Bikepacking
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 9: Operation Indiana Pass (phase 2/2)
Woke up before dawn to get an early start. Everything was wet, but there was nothing to do about that except to just pack up. I had an…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 8: Operation Indiana Pass (phase 1/2)
Allison and Alan ended up camping on the patio of the La Garita Trading Post, so we all were able to set out together in the morning. Their…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 7: Very Brief Update
Beautiful descent this morning. Alan and Allison had a side quest backtracking so Liz and I rode to La Garita alone today knowing they were an hour or…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 6: Cochetopa Pass Plus
Woke up early, broke camp and met up with the Al’s at the Trading Post’s convenience store/diner to see if we could find a ride down US 50.…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 5: Marshall Pass (and that’s about it)
Unfortunately no pictures today, the Internet is slow but we’re not complaining! Started the day in Salida and the route puts us on a nice bike path to…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 4: Gravel Misery and Zero Mountains (our 20th Wedding Anniversary!)
I won’t sugarcoat it. Today was 90% misery and disappointment only salvaged by a nice climb in crisp, clean morning air and our true saviors who pulled us…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 3: Mountains at Last!
The plan for the second half of today (after arriving in Frisco on the bus) was to finally join the actual GDMBR route and climb some mountains! By…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 2 and half of day 3: More Prologue
Previously on “BLizWatch” our intrepid travelers were driving to western Illinois to catch a train. Overall nothing major to report but there were a few snags that add…
Ben & Liz
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Day 1: Prologue
The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, or GDMBR, is a patchwork of paved roads, gravel roads, dirt trails, single track and rugged hiking trails that extends from Jasper,…
Ben & Liz