On our day off in Copper Mtn we got up and went to eat breakfast as a group and then about 11 of us rode the chair lift up to the top of the mountain and then 6 of us walked back down the 3 miles to the bottom. It was really refreshing just to hang out and not have to get on the bike. When we got to the bottom it started to rain. Than off and on it rained most of the rest of the day. I woke up at 3 30 this morning and it was a downpour. I was thinking we might have to ride in the rain today, but it was gone by the time we loaded our luggage at 7am and then ate and were off. It was 44 degrees when we left and we had a short 26 miles to Leadville with a loop trip after arriving there. The climb up Freemont pass was much easier than the last 4 days we have done, which was really nice. We got to the top and had our only rest stop of the day and we took pictures and then ate and headed the last leg into town.
We arrived into town at 11am and we could not check in to our rooms until 2pm, so the group split and some did the lake loop and the others did the mine loop in town. Everyone then ate lunch and we all checked in and showered and then had our rap session where we talked about tomorrows ride which goes over Independence pass and then into snow mass.
We have 68 miles tomorrow and one major climb. I will update the blog again tomorrow.
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I can't imagine riding in the rain. Was glad to hear it stopped before the ride. The chair lift was neat. I hope you are able to post some pictures soon.
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