Went over Continental Divide at Monarch Pass this morning. At 11,312
feet it'll be the highest point of the entire trip.

Freezing cold. Fun going down.

That's Chris, he's from Hamburg, Germany. We are both going to San
Fransisco.

I have a feeling this place takes in a lot more than 50 bucks a room
during ski season. Indoor pool and hot tub overlooking the mountains.

Only four guests tonight, very The Shining.

Today I only made it 19.7 miles. Heading up to Monarch Pass I had to
pull over cause of snow. I ran into another guy riding, who was also
waiting on the snow. We ended up spliting a $50 motel about 2000 ft
from the top.

All the campgrounds around wanted 19 bucks and up for me to tent.
Salida like most places has a Walmart and I've heard of them letting
people sleep in their cars in the parking lot.

Couldn't hurt to ask and Regina at customer service gave me the thumbs
up.

56.3 miles of an amazing ride to Salida, CO. The whole day was through
a tight vally along the Arkansas River, with mountains on either side
of me.

Good ride.

None of the photos I took really explain how high up it felt on that
thing.

1053ft. Straight down.