Check Ride

In order to check out our equipment and gain confidence in our ability to do this trip (especially Sharla), we did a test ride to Rocky Mountain National Park from our home a few weeks ago.  This was a 50 mile ride with over 3300 ft. of elevation gain carrying all our camping gear.  It took us 10 hours to get to the campground but 6 of that was actual riding time.  The ride was a challenge for Sharla but we made it and it did help boost her confidence--nothing on the Pacific Coast should be that challenging.  We spent the night there and returned home the next day dealing with 90+ degree temperatures once we got off the mountain.