(Rest day in Rangely, CO)
Cole:
In the past two weeks, we’ve done not only the biggest rides I’ve done in my life, but done them back to back (to back to back to back…). Needless to say, I was ready for our rest day! Cindy and Marty, our generous hosts, had recommended a local reservoir to swim and hang out at for the day. So after sleeping in five hours later than ususal, I got on my bike for the 848478584th time this trip and pedaled out of town to find the reservoir. A shaded bench by the river underneath the reservoir caught my eye (sadly, shade has been a rare sight since California), and I set up shop for an afternoon of reading, calling friends and family, and NOT pedaling interspersed with jumps into the river when it got too hot. A much needed day off before another 100 mile day tomorrow…