Golden CO 💪

I had trouble falling asleep, not going down until after 2300. But at 0245, I was wide awake. I set up my tent at the edge of a high school parking lot. I usually avoid schools just because, but it was a massive parking lot and fairly dark. Anyway, despite being WELL outside of the chain link fence, the sprinklers did not stay inside the chain link fence. The baseball field, the bike, and my tent all got a good dousing. I drug the tent out, but two diffe6heads were having a go at me, so by the time I found a dry spot, they had turned off 🤦. My brain didn't turn off though, so I've been awake ever since.

I kept to my rule:--no riding between 0200-0400--and rolled at 0430. At 0700 I faced a massive but brief storm and decided not to ride through it. Good choice 😳.

An hour sheltered under a Methodist Church and the storm passed. The rest of the day was pretty uneventful.

I made it to Golden and have checked into the hotel, taken a shower, consumed my free margarita (first tequila I've had in about 35 years), and am now on my way to walk Downtown Golden. Don't ask how much the hotel cost, but it's totally worth it!

Hope to see you on the road! Remember, NO WHINING! ✌️

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2026 starting odometer: 46667
Starting odometer: 114358
Ending odometer: 115115
Daily mileage: 757
2026 miles total: 68448Read more