Kremmling, Colorado

Arrived in Kremmling, Colorado after going over Willow Creek Pass (9767 ft). We saw numerous antelope, prairie dogs, and believe it or not a cow moose and a yearling bull moose. Total mileage today was 80 miles. As it turns out we could have gone a different route and gone only 62 miles with a lot less climbing, but we went with the Bicycle Touring Map route which avoided the major highway 40 but added on 20 miles and over 2000 feet of climbing. We literally arrived at our hotel in a spring storm of 40 to 50 mile hour winds, rain, and lightning. We threw a chain 5 miles out of town and had to unload the trailer and free up the chain that was jammed between the front derailer and the bike frame. I have touched base with a local bike shop and John Manning (the bike shop owner) who

has graciously agreed to work on our bike at 830am in the morning (a Sunday). It is on to Silverthorne tomorrow for a 30 to 40 mile day of climbing and rest if the bike is ready in time. All in all today was a good day to be on a bike.