We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Cortez. Our bikes had arrived, but the manager wouldn't let us have them until the next morning, because he didn't want bicycles in the hotel rooms. This meant we couldn't get riding until 8 in the morning, when we'd wanted to start at 6:30. So if you're bicycling in southwestern Colorado, don't stay in the Holiday Inn!

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Cortez. Our bikes had arrived, but the manager wouldn't let us have them until the next morning, because he didn't want bicycles in the hotel rooms. This meant we couldn't get riding until 8 in the morning, when we'd wanted to start at 6:30. So if you're bicycling in southwestern Colorado, don't stay in the Holiday Inn!