Durango, CO to Pagosa Springs, CO 63.3 miles
I reached the 1000 mile mark within the first couple miles of today's ride, which puts me almost a third of way. Today was another relatively short day with only 63 miles covered. This is in preparation for tomorrow's big ride, which is the longest(140 miles) and the hardest(over the Continental Divide 10,500' and total climbing elevation of 8743'). The bulk of the ride followed the rolling terrain through the mountain valleys from Durango to Pagosa Springs, but we did encounter several challenging climbs. Despite the intermittent light rain and temperatures in the lower 50s, the scenery was still beautiful with the aspen trees in full color, the occasional mountain stream and horses and cattle grazing in big pastures. The long descent into Pagosa Springs allowed me the opportunity to reached my top speed of all time 46.8 mph.