Dearfield, Colorado

Our third aid station on Day 3 on the 2017 Pedal The Plains tour will be at the Eagles Nest Ranch, located along the South Platte River jest west of the tiny town of Masters. The ranch was established in the 1840s and named for the area’s habitat for nesting eagles. Today, the ranch covers more than 60 square miles. …

Michener’s ‘Centennial’ and Pedal The Plains 2017

If you’ve read James Michener’s epic novel ‘Centennial’, you’re already familiar with the historical significance of the area in which we’ll be riding. Michener was fastidious about the historical authenticity of his novels, and his research into Colorado’s history led him to choose the area around Brush, Kersey and Pawnee Buttes to be the setting for the story. During the …

TheStoryTeller

Pedal The Plains, like Ride The Rockies and other awesome cycling events, is great fun for many reasons. You know what I mean: athletic accomplishment, rider camaraderie, scenic beauty, learning about people and places, etc. The athletic experience is always heightened when we’re trained and ready, which, of course, you already know. So what suggestions can this PTP and RTR …