Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #33 June 27, 2018 Alma, CO - Breckenridge, CO 16 Miles Ride Time 1:20 Hours Tour Total  Miles 2416 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180627-0629-47333 I slept well last night in my tent under the pavilion in the city park in Alma. The river water was too cold, so I neither bathed nor washed my clothes. I woke up a little before 6am, and packed up my tent, air mattress, and gear. Thanks to my extension cord I had the luxury of electric power inside my tent last night. There was an email this morning from ATT about my having gone over my data limit. That’s confusing, because I have an unlimited data plan. I must not have read the small print.  First thing out of Alma, I began the climb up Hoosier Pass. It was about a six mile gradual uphill with a crappy two inch wide shoulder with a six inch drop off to the right. Cars wizzed by at fifty-five miles an hour. Come on Colorado- you could do better, really. Adding to the f...

TransAm Day #34 June 28, 2018 Breckenridge, CO - Kremmling, CO 63 Miles Ride Time 4:27 Hours Tour Total  Miles 2478 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180628-0924-35256 Yesterday after filing my report, I went to the Breckenridge Brewery, which had been highly recommended by my Denver team. After dinner and a couple of Avalanche Amber Ales, I got a text from TransAm Gangstas Eileeny Beanie and Scotty Potty. They had just arrived in Breck, and were looking for a place to stay. I offered a sleepover in my hotel room. They got calzones, I picked up beer, and we beelined it to my hotel’s hot tub.  I slept great in my king-sized bed. My friends slept on the floor, and I had to remember not to step on them in the middle of the night. Our bikes and gear were strewn about the room. Scott left his stinky shoes out in the hall.  I swapped my jerseys this morning. I had been wearing Brooklyn for a long time, and it needed a rest. I ...