Had a blast too! Apparently, it is completely possible to have a headwind, every day, no matter what direction we were riding. We're heading north - that's where the wind was from. West. Yup - the wind shifts west. South - sure enough -- the wind shifts again!
The Turquoise Lake loop was my favorite part. Gorgeous views, great road - and no traffic! In and out of Aspen was gorgeous too. I liked the climb up Independence Pass - it was the descent that had me a bit scared - that one stretch without a guardrail - yikes!
We had a great ride - my BF had one flat, and that was it. He witnessed a horrible crash down from Rabbit's Ear Pass, but we went to the hospital to check on the rider who was hit and he was going to be fine. I can't wait for 2008!