I finally made it up to the mountains. I rode from the Bergen Park Park-n-ride to the top of Juniper Pass. The BiM log is mostly accurate, but the elevation gain was (only) about 3400 feet. There are points where there is no cell phone coverage, so BiM doesn't guess where I've been. I stopped twice on the way up. Once at about 9.25 miles, and again at around 12.5 miles. At the 9.5 miles mark there is a sign warning of steep grades and sharp curves. Steep grades ahead? What exactly have I been riding for the past 9.5 miles? I gained a new appreciation for steep grades... I drank about 48 ounces of GU Brew on the way up. I ate a PowerBar before I began the ride, another PowerBar at 9.25 miles, and a GU Sports Gel (I at either 9.25 or 12.5). Overall, my legs kept moving. I was a little surprised that I made it to the top - I averaged over 6MPH, which was faster than I had planned (I had guessed between 4.5 and 5.5). Including stops, it took 2:20 to ride the 15 miles up. After taking a few photos and making a phone call (Hi, Honey, I'm still alive...), I headed back down the pass. There were a few stints of 40+ miles per hour, and I think I may have topped out around 45 or 46 MPH. It took only 30 minutes to get back down to the car. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 9486 ft Location: Kittredge, CO, Elev. Gain: +10 ft Date: 06/21/10 Up/Downhill: [+4235/-4225] Time: 04:23 PM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0   Weather: Partly Cloudy   77 F temp; 39% humidity   77 F heat index; winds NNE 7 mph Performance Distance: 30.22 miles Time: 3:00:24 Speed: 10.0 mph Pace: 6' 00 /mi Calories: 1196 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 42 +2' 42 6.9 -3.1 +157 ft 2 8' 32 +2' 32 7.0 -3.0 +223 ft 3 7' 35 +1' 35 7.9 -2.1 +177 ft 4 9' 10 +3' 10 6.5 -3.5 +240 ft 5 9' 36 +3' 36 6.2 -3.8 +246 ft 6 8' 35 +2' 35 7.0 -3.0 +230 ft 7 7' 52 +1' 52 7.6 -2.4 +138 ft 8 9' 40 +3' 40 6.2 -3.8 +276 ft 9 14' 13 +8' 13 4.2 -5.8 +325 ft 10 9' 31 +3' 31 6.3 -3.7 +265 ft 11 9' 31 +3' 31 6.3 -3.7 +239 ft 12 8' 42 +2' 42 6.9 -3.1 +227 ft 13 13' 30 +7' 30 4.4 -5.6 +259 ft 14 8' 53 +2' 53 6.8 -3.2 +187 ft 15 7' 40 +1' 40 7.8 -2.2 +147 ft 16 4' 53 -1' 07 12.3 +2.3 -151 ft 17 3' 54 -2' 06 15.3 +5.3 -36 ft 18 1' 52 -4' 08 31.9 +21.9 -295 ft 19 1' 50 -4' 10 32.6 +22.6 -279 ft 20 2' 07 -3' 53 28.2 +18.2 -193 ft 21 1' 43 -4' 17 34.9 +24.9 -295 ft 22 1' 55 -4' 05 31.2 +21.2 -282 ft 23 2' 08 -3' 52 27.9 +17.9 -262 ft 24 2' 36 -3' 24 23.0 +13.0 -161 ft 25 2' 09 -3' 51 27.9 +17.9 -256 ft 26 2' 26 -3' 34 24.6 +14.6 -269 ft 27 2' 10 -3' 50 27.5 +17.5 -243 ft 28 2' 13 -3' 47 27.0 +17.0 -187 ft 29 2' 12 -3' 48 27.2 +17.2 -243 ft 30 2' 37 -3' 23 22.8 +12.8 -177 ft end 7' 16 +1' 16 8.2 -1.8 0 ft Versus average of 10.0 mph

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