Salida is the last place I will visit of any consequence for sometime & reported to be the Dividers favourite stopover so I chose to stop over.
Salida Hostel
It is a very nice city set out to serve the tourist industry. As will as the rafting capital of the Rockies, it is big on cycling (3 bike shops!!), hiking, esp. hiking the 14’ers (peaks above 14,000 ft!! (Check out 14ers.com).
Downtown Salida
Had a concern with one of the crank arms which ended up to be an expensive fix. Needed a beer or two to get over the shock.
Evening was spent chatting to Andrew & other hiker discussing the area & route finding. In USA, people can download maps to their phone for free & with help of an ap, you have everything needed for a good hike. I think the UK. has a lot of catching up to do.
Supporting the Ap, Andrew uses this 1:65,000 series which shows all dirt roads & tracks
John's Epic Cycle Adventures 
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What an amazing place John great photo of the Main Street with the mountain in the background,
Brilliant blog mate
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Yes, difficult to do these places justice. Also don’t stop long enough to get a real feel of the place. But had a nice day wandering around. Good beer in Colorado. So many microbreweries you will never run out of new beers to try.
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