A very happy birthday to my partner in crime today, the big 37 for Ryan! Spending the day in Durango is much improved after being admitted to Mt Carmel East Hospital on his last birthday...
From Ouray to Durango, we traveled on 550 through 3 mountain passes over 10,000 ft. The views were beautiful and unnerving, with hardly more than a reflector to mark the super steep drop offs. No texting or cell phone use on this stretch! All eyes on the road.
Coal Bank Pass. There is still lots of snow on the ground here.
After we parked the beast at Durango Riverside Campground, I think Ryan wanted to be as physically active as possible on his birthday. We went for a run. Then we dropped our car off at the put out bridge about 5-6 miles down the road, biked back to our campground (ooh those quads are still really sore), and put in our kayaks on Animas River right at our campground. It was a very nice, pretty tame, but quickly moving river. A nice easy way to end our TRI for the day. We got ready and went to downtown Durango for dinner at Diamond Belle Saloon and drinks at Steamworks Brewery. By 10:30 we were ready for bed!
Total Miles: 115
Gas: nada
Our BAD 5 minutes: Turned too tight and dented our own car with our own rv, then a kayak flew off the roof. May be part of the reason for so much physical activity: burn off the sad/mad/defeated feelings.
Then: I got pooped on by a bird.
Makeup: Broke my 20 day streak of no makeup. Thought I'd look a little snazzy for Ryan's bday :)
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