It's hot.

Location: Lamar, CO

Today is our last day in Colorado. The scenery isn't much, but the weather is certainly throwing in its punches.

Going into Pueblo, it wasn't too unbearable. (Still really hot though; upper 90s.) Especially considering we got to stay at another hotel/motel...so real beds again after having them in both Denver (for two days) and Colorado Springs. Air conditioning is spectacular, by the way.

The ride into La Junta, however: scorching. Thankfully, it wasn't windy and we hauled butt on the bikes, frequently topping 26-28 miles per hour for fairly long stretches. I think we topped out at 104 degrees, and the gym we stayed in didn't have air conditioning. As you can imagine, it was a bit uncomfortable for this Seattle native. Playing four or five rounds of volleyball before going to bed didn't help either. I didn't get great sleep, and actually had to transfer from my air mattress to the floor because it was a degree or two cooler. One has to take what one is given though.

Oddly enough, today's ride was pretty chilly and took place under a pretty thick layer of gray clouds. And it was windy, so we had to fight that the whole time. Not so fun.

On another note, while I was doing fundraising, I was a bit discouraged to see how many people weren't willing to donate even a little bit to the cause. But out on the road, with all the people who open their homes and wallets to feed us, as well as the strangers who pull over at our crew stops to ask us about what we're doing is just really neat.

I think this is the shortest interval between posts, so there's not much -- especially since there hasn't been much programming. I have been doing a lot of sleeping though. So that's good.