The low down...

So after two weeks in Aspen Colorado doing some awesome R&R (riding and relaxation), picking up a new travel buddy



I then headed off to Durango Colorado to the Rick Crawford ranch in order to get some more high altitude training in and get a chance to talk with the great man himself. The trails in Durango were awesome and Snickers went for her first Mountain bike ride.



After a couple lovely days in Durango..I found out my Parents where going to be in Chama, New Mexico for the 4th of July and it was only about 1.5 hours from Durango and still at altitude....so I headed off. Only to then find my self breaking down as soon as I got into town.


Isn't Chama just beautiful...actually it really is some of the best country I have ever scene. So after one serpantine belt and one new alternater later and some fireworks...off I go again back to Colorado with the intent of going to Boulder but only to be side tracked to my friends place inbetween Salida and Buena Vista (look it up on a Map). Namely because they had a good mechanic in town to check over the Van and make sure stuff was done right. I was then histatic to find out that now the AC compresser had gone out. There was no way in heck I was going to head east without a AC nor was Snickers, so we had to stay in Co a couple of extra days...darn! This ment that I really got to ride some of the best trails ever! If you are ever in that area let me know and i will totally hook you up with some of the best riding in your life! Oh and Snickers got her first bed, but is still figureing out quite how to use it.





Once again I was off! This time all the way to the east coast, the blood is thick and ready to get down to sea level. However, the van had other ideas...I got about an hour from my friends house when, total shut down occured. The fuel pump was clogged. Fortunately the guy got me fixed up and back on the road.

So two days later, 2000 some odd miles, one serpantine belt, one alternator, one ac compressor, one fuel filter, one lose battery connection and a road weary body later here I sit in Boston awaiting a local race this Sunday only to further await the big Kahuna of National Championships next Friday!