Greg & Mighty Jim start climbing the Rockies

Hi Everyone:

Greg Miller and I are starting out this morning on our assault on the mountains. Saturday, after the
Boulder ceremony, we had returned to Longmont, so when we began today, Buzz Feldman, at NBG sponsor
High Gear Cyclery, pointed out Trailridge, the peak we would be riding on, sometimes above 12,000
ft. As I mentally went over the clothing in my pack, I began to think I may have brought along the
wrong gear. The weather is expected to be nice, however, so my fears may be imaginary, like the
mountains of Nebraska. I'll let you know.

When Martin Krieg and I spoke on Saturday as he oversaw our Boulder reception, having done
Trailridge himself, he assured me that, 'by the inch, its a cinch'. I have to admit in the past if I
looked at a large hill it always seemed daunting, but if I looked just a small distance ahead of me,
I was always able to say I can do that.

We are excited to get moving and to see the wildlife of the mountains.

Can you believe it? We are in Estes Park (at 7,500 feet, they have already climbed 2,700 feet, ed).
We may have gone slow, but we are here -- We Are Here!

Greg and I are similar riders so that is nice. Greg has shown me several birds, some hummingbirds, a
hawk and a kingfisher. Also, while we could not identify them all, lots more flowers. The Indian
Paintbrush or maybe it was a wild iris, the Oregon Grape, the Spring Beauty and the Sand Lily with
its stem filled with white flowers were beautiful. The purple Larkspur and Lupine were nice to look
at. The Yucca Flowers continue to greet us. I was surprised to see milk weed up high on the
mountains. The monarch butterfly will be happy about that.

Greg's friend Smiling Linda offered us a place to roll out our sleeping bags in her living room.
She also took us for a drive into the park to see the elk and the damage the flood did when a dam
broke in 1982 . It changed the park and part of town as a wall of water rushed thru the area. Two
campers were killed unfortunately. (Jim is referring to the The Lawn Lake Flood: Lawn Lake is a
natural lake, 11,000 feet high in the mountains of what is now Rocky Mountain National Park. It
sits above the town of Estes Park, pop. 5,400. and was made larger for irrigation purposes by a dam
in 1903. When it broke due to neglect, in less than four hours, three people were killed and there
was $31 million in public and private damages --
http://www.estesnet.com/hydroplant/the_lawn_lake_flood.htm ,)

Today it is cloudy and a little brisk so we may not sweat as much.

Talk more later. The mountains and clouds are magnificent. Jim

btw: Want to have your bike fixed or buy a new one? If you are in the Longmont, Co area, see Buzz at
High Gear Cyclery (http://highgearbike.com , ed). His is one of the best places to go. He has an
excellent staff, my expert was Nadia, who did a variety of repairs to get me ready for the mountain
ride. Buzz has such a wonderful casual manner about him that nothing seems impossible and he shows
that, by giving his employees freedom to do their jobs. On top of that he organized a wonderful ride
from Longmont with a group of riders to accompany me to Boulder. And to top it off he rode his
Vision recumbent to lead us. It made the ride and the day extra special for me and for all of us.

Buzz Feldman a Prince on our NBG team.

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If you want to start from the beginning and/or follow Jim our other NBG relay riders as they move
forward in the National Mayors' Ride at <http://www.bikeroute.com/NationalMayorsRide>, point to
their blog at <http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/reports.php>. All of this
excitement will al be consummated at the second annual Santa Cruz NBG Bike Fest
<http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Festival>:

btw: If you want to become a rider, we WANT you!! Go to
<http://NationalBicycleGreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/getstarted.php>, to find out how!! btw2: We
have pictures from the various ride legs on line at
http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/gallery/2003Mayors btw3: If you want to see who these
cyclists are, go to <http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/bios>.


--
MARTIN KRIEG: "Awake Again" Author c/o BikeRoute.com 79 & 86 TransAms, nonprofit Nat. Bicycle
Greenway CEO

Ever wanted anything so bad U were willing to die for it? Really die? By moving thru clinical death
and reversing paralysis, *I saw God* when I answered that question.

