My route was the bike trail along the Platte River, which took me downtown Denver. I easily navigated to John's apartment. My comedic cousin agreed to put me up for a night. The first order of business was to run some errands and gather some supplies. We stopped at the grocery store for wine. I used my small sommelier skills...

My sleep was somewhat sufficient, but I will never complain about being in a bed. My first move was to head downstairs to brew some coffee. For calories, I consumed a banana. Staying in routine, I used the deck as my office and worked on my usual assignments. After accomplishing an adequate amount of assignments, I received a text...

After exploring the establishment, we all went out to lunch. Jason joined us, who is another cousin who I had not seen for ages. Our dining destination was a bison restaurant not too far from their industrial park. Bison meat is much more common out west, but I had yet to consume some during my travels. My meal was...

I was zooming without all the extra baggage weighing me down. It was a gorgeous ride as I followed along the Platte River. Eventually, I found myself zipping through the streets of downtown. Shortly after, I was waiting outside of Aaron's apartment in Capitol Hill. It had been a while since I had seen my former roommate and best buddy....

Somehow she got stuck with being my chauffeur for the day, and I had many errands to tend to. The first item on the agenda was to get my laptop to a repair shop. This was a simple task, and the technician said that I would hear from him by Monday with further details. Our next stop was at...

During this trip, I have climbed up some mega mountains. Today, I most definitely met my match with the infamous Loveland Pass. This climb was roughly sixteen miles of straight incline with three thousand feet of elevation gain. Admittedly, I stopped halfway through the ride at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. During this stop, I reenergized with a...

Back to the present, while trekking on Highway 6, the scenery was spectacular. It started with a desert landscape with some eye-popping red rock formations. The forest followed, and it was large and lush, as expected. I was voyaging through some distinguished ski resort towns and decided to stop in Vail for an energy drink and a bag of...

Another successful slumber. It feels fantastic to catch up on sleep. When I finally got moving, I made my way to the coffee. For calories, I consumed some cinnamon bread with butter. My morning office was the porch again. I planned out my route and sleeping situations to Denver. It is going to be a hell of a climb...

After fully waking up, I headed upstairs to find Tina and Matthew working hard. The kids were already at daycare, and these two were actual adults with real jobs and stuff. After filling up a cup of coffee, I retreated to the porch and started some work of my own. My first order of business was typing up some...

Sleep sucked, I maybe managed a few hours. We woke up to a chilly Colorado morning. To reheat our bodies, we got to work on deconstructing the campsite. While Dave and Will tore down the tent, I packed up my bike. It did not take long to load everything up into the whip. After saying farewell, we hit the...

Another hour of driving later, we decided to stop in Glenwood Springs. It was a charming little location with loads of restaurants to choose from. We decided on Juicy Lucy's, and it was seriously superb. Of course, our waitress was originally from Iowa, and we got along swimmingly. We started with a flight of oysters on the half-shell and...