slow glowing

we’re, like, so high

hello from estes park! yes, we made it over trail ridge road! actually, we totally rocked it. the mountains were freakin’ beautiful, the people we awesome, and we didn’t have to walk at all! (except on lovely little trails off of the road, of course.) we are so strong and fit, we’ve decided we’ve graduated from “team slow and unsteady” to “team slow and steady.” we’re okay with being slow–it gives us more time to look at the scenery! and when you’re still biking into the evening light, oh my gosh, it is exquisite.

our highest point, on one of the little foot trails across the tundra off the road, was over 12,300 feet above sea level. on the downhill bits, when we could spare the breath, we sang “we are the champions.”

best day of the trip?

(our ninth crossing of the continental divide)

(they sold these t-shirts to tourists who DROVE trail ridge road… what?? congratulations, you didn’t drive off the road. i bought one–my purple t-shirt is getting some holes anyway–and wore it all the way down to make ‘em all feel lazy)

(as it got colder and windier, we got pretty ridiculous with our layering. this is bike tourist style!)

bonus pika–

approximately 36,000 gorgeous photos (if i may say so myself) of mountains coming soon (and all those wildflowers and stuff that i promised you).

lots o’ love,
stacia