Two Mates, Two Bikes, & 2800 Miles to Mexico : Day 38

Trip Overview

This blog will follow two totally inexperienced bikepackers, Geoff and Cam, and their journey from Banff to Mexico via the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. The route follows the Continental Divide, exposing riders to high altitude, diverse wildlife, and solitude. To learn more about the route, check this out. Randy will be the official bookie so get in touch with him if you'd like to place a wager on how far we will actually make it.

In the mean time, you can track our progress here thanks to our SPOT device.

This will be a site where we will try our best to post some pictures and stories along the way. Happy reading!

Sunday, 17 August 2014

Day 38 - Sargents to Beaver Pass CG

This morning we awoke to a local bike race on the same highway as our first 12 mile stretch. We were quick to hop on the highway with the road racers. We were already acclimatized and had our legs underneath us after having biked 2000+ miles. It was amusing to watch Jake pass these road bikers as he had a FAT BIKE and 30lbs of gear. Don't get it twisted though - we were passed more than we passed them.

We turned off onto the dirt road which we were to follow for the remainder of the day. The rainstorms from the night before and early that morning made it for one mucky ride. After slipping out in some mudflats, we decided to take an early lunch and let the Colorado sun dry up the road. The roads dried up considerably and we were eager to hit the road. In classic fashion, Cam's front tire decided to blow up again. A quick repair job later we were on the road.

On our way to Cochetopa Pass, we met a Swedish couple doing the route - lots of Europeans! Today's riding featured a little bit different of a landscape... Colorado began as rolling hills, turned into giant mountains, and now in this southern portion became full of canyons, cacti, and rattlers. We hit the top of the pass and rolled down to a campsite for the night.

Cam beat Geoff in 200.

Awoke to a foggy morning

Today's mission

Lunch break. Not a bad view!

This is the best we could do for lunch today... The grocer in Sergents had one bag of old hot dog buns. We feasted like Jones Lake ducks.

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Geoff Gerhardt

Growing up in New Brunswick, Geoff’s passion for adventure and the outdoors was firmly planted in the forests and bays of the Saint John River Vally. Over his life Geoff continued to seek adventure, sometimes close to home and sometimes farther afield. From the waves and beaches of the Outerbanks in North Carolina to the mountains of Honduras, he has continued to seek adventure, through life guarding, paddling, hiking and riding. Although biking has always been a passion from the road to the trail, this will be Geoff’s first multi-day trip.
Apart from sports and the outdoors, Geoff enjoys countless hours of Coen brother’s films and the odd Tarantino flick. Craft beers and greasy diner breakfasts are other driving forces in Geoff’s life.

Cameron Wade

Cam just finished studying Physics and playing sports at Acadia and was most recently a professional prison door installer with his friend, Scott. He likes to spend his spare time at pubs, playing QWOP, or watching countless hours of riveting TV with his sister, Grace.

After the trip, Cam will be heading off to Europe to begin his master's in Mathematics. He figures now is a great time to take off an adventure to finally eat authentic tacos and learn a thing or two about himself.

Cam also finds it difficult to write in third person and will miss his nannies.