 

I hope you have plenty of layers, I did Trailridge 15 -20 years ago in July and started with shorts
and T-shirt and By the time I got to the top and over to the lookout shop we had everythingin the
world on. 3 and 1/2 hrs up and 45 min back down. I thought I realy accomplished something until I
say a fully packed tourbike coming up the other side toward us. I realized then that it was nothing.
Alot of fun coming back down. Cars could not keep up with us.. Good Ride

Bill V-rex
Ps at the time of the ride it was on a df though. "Cycle America/Nat. Bicycle Greenway"
<[email protected]> wrote in message news:230620031424320794%[email protected]...
> Hi Everyone:
>
> Greg Miller and I are starting out this morning on our assault on the mountains. Saturday, after
> the Boulder ceremony, we had returned to Longmont, so when we began today, Buzz Feldman, at NBG
> sponsor High Gear Cyclery, pointed out Trailridge, the peak we would be riding on, sometimes above
> 12,000 ft. As I mentally went over the clothing in my pack, I began to think I may have brought
> along the wrong gear. The weather is expected to be nice, however, so my fears may be imaginary,
> like the mountains of Nebraska. I'll let you know.
>
> When Martin Krieg and I spoke on Saturday as he oversaw our Boulder reception, having done
> Trailridge himself, he assured me that, 'by the inch, its a cinch'. I have to admit in the past if
> I looked at a large hill it always seemed daunting, but if I looked just a small distance ahead of
> me, I was always able to say I can do that.
>
> We are excited to get moving and to see the wildlife of the mountains.
>
> Can you believe it? We are in Estes Park (at 7,500 feet, they have already climbed 2,700 feet,
> ed). We may have gone slow, but we are here -- We Are Here!
>
> Greg and I are similar riders so that is nice. Greg has shown me several birds, some hummingbirds,
> a hawk and a kingfisher. Also, while we could not identify them all, lots more flowers. The Indian
> Paintbrush or maybe it was a wild iris, the Oregon Grape, the Spring Beauty and the Sand Lily with
> its stem filled with white flowers were beautiful. The purple Larkspur and Lupine were nice to
> look at. The Yucca Flowers continue to greet us. I was surprised to see milk weed up high on the
> mountains. The monarch butterfly will be happy about that.
>
> Greg's friend Smiling Linda offered us a place to roll out our sleeping bags in her living room.
> She also took us for a drive into the park to see the elk and the damage the flood did when a dam
> broke in 1982 . It changed the park and part of town as a wall of water rushed thru the area. Two
> campers were killed unfortunately. (Jim is referring to the The Lawn Lake Flood: Lawn Lake is a
> natural lake, 11,000 feet high in the mountains of what is now Rocky Mountain National Park. It
> sits above the town of Estes Park, pop. 5,400. and was made larger for irrigation purposes by a
> dam in 1903. When it broke due to neglect, in less than four hours, three people were killed and
> there was $31 million in public and private damages --
> http://www.estesnet.com/hydroplant/the_lawn_lake_flood.htm ,)
>
> Today it is cloudy and a little brisk so we may not sweat as much.
>
> Talk more later. The mountains and clouds are magnificent. Jim
>
> btw: Want to have your bike fixed or buy a new one? If you are in the Longmont, Co area, see Buzz
> at High Gear Cyclery (http://highgearbike.com , ed). His is one of the best places to go. He has
> an excellent staff, my expert was Nadia, who did a variety of repairs to get me ready for the
> mountain ride. Buzz has such a wonderful casual manner about him that nothing seems impossible and
> he shows that, by giving his employees freedom to do their jobs. On top of that he organized a
> wonderful ride from Longmont with a group of riders to accompany me to Boulder. And to top it off
> he rode his Vision recumbent to lead us. It made the ride and the day extra special for me and for
> all of us.
>
> Buzz Feldman a Prince on our NBG team.
>
> ------------------------------
> Local access to PocketMail mobile e-mail now available in Europe, North America & Australia
> http://www.pocketmail.com
>
>
>
> Jim Muellner can be found at http://www.bikeroute.com/NationalMayorsRide/JimMuellner His email on
> the road is: [email protected]
>
>
> If you want to start from the beginning and/or follow Jim our other NBG relay riders as they move
> forward in the National Mayors' Ride at <http://www.bikeroute.com/NationalMayorsRide>, point to
> their blog at <http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/reports.php>. All of this
> excitement will al be consummated at the second annual Santa Cruz NBG Bike Fest
> <http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Festival>:
>
> btw: If you want to become a rider, we WANT you!! Go to
> <http://NationalBicycleGreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/getstarted.php>, to find out how!! btw2: We
> have pictures from the various ride legs on line at
> http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/gallery/2003Mayors btw3: If you want to see who these
> cyclists are, go to <http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/bios>.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> MARTIN KRIEG: "Awake Again" Author c/o BikeRoute.com 79 & 86 TransAms, nonprofit Nat. Bicycle
> Greenway CEO
>
> Ever wanted anything so bad U were willing to die for it? Really die? By moving thru clinical
> death and reversing paralysis, *I saw God* when I answered that question.