Leaving Royal Gorge, Colo.
Category: TransAmerica Tour 1984
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Day 39 – Climbing foothills of Rockies
Out of the plains and into the mountains on way to Royal Gorge
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Day 39 – Viking pose
Altitude must be getting to me; striking a pose with roadside antelope skull west of Pueblo
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RR tracks crossing dry wash between Ordway and Pueblo
Arkansas River in the background from this arid scene along Route 96.
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Day 36 – Lonely Route 96
Lonely Route 96 between Eads and Ordway in eastern Coloardo
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Day 36 – Sunrise at park in Tribune
Up with the sun for long day biking from Tribune, Kansas, to Ordway, Colo.
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Day 35 – Long shadows heading West
Miles of straight road ahead after leaving Utica in the morning.
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Day 35 – Leaving Utica
Early morning departure from Utica, Kansas. Grain elevators, railroad tracks, station.
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Day 34 – Old postcard of McCracken
Compare to picture from '84. Looks like the building at left is the one with the mural on it now.
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Day 34 – Typical Kansas
Tall grass, field, oil well, big sky
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Adventure Cycling Association
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Trail biking
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Rails to Trails Conservancy
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League of American Bicyclists
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