Bicycle Trip thru Colorado and Wyoming

This summer I retired. For the final 8 months, I flew to-and-from work each week: between California and Colorado Springs. After my last day in Colorado Springs, I didn't fly right home. Instead I jumped on my bike and spent the next 2-weeks pedaling thru the Rockies, ending up in southern Wyoming. 

Cripes, the summertime winds are insane in that area. Like riding thru a hurricane each day.

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First I had to scrape together a bike. Something capable of hauling enough gear. My current fleet didn't include what I'd need. But I had a garagefull of bike parts, and an ancient Cannondale criterium frame that had been collecting dust since the last of my racing days many years ago. I was able to bodge together this rig for the trip. 

Roadside derailleur surgery:
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The map showed an interesting looking route to connect from <<>> to <<>> road while avoiding busy roads . Frasier was my destination that day so I decided to give it a  try.

Hellacious winds nearly every day. When I stopped to snap the City Limit sign, the wind blew the bike over:

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I'm not really sure what this contraption is. It's parked along the roadside near Centennial, Wyoming.

Riding near Snowy Range Pass, in the Wind River Range:
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Along the backroads route between Denver and Colorado Springs:
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If I get skin cancer on my feet some day, I'll sue the makers of these sandals:
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