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== Alternate pages == | |||
* [[/Old]]: Mika's original alternate plan | |||
* [[/Packing list]] | * [[/Packing list]] | ||
Planning page for our hot summer bike tour in Utah and Colorado! | |||
* [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/4204340 Someone's Salt Lake to Denver trip] | * [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/4204340 Someone's Salt Lake to Denver trip] | ||
* [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39348063 direct Google routing] from SLC to Breckenridge. | * [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39348063 direct Google routing] from SLC to Breckenridge. | ||
== Day -1 ✈️: Seattle → Salt Lake City == | == Day -1 ✈️: Seattle → Salt Lake City == | ||
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'''Thursday July 28, 2022''' | '''Thursday July 28, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: | ;Stay: {{todo}} hotels are all super reasonable in the $150 range for a DoubleTree! Want to do this? Or something else? | ||
;Highest altitude: ~4200ft | |||
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* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City Salt Lake City WikiVoyage] | * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City Salt Lake City WikiVoyage] | ||
== Day 0: Salt Lake City == | == Day 0: Seattle → Salt Lake City == | ||
'''Friday July 29, 2022''' | '''Friday July 29, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: | ;Stay: {{tbd}}, same as previous day | ||
Resources: | Resources: | ||
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City Salt Lake City WikiVoyage] | * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City Salt Lake City WikiVoyage] | ||
== Day 1: 🚲 Salt Lake City → Yellow Pine Campground == | |||
== Day 1: 🚲 Salt Lake City → | |||
'''Saturday July 30, 2022''' | '''Saturday July 30, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: | ;Stay: Yellow Pine Campground | ||
;Mileage: ~65mi 6200ft or ~ | ;Mileage: ~65mi 6200ft or ~60mi and 7100ft | ||
;Food: breakfast | ;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | ||
;Weather: Hot ( | ;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ||
Resources: | |||
* {{todo}} [reserve on recreation.gov] https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10048898 [lots of availability] | |||
Alternatives: | |||
(b) knotty pine resort or (c) shingle creek atv campground | |||
== Day 2: 🚲 Yellow Pine Camground → Starvation State Park == | |||
== Day 2: 🚲 | |||
'''Sunday July 31, 2022''' | '''Sunday July 31, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: Starvation State Park | ;Stay: Starvation State Park {{todo}} | ||
;Mileage: ~ | ;Mileage: ~44mi (4800 ft) | ||
;Food: breakfast | ;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | ||
;Weather: | ;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ||
Resources: | |||
* | * https://utahstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/fred-hayes-state-park-at-starvation/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=UT&parkId=342801#sr_a [lots of availability] | ||
* Alternative: Strawberry River Bed and Breakfast in Duchesne (or a best western) | * Alternative: Strawberry River Bed and Breakfast in Duchesne (or a best western) | ||
== Day 3: 🚲 Starvation → Vernal == | == Day 3: 🚲 Starvation → Vernal == | ||
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'''Monday August 1, 2022''' | '''Monday August 1, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: | ;Stay: {{todo}} | ||
;Mileage: | ;Mileage: | ||
;Food: | ;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | ||
;Weather: Hot (>30C). | |||
;Weather: | |||
Resources: | |||
dinosaurland koa maybe? seems kinda expensive so mayb ejust get a hotel? | |||
== Day 4: 🚲 Vernal → Kenney Resevoir == | == Day 4: 🚲 Vernal → Kenney Resevoir == | ||
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'''Tuesday August 2, 2022''' | '''Tuesday August 2, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: | ;Stay: {{todo}} | ||
;Mileage: | ;Mileage: 63mi 1500ft (pretty flat) | ||
;Food: breakfast | ;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | ||
;Weather: | ;Weather: {{todo}} | ||
Notes: | |||
* We'll cross from Utah into Colorado | * We'll cross from Utah into Colorado | ||
* the more attractive route goes south along 45, changes to old bonanza hwy and crosses along a little unpaved road | * the more attractive route goes south along 45, changes to old bonanza hwy and crosses along a little unpaved road. | ||
* Alternative route going into Bonanza and then Stanton seems doable. It's only 6-7mi more. | * Alternative route going into Bonanza and then Stanton seems doable. It's only 6-7mi more. | ||
Resources: | |||
== Day 5: 🚲 Kenney Resevoir → Rifle State Park == | == Day 5: 🚲 Kenney Resevoir → Rifle State Park == | ||
