Gravel Adventures in Westcliffe — Part II

Jessica McWhirt
4 min readSep 4, 2020

I learned that Kelly’s routes are short yet surprisingly tough and maybe that’s because gravel is deceptively challenging. You wouldn’t think riding 45 miles on dirt would be difficult. You wouldn’t think it’d feel like you actually rode 70. You wouldn’t think your hands would be covered in blisters and your watch would cut into your wrist either. But I also think that gravel is more about the adventure and less…

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