After our long rest we were ready to get back on the road, but not before having a killer breakfast at Lucilles, a Cajun restaurant in Boulder. We planned a short day of 44 miles up to Fort Collins, CO, which we rode uniterrupted save for one quick 7-11 stop for a soda.
We gradually gained some altitude over the day but it was barely noticable. It was another dry hot day and my legs felt as strong has they've been since the start of the trip. My saddle feels so damn comfortable when I've been out of it for a few days.
We reached town by early afternoon and took advantage of their city park pool for a couple of hours. Fort Collins is a college town packed with brew pubs and bars. We stopped at Coopersmiths for dinner and attmepted to watch a free show at the Aggie Theater but it was just too trippy.
We had contacted Tom and Rita through warmshowers.org and they were kind enough to host us in Ft. Collins. Both work in forrestry and had just come back from a Ride the Rockies week long tour themselves. Tom helped us plan out our next couple days at the dinning room table and made us a hand drawn map for us to follow out of Fort Collins. Thanks guys for the great hospitality.
Keep it up Rich!
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