The ride through Arizona, Utah and Colorado was gorgeous. Red rocks, sandstone cliffs and good light made for some fun photos--check out the albums on facebook. Riders were having fun and keeping a steady pace through Sunday night and into Monday morning. Kevin and Larry motored through the night, and then handed off to Jeremy and Andrew who carried Team ViaSat into the San Juan Mountains and over Wolf Creek pass at 10,857 feet. Meanwhile, Tobias was attempting to get some energy back after a long night of severe gastrointestinal distress. With two 9,000-foot summits looming ahead he wasn't quite ready to take the reins, but he suited up and did what he was out there to do--he pedaled anyway. Luckily Ryan was feeling good and stepped up to the challenge, taking longer turns in the climb over 9,413-foot La Veta pass and 9,941-foot Cuchara Pass.
A big decent brought the riders into La Veta where they handed off to Larry and Kevin who finally got to see a little bit of daylight on their shift. Leaving the mountains behind Kevin and Larry headed into the flat lands of eastern Colorado and Kansas, and yet again into the night.
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