Steamboat Springs rest day, Maybell, CO, Vernal, UT, Flaming Gorge, UT, Rock Springs, WY

Steamboat Springs rest day, Maybell, CO, Vernal, UT, Flaming Gorge,
UT, Rock Springs, WY

Rest day was relaxing, slept in, went out for breakfast, spent a LOT
of time at the coffee book shop again, bike shop, art gallery, made
dinner and then..... HOT SPRINGS. Strawberry Springs- they were great.
Very natural, outdoor rock pools with hot hot waters and warm water
and cold water from mountain springs. So nice and peaceful.

Maybell, Co we were camping, middle of nowhere. It stormed again, and
we made dinner in the trailer and served it in the girls bathroom! It
was crazy. Everyone went to bed early because there really wasn't
anything to do bu talk and sleep. So that we did.

The ride to Vernal, UT was fun. A dinosaur theme for the day because
we were bikin through Dinosaur, CO and ending in the dinosaur capital
of the world! Crossing state lines is so much fun! Utah is beautiful,
and I couldn't help but picture prehistoric life roaming around the
lands we were biking through. Once in Vernal, and after showering and
dinner, I did a lot of bike maintenance. With the help of Andy, I put
on a new bike computer, break pads, tires, and cleaned my chain and
cassette. Whew!! Like a new bike- it was fun and relaxing.

Flaming Gorgeous! Wow. I'm having a hard time taking in all these
amazing views and realizing that this is real, that I am biking
through them. So so beautiful! Lots if climbing and then a great
descent. Camping again, so I hiked a little ways fot find some quite
time in nature at the edge of a cliff. Absolutely magnificent! Later
we had a campfire and told stories while eating smores. This was after
our town hall meeting, in which we read warm fuzzies, and talk about
our highs and lows of the week, along with any other business the
leader might have. Much later, after watching the fire die, Will P and
I discussed fate, God and life in general while watching the stars,
laying on a picnic table. It was the most amazing night sky I have
seen in my entire life. We could see the whole milky way arch, many
shooting stars, and everything was so crisp and pure and bright and
beautiful. It was EXTREMELY difficult to pull myself away from the
stars to crawl into my tent for the night.

Rock Spring, WY
Another amazingly beautiful state! I am in awe for almost every ride!
Well except for when it is very steep or ther is a strong headwind.
Lots more uphills and downhills. This church provided us a potluck
dinner, which is always our favorite, especaly after 6 days of cooking
for ourselves. Currently watching Harry Potter on the projector in the
sanctuary while eating some donated snack food! The people here are
VERY generous! Only three weeks left :(

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