New York to California 2008

Such a friendly dog. She couldn't get enough lovin'!

I changed my shorts on the side of the road this morning.

So I started heading towards my sister's in Denver earlier than I
planned. 77.2 miles face first into the wind to Limon, CO. It would
have been 4 miles more but there was a stretch of construction they
wouldn't let me through walking or riding. It would have been
unthinkable to go around and they said they ride pedestrians through.
Kinda upset to do it even if it was only 4 miles.

There is a campground here that won't bend on 25$, so I'll see what I
can do.

So I was pretty fed up with the $25.66 plus tax campground. And the
park that had baseball practice til 11. So while waiting for the
scrimage to finish I found a hotel that hooked me up for 20 even.

Should be able to make a long haul to my sister's. Like 80-90 miles.
Ugh. Ha.

So yesterday was a pretty rough ride 84.4 miles to my sister's place
in Aurora, CO just outside Denver. I'm going to visit here a little
while and take care of some stuff. It feels good to take a break.

In the photo it's hard to tell but some of those low clouds are the
Rocky Mountains. In person it was much more intimidating.

I'm having a great time out here with the family. My niece Eden is
adorable. My sister's been trying to get her to call me Uncle Mike but
so far I'm Duck.

By chance, a couple friends of mine from home were touring through the area, and I caught the Denver show. What are the odds?

I swapped out the rear wheel of my bike with my Denver ride.

We went up into the mountains the other day. I'm anxious to bike it. I
plan on getting back on the road Monday.

Time to hit the ol' dusty trail. I've had a amazing time out here in
Denver with my sister, brother in law and niece. I like it out here
more and more everytime I visit.

But I still have a ways to go, so it's back on the road in the morning.

Tough to leave another home. Thanks again guys, hopefully I'll see you
again soon.

First day back on the road went great. 65.7 miles from Denver to Colorado Springs.

For the first time I'm taking advantage of a warmshowers.org, which is
a network of people sharing places to stay. I found Warren on there
and thanks to him I enjoyed a shower, great dinner, great company and
soon to enjoy a bed.

Thanks Warren!