{"id":2638,"date":"2023-08-26T15:36:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2023-08-26T16:59:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:59:30","slug":"fort-collins-familiar-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/08\/26\/fort-collins-familiar-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Collins, familiar routes …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today a ride from Cheyenne to Fort Collins. I have lived in Fort Collins for about fifteen years so these roads were all familiar riding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am staying with a friend Paul. Yesterday Paul already took my rear panniers so the riding today was easier. I also ended 1000ft lower than I started so that helped as well. It was ~50F starting and didn’t get hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early morning leaving Cheyenne <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smooth and quiet road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At six miles I got onto the shoulder of the interstate. Why? There are two direct routes in far northern Colorado. US 85 has 70 mph traffic and a two and a half foot shoulder. I-25 has 85 mph traffic and an eight foot shoulder. Not ideal but I picked the interstate and have done it before. It is noisy and there are shredded tires so not pleasant but it got me where I needed to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After three miles I was off briefly at Terry Ranch Road. From here to the CO\/WY border is a paved frontage road. One can normally access Terry Ranch Road to this point without the interstate but there was a closure for road construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grooved pavement and then smooth riding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pavement ends at the border. The fence keeping me from the interstate also ends, so I follow the path to the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Across the way is the welcome sign…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Made it! Now back on I-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next exit. Pedestrians are disallowed but bicycles ok on this stretch. There was even a caution bicycles sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally done with interstate riding. At the next exit the next surprise. Fortunately I knew an alternative and took it instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More frontage road riding. I took a brief stop in Wellington before finishing my ride to Fort Collins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve owned this duplex for thirty years, so stopped be to see it still standing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stopped by the bike shop and made arrangements to drop my bike for service on Monday <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See those red spots? I’ve worn through the tread on the tire and that is the under layer starting to show… past time for a new tire…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here I will take an intermission before continuing the ride. We have a Celebration of Life for my father on September 2nd and many friends family coming. So I’ll be with family during some of that time. Also, time to get a good tune on the bicycle. Once all is ready and done, I’ll resume the travels and the blog.<\/p>\n\n\n

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