaving Copper - very cold that morning, about 30 degrees?
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BTC 28 109
Up Vail Pass
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BTC 28 112
Green bridge on the way to Leadville
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BTC 28 113
Looking down
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BTC 28 115
Leadville!
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BTC 28 116
Mount Massive? Has 7 peaks
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BTC 28 117
Cool Sunset
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BTC 29 118
Mike on Leadville gymnasium floor for indoor camping
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BTC 29 120
Day 6 - Leadville to Kremmling - Fremont Pass Summit in 4 miles
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BTC 29 121
On the way to Kremmling
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BTC 29 122
Mike at top of Fremont Pass
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BTC 29 123
Mike at Fremont Pass
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BTC 29 127
Resting by Stream
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BTC 29 130
Bob, Lady Liberty, Sue
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BTC 29 131
Pose!
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BTC 29 132
Kremmling Gymnasium indoor camping
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BTC 29 133
Valerie, Sue, David, Karen, Bob, Mike - in Kremmling
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BTC 30 133
Day 7 - last day - Valerie going up Gore Pass
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BTC 30 134
Valerie going up Gore Pass
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BTC 30 135
Hand Cycle
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BTC 30 137
Into a valley
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BTC 30 138
John & Margaret on tandem
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BTC 30 142
The road ahead
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BTC 30 143
Colorado State Patrol rode alongside us
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BTC 71 145
Valerie at Larry & Kristal's check-point
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BTC 72 146
You Are Nowhere, and gasoline was $3.99 per gallon
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BTC 73 147
Total van miles
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