LOBAA37 - Pueblo State Park - Pueblo, CO
Sally bike mileage/time 67.64
Sally Total 2571.19
Bill bike mileage/time 31.3 1:54:32
Bill Total 906.2
Jim mileage 88.3
Jim total 7018.5
Sally:
Today started bright and early as we were out in the wide-open spaces
and on the Eastern edge of Mountain Time Zone. Amazing how much
difference it makes to be on the edge of a time change. Anyway we were
riding just a little after 5:30. It was COLD. Wore a long sleeved
shirt and jacket. Realized its time to re-organize and get into the
warm clothes for mountain mornings. Was a good ride into Pueblo, began
getting some more interesting topography, saw a burrowing owl,
blooming cactus, prairie dogs. Met Bill in town. Pueblo has a major
project going along the Arkansas River in their downtown area with
fountains, walkways, canals, shopping---it's going to be real nice
when they are done. We found an ice-cream shop and relaxed a bit
before heading out to Pueblo State Park which is on a huge reservoir
of the Arkansas River. It is very arid with interesting rock cliffs
and squatty pine trees. Pueblo has a Spanish feel to it with adobe
homes, my ride through town was very quiet on a Sunday morning. We had
our usual 3PM thunderstorm in camp just minutes after we hung out our
laundry to dry, but luckily the rain held off just long enough for the
strong winds to dry most of it. Saw a couple of lightening bolts very
close. After things calmed down a bit we flattened Cramalot and headed
back to town to get groceries and EAT OUT---YUM. Oh I wanted to
mention how very strange it is to ride in the car now. I feel like we
are going way too fast and it makes me uncomfortable. I wonder how I
am going to drive now when I get back in the drivers seat!
Bill:
Sally mentioned the temp this morning - it was 50 degrees. But when we
got to the state park, it was very hot and dry - almost 90 degrees.
But, unlike the south it was very dry and felt comfortable in the
shade. It is now about 9 pm and the wind is howling and it has cooled
off nicely ... we may yet have more rain tonight.
4 comments:
We are now home from the family reunion in Salisbury, NC after seeing a zillion of Donnie's cousins! They sure need some of your rain there...very much a drought in that city. I keep looking for more pictures...they are always so entertaining! (hint hint)
Love, Peggy
Bill and Sally,
Wow. I can't believe you're in CO already. This bike trip is getting over way too fast.
Big news. I just met my first foster daughter. Her name is Montajia, and she's 12 and moving in tomorrow.
I signed my final licensing papers on Friday and got a call about Montajia 2 hours later. Wow. Quicker than i thought!
Julie
Hey! You are in one big expanse of a state! Can you see the Rockies looming ahead of you? Glenn and Dick Gibson rode from Willowdale to Fossil on Saturday, and it doesn't seem that impressive compared to LOBAA! Glenn's talking on the phone to Doug right now and he's laughing a lot. Love, Molly
Peg - as always, I obey my sister. Have posted more photos.
Julie - Wow, what great news. Will be anxiously waiting to here all about your new daughter. Send photos !
Molly - Yup we can see them cause we are in them. Sally just passed me in Alma, CO (elev 10,000 ft) on her way to the summit at 11,542 ft).
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