Gunnison, CO to Ridgeway, CO, about 86 miles. Got an early start out of Gunnison and the day began riding alongside a beautiful resevoir at the Curecanti National Recreation Area. On the other side of the dam from the reservoir is a huge canyon called the Black Canyon, which the Gunnison River flows through. I met another group of cyclists coming from San Francisco and heading up to New England over a five month trip. Stopped for lunch in Montrose. When I was leaving, the sky looked dark and I was concerned about rain, but after waiting some time and no rain came I kept riding. The ride to Ridgeway brought me closer to the San Juan Mountains, a huge subrange of the Rockies in southwest Colorado. As I was riding, I could see rain over some mountains to my right, and over some mountains to my left, but the clouds formed a dome over me and brought no rain. I ended the day at Ridgeway State Park just a few miles north of the town of Ridgeway. The campsite has a beautiful view of a lake and the San Juan Mountains. Alex and Ashley, a couple camping at the next tent site invited me for dinner, and we had a great conversation over some food cooked over a campfire.
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