On Friday Grant and I rode up to the top of the alpine loop- 55 miles, just under 5000 ft. of vertical and views like this: (except a little more green, and a little less orange and yellow)
The road is amazing. After about 4 miles through sundance, it turns into a one lane strip, with great pavement, and all the twisting and turning you could ever want. The best part is that it isn't open yet. So there were no cars and we only saw one other cyclist. There were a several deer and we even saw a couple elk.