104 miles 6000+ feet of climbing 16.5 avg
Highest paved road over the Continental Divide (Independence Pass 12,135 feet):
Been there, climbed it, got the t-shirt (not really).
It is really cold at 12000 feet. I climbed with full arm warmers the whole way, but took off the leg warmers. We climbed through snow fields and tundra, and saw recently skied lines. At the top, I hooked up with Mom, who hitched a ride from aid 1 and Dad who was a few minutes back. It was an incredibly cold descent, even with being as bundeled up as possible. We still had 60 miles to go, but with a 20 mile descent (you have to try this sometime - it is like the longest and best roller coaster ever) into Aspen and then 40 miles with a total of 2500 feet lost it went by quickly.
About 3 miles out we stopped to help a guy with a blown tire. When we finished, they had music and balloons and cheering people at the finish.
We made it!
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Congratulations you three! You have an aazing adventure to tell about and experiences to remember!
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