Alex blazed the trail into Colorado and did a great job leading the way. We took a longer scenic route, but then again almost any route through Colorado is scenic.
We arrived in Colorado Springs with the trip odometer reading 5213 miles.
Our hosts for the next 1.5 nights were Alan and his wife Julie. Alan, a friend from Taylor, is an outdoor nut. He has a heart for leadership development and is a youth pastor at a church in the Springs (Vanguard). The man is a wealth of wisdom for youngin’s like us. Both nights Alex and I had the opportunity to sit and talk through a variety of topics with Alan ranging from money, to marriage, adoption, calling, the church, faith, what is fair, and others. Good stuff!
It was good to have a full day in one spot to rest up a bit. Alex got his tires changed at a local Honda motorsports dealership. We spent most of our time in the break room with two older guys who apparently hang out there regularly (everyone knew them). They were absolutely hilarious! I was close to tears a few times laughing at their outrageous stories and grumpy ranting. I’m sure they enjoyed the audience.
The rest of the afternoon, Alex and I relaxed, played around at the Garden of the Gods, went for a jog in the high altitude, and enjoyed thirty-cent taco night at Del Taco. Alan was teaching at the twenty-something’s ministry at Vanguard and we were able to go.
I said that we stayed for 1.5 nights because at 3:00am our alarms went off, and in a daze we packed up our stuff and made a cold trip to Denver International Airport. Alex had a wedding to attend and in his absence my parents were coming to Colorado for a visit.
This is about the half way point in our trip, and it will be good to take a few days break from the bike.
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