2012 MULTI-WEEK TOURS
WESTERN PARKS TOUR : AUGUST 5 - AUGUST 24 ; Pace 13-15 mph
(Regular Cost $3,495 ; CURRENT SPECIAL : JUST $2,995)
Based on double occupancy ; Single supplement $1050
Arrive in Castle Rock, Colorado on Saturday August 4, 2012 ; Depart home from Loveland, Colorado on Saturday August 25, 2012
$1000 deposit due by April 1, 2012
Remainder due by June 1, 2012
This 20-day tour begins & ends near Denver. We'll cycle Pike's Peak & over the Rocky Mountains as we visit the Great Sand Dunes & Monument Valley on our way to the Grand Canyon. Then head up into Utah and visit Zion & Bryce Canyons (rest day), Capitol Reef & Arches. Back in Colorado we will cycle the highest through road in North America when we visit Rocky Mountain National Park. This tour is a spectacular combination of some of the most beautiful mountain & canyon scenery in the world.
SAT 8/4 ARRIVE IN CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO (GROUP DINNER THAT EVENING)
SUN 8/5 MANITOU SPRINGS, CO. 55 MILES (OPTIONAL RIDE UP TO PIKE'S PEAK : 85 MILES)
MON 8/6 SALIDA, CO. 110 MILES
TUE 8/7 ALAMOSA, CO. 115 MILES - VISIT THE GREAT SAND DUNES : (CLIMB ON FOOT THE 800' DUNES)
WED 8/8 PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO. 89 MILES - CLIMB & DESCEND WOLF CREEK PASS
THURS 8/9 CORTEZ, CO. 107 MILES
FRI 8/10 KAYENTA, AZ. 137 MILES - PASS THROUGH FAMED MONUMENT VALLEY
SAT 8/11 TUBA CITY, AZ. 80 MILES
SUN 8/12 TUSAYAN, AZ. 90 MILES - VISIT THE SOUTH RIM OF THE AWESOME GRAND CANYON
MON 8/13 TUBA CITY, AZ. 90 MILES - SECOND LOOK AT THE AMAZING GRAND CANYON
TUE 8/14 KANAB, UT. 145 MILES - RIDE PAST THE VERMILLION CLIFFS
WED 8/15 SPRINGDALE, UT. 85 MILES
THURS 8/16 BRYCE CANYON CITY, UT. 85 MILES - TRAVEL THROUGH THE DEPTHS OF ZION CANYON
FRI 8/17 REST DAY AT BRYCE CANYON : HIKE OR HORSEBACK-RIDE THROUGH THE SPECTACULAR SPIRES AND PINNACLES.
CYCLE THE RIM ROAD TO VIEW OF SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE SCENERY IN THE WORLD(40 MILES) OR JUST RELAX.
SAT 8/18 TORREY, UT. 110 MILES
SUN 8/19 GREEN RIVER, UT. 95 MILES - CYCLE THROUGH CAPITOL REEF NATL. PARK
MON 8/20 MOAB, UT. 55 MILES - OPTIONAL RIDE THROUGH ARCHES NATL. PARK : 80 MILES
TUE 8/21 GRAND JUNCTION, CO. 105 MILES
WED 8/22 EAGLE, CO. 110 MILES
THURS 8/23 GRANBY, CO. 80 MILES
FRI 8/24 LOVELAND, CO. 92 MILES - CYCLE THE HIGHEST THROUGH ROAD IN NORTH AMERICA IN ROCKY MTN. NATL. PARK
SAT 8/25 DEPART FOR HOME
TOTAL MILEAGE 1890 MILES ; 95 MILES PER DAY ; 20 RIDING DAYS
SAG SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE MAJOR CLIMBS OF PIKE'S PEAK, WOLF CREEK PASS, ZION CANYON, & TRAIL RIDGE ROAD SO YOU CAN STILL ENJOY THE DESCENTS WHILE SKIPPING THE CLIMBS.
SAG SUPPORT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT ANY POINT DURING THE TOUR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SKIP A SECTION OF THE ROUTE OR JUST GET A BIT OF EXTRA REST.
HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!!!