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'''Wednesday August 3, 2022''' | '''Wednesday August 3, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: Rifle State Park | ;Stay: Rifle State Park {{todo}} | ||
;Mileage: | ;Mileage: ~87mi but only 3k feet | ||
;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | |||
;Weather: Hot (>30C). | |||
Resources: | |||
* kenney resenvoir to rifle gap state park (87 miles (quite long) but only 3k ft | |||
Alternatives: | Alternatives: | ||
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'''Thursday August 4, 2022''' | '''Thursday August 4, 2022''' | ||
;Stay: | ;Stay: Wolcott BLM Campground | ||
;Mileage: | ;Mileage: {{tbd}} | ||
;Food: breakfast | ;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | ||
;Weather: Hot (> | ;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ||
Resources: | Resources: | ||
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* Leg 1: 15mi from campground to New Castle | * Leg 1: 15mi from campground to New Castle | ||
* Bus: from New Castle to Glenwood | * Bus: from New Castle to Glenwood | ||
* Pool in Glenwood Springs hot springs | |||
* Pool in | |||
* Leg 2: 40 mi to Wolcott BLM campground | * Leg 2: 40 mi to Wolcott BLM campground | ||
Alternative | Alternative would be to stay in a Best Western (or similar) in Eagle. Kinda expensive for what it is, honestly! | ||
Resources: | |||
* Bus from New Castle to to glenwood springs: https://www.rfta.com/routes/hogback-rifle/ | |||
* Not all spots take bikes so I think we need to go from the stop on 6th in new castle to the Park & Ride in Glenwood springs. we should save the full text | |||
It's hard to do given the 100 mi to Breckenridge but It would be nice to stay in Glenwood Springs for the night since there's a hot spring there but it sets up a pretty rough day. | It's hard to do given the 100 mi to Breckenridge but It would be nice to stay in Glenwood Springs for the night since there's a hot spring there but it sets up a pretty rough day. | ||
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* If we stay in glenwood, there is [https://resnexus.com/resnexus/reservations/book/70145D2B-FB4C-4B12-A817-98D68A7480EF a "resort" with camping sites] although they are quite expensive ($67) so a hotel might be easier. | * If we stay in glenwood, there is [https://resnexus.com/resnexus/reservations/book/70145D2B-FB4C-4B12-A817-98D68A7480EF a "resort" with camping sites] although they are quite expensive ($67) so a hotel might be easier. | ||
* Hotels in Glenwood Springs are werdly expensive. the "best" hotel is a 3-star Hotel Denver is that is like $250 for the night. | * Hotels in Glenwood Springs are werdly expensive. the "best" hotel is a 3-star Hotel Denver is that is like $250 for the night. | ||
== Day 7: 🚲 Wolcott BLM Campground → Breckenridge == | == Day 7: 🚲 Wolcott BLM Campground → Breckenridge == | ||
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;Mileage: | ;Mileage: | ||
;Food: breakfast | ;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | ||
;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ||
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* Option a: if we stay in glenwood, it's a little under 100 mi into breckenridge (and 5.6k feet of climbing. Basically the first 80 seems like a gradual river valley climb).. it's possible and it's the last day so might be OK? | * Option a: if we stay in glenwood, it's a little under 100 mi into breckenridge (and 5.6k feet of climbing. Basically the first 80 seems like a gradual river valley climb).. it's possible and it's the last day so might be OK? | ||
* If we stay in Eagle or Wolcott it would be just 70 or 60 mi into breckenridge the next day. | * If we stay in Eagle or Wolcott it would be just 70 or 60 mi into breckenridge the next day. | ||
Resources: | Resources: | ||
== Day | == Day 8: Wedding! == | ||
;Stay: | ;Stay: | ||
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;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ||
== Day | == Day 10: 🚌 Breckenridge → Denver == | ||
;Stay: {{todo}} | ;Stay: {{todo}} | ||
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3:00 pm / 5:15 pm | 3:00 pm / 5:15 pm | ||
== Day | == Day 9: ✈️ Denver → Seattle == | ||
;Stay: {{tbd}} | |||
;Food: breakfast?; lunch ?; dinner ? | |||
;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ;Weather: Hot (>30C). | ||
== Places to visit == | == Places to visit == | ||
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* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Canyonlands_National_Park Canyonlands National Park] | * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Canyonlands_National_Park Canyonlands National Park] | ||
* [https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/thenarrows.htm The Narrows] in Zion National Park | * [https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/thenarrows.htm The Narrows] in Zion National Park | ||