The top of the Hoosier Pass

So i steadily made my way upward from Kremmling toward the pass. That's the one that would break the back of teh journey, the last time over the continental divide and finally get to the side where everything flowes towards the atlantic. on up through the city of Silverthorne, and Dillon, with some huge mansions of winter homes where people come for the skiing. Also a handy bike path around the lake instead of dealing with half the traffic on the road. A bite of luch at breckenridge and ready for the last 2000 feet from there to the top. As i was on my way up the fog came down, not only fog, but then rain, and freezing rain. It got a lot colder heading up and when i reached the 11,542feet it was damn cold. This was the first point on my whole trip whether due to freezing temperatures or lack of battery my camera decided not to function. So as i stood around with the camera down my drawers trying to get it to warm up, i was getting colder. Tried it again, but no use, so i decided i would roll back down to the Breckenridge side to Blue river and do it all again in the morning.
Found some nicely reduced accomodation from a woman who is heading for Killarney on holidays in three weeks, and thawed out in the hot tub for the evening.
It was the next morning after a huge snow shower i headed back up, once again through the fog, rain,sleet and eventually snow to reach the top for the second time, get my photos, throw on an extra layer and head down toward Alma, and Fairplay, which is actually South Park. Eventhough plenty had said it was all downhill from there, i found a few nice rolling hills as i made my way toward Canon city and florence.
Of course some restaurant was trying for the first time an endless bowl of pasta, and after my fourth, where the waitress was almost too afraid to look at me incase i was calling her for a fifth, a lady i met in the tourist information office gave me her desert voucher so it was a slow cycle onto Florence where i finished up for the night.
Better get back out on the bike... had a great night in a tent two nights ago in the middle of a thunder storm kansas style, interesting certainly, and i was glad i had pegged it down well.