Terminus

June 19, 2008
Kremmling-Frisco
45 miles

We woke up to sun at the RV park, a good way to begin Gift's and my final day on this cycling tour! We packed up our bikes and returned to town to have coffee and pop tarts for breakfast before setting out. We weren't in a huge hurry knowing we only had a little over 40 miles to cover for the day. The first couple of hours greeted us with gradual uphill but then we had an easy last hour and a half riding toward the finish line.

The feeling for me, and I think also for Gift, was bittersweet as we saw the green sign telling us we were at the end of the journey. After cycling all but three days over the last month, it was strange to imagine not getting on the bike the next morning and hammering out the miles. Just the same, there was a true sense of accomplishment and that's a good note on which to end. And who is to say that this is actually a journey ending? Perhaps it's more appropriate to describe it as putting a bookmark between pages!