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Calgary, Canada - 12th August 2015
By: smaug
Hi Mum,
Today we gathered to say goodbye and wish a safe trip to Batyr, who is travelling back home to Russia .
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Posted Aug 24, 2015, 2:22 am
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Loveland Pass, USA - 16th August 2015
By: smaug
Hi Mum,
It appears we will be spending the week here in Colorado road cycling in smaug’s backpack . Today, to start getting used to the altitude, we went for a ride out of Dillon up to Loveland Pass and we spent most time riding in a very nice valley .
Eventually we reached the pass, which sits at 3655 m above sea level on the Continental Divide . This means that on this side, the north side, water drains towards the Atlantic Ocean (by the way, the view was great ),…
…while on this side water drains in the Pacific Ocean.
Whichever way the water goes, those dark clouds were about to drop a lot of it , with hail and lighting as sides , so we hastily made our way back into the valley.
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Posted Aug 24, 2015, 3:33 am
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Mt. Evans, USA - 17th August 2015
By: smaug
Hi Mum,
Today we were on the road very, very early to ride up Mt Evans. Since it was a tad cold , smaug was reluctant to stop and take photos and when we eventually had a chance to look around we were surrounded by a treeless landscape .
From there we could already see the summit .
Later we reached Summit Lake, which, as it happens, is still well below the summit .
The view there was great …
…and the summit was getting closer and closer.
Nevertheless, as we gained altitude, we were starting to be short of breath, so we let sammino go outside scouting the route while we stayed comfortable in the backpack . And after some time we eventually reached the end of the road which, at an elevation of 4307 m above sea level, is the highest paved road in North America …smaug pointed out this was very likely as high as he will ever ride a bycicle . The view, of course, was great …a bit hazy maybe .
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Posted Aug 26, 2015, 4:55 am
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