John reached his planned destination, Fraser, Colorado around 1:30 PM after a 7:31 AM start. His mileage was "only" around 27 miles, but the first 6 or so were particularly tough--climbing from an elevation of 9035 to the continental divide at 11,600 feet. Going over Rollins pass he then gave up all that elevation and then some, dropping to an elevation of 8550 feet in Fraser. Google Maps gives the downward leg as losing 3500 vertical feet, with retraces through stream drainages totaling 659 vertical feet.
He is spending the night at my mother-in-laws place near Fraser. I neglected to tell him it was up a hill, so he had an unexpected additional climb of 240 vertical feet before day 2 was over.
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-- Vance
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