Day 4 Georgetown to Copper Mtn 45 Miles with 4760' of Climbing

Today when we got up it was 55 degrees, clear sky and breezy.  We ate breakfast at the Motel and were on the road by 7am.  We had a climb right out of town which was difficult as we did not get very much time to warm up the legs before the climb started.  After about 1.5 miles we stopped to shed some gear as you warm up quick when you climb.  We were on a bike path for almost all the way to the Loveland Ski Area and this is where we had our 1st official rest stop of the day at mile 12.  This stop was at the bottom of the big climb of the day which was a 4 mile climb at 6%, which isn't that bad of a climb, but you add the elevation in and it makes it it difficult for most of us that came from much lower elevations.

Everyone made it to the top and it was once again time for pictures and the 2nd rest stop of the day.  Then everyone started the descent and went by many people skiing on the last day of the season for them.  They estimated that there were 4000 skiers out, and I believe it as there were cars everywhere when we went by on the descent.  We then got to the town of Keystone and stopped and ate lunch.

After a long lunch stop due to the restaurant being busy and with 7 of us sharing a table it was a 30 minute wait for a table and then another 30 minutes to get out food, we were off once again for the last 19 miles into Copper Mtn.  After leaving Keystone we were on the road and at mile 33 we were on the bike path once again for 10 miles all the way to Copper Mtn.  The bike path was really great and we had to climb all the way up to Copper.  By this time my legs were getting very tired and I was glad to finally get done for the day.

We now had a day off  in Copper Mtn and there are many things to see and do .  I will quite for now and update again on Wed. as long as we have Internet access in Leadville.