Steamboat Man Completes 2,000 Mile Bike Ride to Grand Canyon
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Sergio realized what mattered most to him in his life during his journey through the Grand Canyon on his bike.
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Steamboat Man Completes 2,000 Mile Bike Ride to Grand Canyon
- 1. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com Steamboat Man Completes 2,000 Mile Bike Ride to Grand Canyon
- 2. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com More than seven weeks after first setting off from Steamboat Springs, Sergio Ryan spent the final night of his journey camping near the Yampa River between Craig and Hayden. Here is Sergio Ryan
- 3. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com Ryan had already surpassed 2,000 miles on his 1980s- era Fuji bicycle, a heavy hunk of steel borrowed from his father.
- 4. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com What a long ride… When Ryan made it back to Steamboat on Oct. 23 — 53 days after leaving — he had tallied more than 2,200 miles on his bike.
- 5. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com The trip took him to the Grand Canyon and back, and during that time he learned a lot about perseverance and what matters most in life.
- 6. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com Ryan, 23, moved to Steamboat last year after graduating from the University of St. Thomas, in his home state of Minnesota, with a degree in English.
- 7. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com A lifelong athlete who spent the winter as a ski instructor, he did little to train for his endeavor.
- 8. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com The idea of biking into the American Southwest had little to do with the physical challenge, but of the emotional and mental battles it would bring.
- 9. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com “Every day I just set my own goals and it was up to me to complete them,” Ryan said. “It didn’t cross my mind my to quit.
- 10. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com Knowing he would have some down time during mud season between his seasonal jobs, he spent more than two months researching and preparing for his trip.
- 11. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com He left Steamboat on Sept. 1 — his birthday.
- 12. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com Taking his road bike down smaller highways and avoiding the Interstate, Ryan went southwest through Telluride, cut through Utah’s desert to Monument Valley, Lake Powell, and ultimately the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
- 13. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com His return journey took him northwest of there to Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah, where he had one of the best moments of his trip.
- 14. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com The bad moments included his first flat tire riding through the heart of the Navajo Nation Reservation.
- 15. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com “I think you learn a lot about what’s important. There is a lot of reflection time when you are out on the road. I think that was definitely the best part,” Ryan said.
- 16. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com I’m looking forward to the future! Ryan, who intends to stick around Steamboat this winter and again work as a ski instructor, has no other trips in mind, but said he would definitely be up for another in the future.
- 17. 223,217,31 Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center 450 State Route 64 Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023 Phone: 928-638-2468 explorethecanyon.com We Love the Grand Canyon National Park www.explorethecanyon.com