Steamboat Springs, CO 42 Miles

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Todays ride was really nice and a great change of pace before our toughy tomorrow. We rode 42 miles, flat most of the way, to Steamboat, another ski town but with a very nice small town feeling. This was hands down the most beautiful ride of the trip so far for me. Take a look for yourself though. Today I rode with Winston and Ben, we had a fun time just moseying along playing games, chatting, and even singing a few country songs. One of our riders, DJ Miller, took the day off so he could take some video to make a small presentation to be shown at Supreme Chapter in a month or so. That should be pretty neat knowing that they will all see what one of our days are like. Once in Steamboat we made runs to the bikeshop and bookstore for a bunch of guys. I re-wrapped my handlebars to have a bit more padding for the long tough ride ahead of us tomorrow. We have a lot of climbing PLUS 115 miles. Unfortunately my legs feel the worst they have all trip. Once I get stretched and warmed up in the morning I should be fine though. Today's friendship visit took place at a few different group homes, one of which a man named Kelly lived at. He was a riot though, he was so into his WWE wrestling and loved telling us all about it and his many travels as well. He was a very energetic, fun, and easy to talk to guy. Thats him and I in the picture. Following the visit we ate at a steakhouse that was pretty awesome. You actually buy your cut of meat from a butcher-style stand in the restaurant, then take it to the large grill and cook it however you want. It was a lot of fun and everyone had a great time. At dinner we also got to meet Mr. Bruce Rogers, the founder of Journey of Hope. He and a few of his friends will be joining us on our ride tomorrow and possibly all the way to Denver. He seems like a great guy and I am looking forward to riding with him tomorrow and getting to know him better. After dinner we got the cars all cleaned up so that they are looking sharp for Denver. We have basically just been relaxing for tomorrows ride since then.