Follow Hans Bluedorn as he bikes through Colorado this month.

September 4-5: AMTRAK from Galesburg, Illinois to Denver, Colorado; bus to Frisco, Colorado (the bike was shipped ahead)

September 6: Acclimate to the altitude

September 7: Frisco to Leadville (US city with the highest elevation)

Fremont Pass on Highway 91

September 8: Leadville to Buena Vista

September 9: Rest, bad weather

Storm coming

September 10: Buena Vista to Gunnison (the hardest part of the trip)

September 11: Gunnison to Lake City

September 12: Lake City to Crede (beautiful city)

September 13: Rest

September 14: Crede to South Fork

September 15: South Fork to Pagosa Springs

September 16: Pagosa Springs to Durango

September 17: Bus to Glenwood Springs

September 18: AMTRAK to Burlington, Iowa

If you happen to be traveling today on Highway 160 to Pagosa Springs and see Hans on the road, stop and say hi.