I was in love with my bike had named it ol' blue at this point. The bike would acquire a slightly differnt name later.
at the Colorado visitors center on Prospect. About 10 miles from Laport and the end of the river trail in Fort Collins. Black top from here to Windsor. Be careful going over I-25, there is no shoulder, but not much traffic. Instead of trying to take the lane with 50 mph traffic I waited an extra 30 seconds and took the bridge when it was clear.
The flattest route and best to catch the trail in Windsor would have been down County road 5.
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Not happening.
So off on country road 40 for two miles and then down 13. Much of it was corn fields and it was like riding in a wide hallway with no traffic until Windsor. The road section was about 9 miles.
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The natural area behind Kodak, back on the trail and time for a snack and something more to drink. Taking the trail through the south side of Windsor is a bit strange as some of it goes through water valley subdivision and there are signs pointing out the trail and then signs next to those warning about trespassing. And some of it is on residential streets and is not well marked. I should note that due to the detour around Timnath I did not pick up the trail in Windsor until 7th street.