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Rental Review: 1474 E. Weldona Way, Superior, CO. Nothing Positive.
Rental Review: 1474 East Weldona Way, Superior, CO. Nothing Positive.This was the dirtiest, nastiest rental, Airbnb or VRBO I’ve ever had, and I rent a lot. Where: 1474 East Weldona Way [...]
Cycling Derborence from Conthey
I awoke this morning with the need to get to my hotel in Geneva and return my car by evening because my flight home was the following day. I wanted to squeeze in one last ride but it was raining, [...]
Cycling Furkapass and Grimselpass to Oberaarsee
This ride started in Andermatt, my home base for week-two of cycling bliss, now in the Uri canton of Switzerland. You cannot reach Andermatt from the west without going over the iconic Furkapass, [...]
Cycling the Grosse Scheidegg and Susten Pass
The Grosse Scheidegg is an amazing beutiful mountain pass in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. The 1,962 m (6,437 ft) pass is traversed by a road connecting the town of Meiringen with the village [...]
Cycling Klausen Pass
Klausen Pass (elevation of 1,948 meters) starts in Altdorf or Linthal. I rode from Altdorf, as it’s near to Andermatt. The Klausen Pass has it’s history in alpine cattle grazing and [...]
Cycling Gotthard Pass and the old Tremola Road
My vote for the coolest cycling climb anywhere goes to the Gotthard Pass, or St. Gotthard Pass in Switzerland (Italian: Passo del San Gottardo, German: Gotthardpass). This 2,106-meter pass [...]
Cycling to Lac de Moiry from Chalais
Lac de Moiry is another great alpine dam. This means you can expect quite roads because it’s a dead end. It’s a long climb and includes a downhill section to Mayoux. This area seems [...]
Cycling the Col de la Croix
Cycling Col de la Croix Col de la Croix is a pass (1778 m.) in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. This is not to be confused with the Col de la Croix de Fer in France. I started from Ollon and [...]
Cycling Sanetsch Pass from Conthey
Cycling the Sanetsch Pass Sanetsch Pass (Fr: Col du Sanetsch) is a high pass that leads to a lovely alpine reservoir, the Lac de Sanetsch. You can start the ride in Sion or Conthey. The Sanetsch [...]
Cycling Great St. Bernard Pass and Arp di Jeu
Cycling the Great Saint Bernard Pass Great St. Bernard Pass (Colle del Gran San Bernardo on the Italian side) is the third highest paved pass in Switzerland, at 2,469 m (8,100 ft). It connects [...]
Cycling Col de la Forclaz and Col de la Gueulaz (Lac d’Emosson)
Cycling the Col de la Forclaz Col de la Forclaz is a medium mountain pass that starts in Martigny, Switzerland, and goes to France if you wish. The French border is just 25km from Martigny and [...]
Cycling Col de Port and Port de Lers (with Col d’Agnes) from Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Cycling Col de Port and Port de Lers Today we departed Tarascon-sur-Ariège and did a loop that includes Col de Port and Port de Lers. The Ariège is a quite region and as such we had another day [...]
Cycling Col de Pailhères, Ax-3-Domaines and Col du Chioula
Cycling Col de Pailhères, Ax-3-Domaines and Col du Chioula This is another ride starting and finishing in the wonderful little village of Comus. The out-the-door riding in this part of the [...]
Cycling Andorra, Border to Border to Border
Cycling Andorra, Border to Border to Border Andorra is a unicorn with wonderful magic properties. Nestled in the Pyrenees, it sits between Spain and France. It has a population of less than [...]
Cycling Col du Pradel and Col du Marmare from Comus
Cycling Col du Pradel and Col du Marmare from Comus This ride began in Comus, where I was staying at the family home of a friend and neighbor of mine from Boulder. Comus is situated in the Aude, [...]