The Blue Loop

 Ready to start day 1: Larry, Carolyn, Roberta, Doug, Alex, Dave, Alisha

 Mmmmm, delicious sag stops! Why yes, I would like a sandwich in the middle of my ride :)

 Cooling the legs in the creek

 Dave and Alex walking on the Catwalk

Alisha says: Dave and I had a really fun Labor Day weekend. We hooked up with Doug, Roberta, Alex, and Elizabeth and about 50 other cyclists for the GABA Blue Loop Cycling tour. This was such a great event. 

Day 1: We started in Clifton, AZ and rode to Glenwood, NM where we camped for the night. The afternoon was filled with getting milkshakes in town and then hiking the Catwalk.
Day 2: Glenwood, NM to Alpine, AZ. We rolled into camp and had just enough time to shower and set up our tent before it started raining. It was all good though as we had a nice nap and then played some intense games of UNO.

Day 3:The last day was a 100 mile day with some more climbing and quite a bit of twisty descending. It was a good change of pace to just ride for fun and enjoy the scenery. We especially enjoyed stopping at all of the sag stops (there were three everyday) for a soda or some snacks. Total ride distance was 214 and 17,000 ft of climbing.