Alan and I are in Denver right now, visiting Nathan (our son). He's a wonderful athlete, an experienced bike rider, and loves getting outdoors and doing something almost every weekend. Yesterday he rode his bicycle up to Mt. Evans, for the third time this year! The asphalt road is the highest paved road in the U.S. The mountain road starts at about 6,000 feet altitude, and ends up at 14,200+ feet altitude. We drove it and met him on top. Our weather started out at 60 degrees and cloudy in the morning. When we got to the top, it was in the clouds and 42 degrees. We passed Nathan on the way up, the switchbacks were sheer drop offs, of course I had Dramamine in me, had a headache from the altitude, and there were lots of cars going around bikers. There were motorcyclists, bikers, hikers, and cars. And much of the drive was in the clouds. Every once in a while the clouds cleared and we could see out, many mountain peaks, plus a drop off next to the road. A pickup truck had gone over the road earlier that morning, it was twisted in half from the roll, and that alone was enough to make me close my eyes at every turn. There wasn't much room for the car in the lane, then when we had to pass a biker you have to leave at least 4 feet or something as you go around, there wasn't much room for a car coming the other way. But the top was beautiful. And we're so proud of Nathan for making the ride. He's amazing, he stays fit, and rides all the time. And to think he's made that ride 3 times now!
love, mimi
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