2023 Tour Divide: Salida, CO to Grants, NM

[@LisaRSArt]

Amazing. Thank you for the beautiful share. 👏💖 The adventure I want to do someday. 😍👏👏

[@vernthomas207]

Great video! Thanks for showing some of the Jemez Mountains ride from Abiquiu to Cuba!

[@roadslikethese]

I loved that part of the ride!!

[@andilemokhathi6063]

Beautiful video. I love the sound on tyres on gravel

[@tompelham7035]

Damn! There’s just so much more to see and feel from a bike saddle;)

[@CyclistMP]

It was a very nice tour in nature. Congratulations.

[@Davis2001r6]

Just stumbled across your feed. One of the best videos I’ve seen on the divide for a photography/videography standpoint. Now to find your other vids. 😂

[@roadslikethese]

@davis2001r6 thank you for the kind words! I hope you enjoy the others. In my final video of the series I link to all the other ones.

[@tompelham7035]

Wonderful footage!! I’m jealous

[@yumyumhungry]

I saw the same moose on top of Marshall pass in 2023. Fun easy climbing in that section

[@roadslikethese]

@yumyumhungry it was a great climb!

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

I am not surprised the amount of times you put your bike in shot for a picture 😊 I would to. Nice bike nice setup.

[@roadslikethese]

@rottieshepcalibre9156 thanks - the bike works great for this type of riding!

[@PerfDayToday]

Nice ride, video. Were you on a big group ride, supported? Beautiful country.

[@roadslikethese]

We rode with as part of the ACA Great Divide tour - so yes we had a van/trailer supporting us but camped most nights. Highly recommended way to do it

[@PerfDayToday]

@@roadslikethese agreed.. bucket list, thxs!

[@IowaNinersFan]

@@roadslikethese Is that why you didn't carry everything but "the kitchen sink" on your bike? Lol.

[@tombiggi1024]

Who did the cooking ... ACA ... and did they supply the meals as well?

[@roadslikethese]

@tombiggi1024 ACA provided the cooking equipment, we rotated cooking our meals. The cost of the trip included most meals

[@David_a_journeyman_curmudgeon]

Nothing like the sound of a bicycle tire on a gravel road.

[@mickilkr]

What is the water contaminated with so high up? Figured it would be pristine, strange. Excellent video!

[@roadslikethese]

@mickilkr we were riding through a superfund cleanup site area that day. Mining residue.

[@MorganBrown]

73 miles is a big day when it’s that chunky! Loved this video. Obviously doable on a gravel bike, or would you have preferred a hard tail in hindsight? Are there any recommended guidebooks or resources for planning?

[@roadslikethese]

@morganBrown - I have the redshift cockpit which takes out a bit of the bounce. 55mm tires really help. But a hardtail would have been a good option for sure on that day in particular. Take a look at Bikepacking.com's writeup of the route. There is a great facebook group with lots of info on an ongoing basis. The ACA publishes maps and a has book on the route.

[@garygriffin5432]

Awesome stuff. What did you film this with if I may ask?

[@roadslikethese]

@garygriffin5432 I used a GoPro 11 and a DJI Drone

[@sonja9001]

You could have just done circles around Salida Colorado and drank “First Cast” from Elevations Brewery instead!

[@arthursmith9281]

Super video with excellent narration. Communications profi, maybe?

[@roadslikethese]

Marketing :)

[@54andBored]

Wish I had the stamina 😮

[@pistol.S]

I like your video very much, although I am not familiar with English