TLC

We made it to Pueblo, CO! When we first entered Colorado it was rainy and cold! Then, more rain and more cold! The first night we stayed in a town called Encampment. This was actually still in Wyoming, but right on the border. We camped out behind the local library. It rained on us for some of the night, but it was a free place to stay! The second night we camped out in the city park in a town called Walden. This was our first official night in Colorado. Another free night! It rained on us all night, but the following morning made up for it. We went to breakfast at a local cafe and had the best cinnamon buns ever! They were as big as our faces and tasted amazing! I ate 2 of them! Definitely picture worthy! Don't worry, we got one! Next town, Kremmling! It rained on us for some of the day, but the bottom didn't fall out until that night! But, we got to camp again for free! We met up with some guys riding the great divide route who had gotten separated from their group! Long story short, the 3 of them paid for 7 and they couldn't find the other 4! He let us camp under his name and we got in for free! We then made it to Silverthorne, which is right next to Breckenridge! As some of you may know, we have friends that live close to here that we visit during the snowboard season! They were happy to house us again...thanks David, Sunny, and Kimber! :) The next day we hung out in Breck for a little and ate lunch! They were having October Fest so this was the place to be! It was sunny and beautiful outside! A perfect day to make it over Hoosier Pass! That night was made it to a town just on the other side of the pass called Fairplay! Here, we ran into a cop who pointed out to us another free place to camp! We actually weren't suppose to camp there, but the officer said it would be ok! Our tent had ice on it the next morning...Yeah, it was cold! The next day we did 75 miles to Canon City. Finally some warmer weather! We're finally out of the mountains! Here we camped out behind a local bike shop! After running into the owner randomly on the street, he told us we could camp there for free! That's a lot of FREE right? We made it through all of Colorado without having to pay for a place to sleep! All of our money continues to go towards food! Haha! Now, I'm blogging from our hotel room thanks to Megan and Brent! :) We seriously can't thank you enough...and so do the people we encounter! Haha...our first showers since Rawlins, WY!

So Miss America is now at Vance's Bicycle World in Pueblo, CO getting some TLC! Her rear wheel is cracked and she's getting some new tires! Anyways, the shop owner, Vance, is the nicest guy ever! Seriosly, what a great family! And he's totally going out of his way to get our bike fixed! He had the parts overnighted and he's coming in on his day off to fix the bike so we can hit the road on Wednesday! Oh, and his daughter gave us a ride to the hotel tonight so we could leave the bike at the shop! Oh, and Vance said he would bring the bike to us at the hotel when he's done! I told you...great people! Thanks Vance! :)

So we have to take a day off in Pueblo so Miss America can get some TLC!!