William Pabor arrived in Western Colorado before the advent of irrigation, and the land presented a barren and desolate sight. But he saw something entirely different. "In the spring of 1884, lying on the bare floor of a log cabin on the site of what is now the town of Fruita, I watched the moonbeams play on the Roan Cliffs and across Pinon Mesa," Pabor wrote. "The silence of centuries seemed resting upon the plain. . . . But visions of the possibilities of the future swept before me. I saw homes founded, I saw family circles gathered together. I saw vineyards and orchards, and rose-embowered cottages in which love and happiness and contentment abode. . . . I heard the merry voices of children yet to be born. I heard the singing of harvesters bringing in the sheaves of golden grain." Pabor soon turned vision into reality and founded the town of Fruita.

While training for a mountain bike race in July of 2015, a 45 year old male breaks down in the desert near Grand Junction, CO. While attempting to repair his bike, he discovers a hidden bicycle between two large rocks covered with scrub oak and bushes. After concluding that the fix to his rear wheel is a no-go, he decides to stash his bicycle and ride the "mysteriously futuristic and charmingly antiquated" bicycle back to town with the idea of retrieving his own bike later.The bike he found is not like anything he has seen before. It has a leather bag mounted to the center triangle of the frame. In it he finds a simple camera, some old coins, and some basic tools. Upon crossing the city limit sign on his way into town, our young athlete is transported back in time to Grand Junction's early days. Thirteen epic rides in the desert are the only way to get home.

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