Across America on the Yellow Brick Road by Virginia Mudd

Author:Virginia Mudd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travil, United States, Bicycle touring, women cyclists, biography
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Published: 2015-02-18T16:00:00+00:00

DAY 29: After another relaxed day around camp, and a tour of Westcliffe, we spent the night in a town motel so that Tony could leave early in the morning to catch his flight from Denver. It wasn’t so hard this time to have him leave, but still . . . these nights together had been so warm and secure.

The Plains

I do not know where Kansas is, for I have never heard that country mentioned before. But tell me, is it civilized country?

DAY 30: Carol and I set off early, too. We climbed that sparking morning for several miles east of Westcliffe, then rolled onto the most gorgeous downhill of the whole trip. An 8% grade—we didn’t have to ride our brakes all the time—easy racing curves, slightly banked but not too steep, a satin-smooth road surface with ample room for bikes, no traffic and magnificent scenery. We arrived in Pueblo fifty-two miles and five hours later, having said our final farewells to the Rockies.

Pueblo was a sprawling, sand city filled with shopping centers and 7-11 stores. We spent part of the afternoon changing tires in front of the Laundromat. Tony had brought me a new tire from the bike shop back home to replace my worn rear tire. Carol switched hers from front to back, expecting to complete the journey on one set of tires. That was one expectation that was met. We gathered some groceries and left for the Plains, another big unknown and formidable part of our journey.

By seven that evening we were in another world. It was a shock to have moved into another landscape in just twenty-three miles. We arrived in Boone, Colorado, and set up our camp in the “city park” next to the local tavern. Strains of the Beatles and Bobby Darin coming from the open bar door caught us up in memories of the 50’s as we settled in for the night.

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