Ridgeway, CO to Telluride, CO, about 46 miles. I had to ascend 1.5 mountain passes to get to Telluride, Dallas Divide and the first half of Lizard Head Pass, but it was well worth it. Telluride is an incredibly beautiful town nestled in a small canyon surrounded on three sides by mountains. When I got there it started raining, and I soon found out that the campsite was full. I opted to stay in a hotel. When the rain let up a bit I rode around town with my bike and then took a free gondola ride over one of the mountains to Mountain Village, the ski resort area next to Telluride. There was a free concert there that drew a big crowd. On the gondola ride back I met with a cool family from Fort Collins staying in Placerville back down the mountain, and they invited me to stay with them although I had already gotten a hotel room. A rainbow had started to form and when I got off the gondola I discovered that it was a triple rainbow! It was exceptionally beautiful.
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