The ride is long but after we head west from Walzenburg it becomes scenic and interesting. Mt. Blanca, Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Great Sand Dunes. Sagebrush and sun. The wild desert surrounds us. Massive peaks surround the desert.
Nature looks and is, serious here.
Serious faces around me show that they got the nature's message. Fog on the east side of the mountains gives way to sun when we cross onto the west side and arrive in Alamosa. We arrive there in mid afternoon. Mad dash for the camping field. We pitch our tents and then, a bit more relaxed, we reassemble our bicycles.