Five Years Ago Today

May 19 2010

Five years ago today I wrote my first real post on this blog during my lunch break, at Dos Gringos Burritos in scenic Carbondale, CO, in the shadow of Mount Sopris (at left). I believe Ute City Cycles, the shop I worked for at the time, has since moved to Aspen.

Quite an anniversary gift from the Giro this year, eh? And I thought it was a good race back in 2005.

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