Ouray, CO

[Pedal Wench]

How much shoulder is there on these roads?

On the way out of Ouray up Red Mountain Pass. It's exactly what Thom said - no shoulder, 500-foot drop off. But, it's only for short sections :

[Veronica]

...mmmm... maybe we'll take the mountain bikes.

Maybe we'll just cruise around in our SUV.

I've never really been to CO - driven from Denver to Moab. But didn't stop and soak it in, so in my book it doesn't count.

Veronica

[Pedal Wench]

V,

Honestly, there wasn't that much traffic, and it's just as twisty and turny for the cars - they're going slow too. Really, there's usually plenty of shoulder, or at least, a stretch of dirt before the edge. Checkout the Ride the Rockies page on Facebook for lots of photos of the ride out of Ouray. Supposedly, a local brewer painter the Bike Lane on that section - most of the road is great, just watch for crosswinds - that was pretty harrowing for me.

How was the North Rim? We had to cancel that part of our trip. Next year, for sure.

[Veronica]

The Rainbow Rim trail was spectacular! We're seriously thinking about making it a yearly trip. This year we camped at Locust Point, but next time we'll probably camp at North Timp. It looked like there would be better sunset photos there.

Veronica