Today was the easiest cycling day of the trip! We started out our morning at 5am in order to make our sponsored lunch by 11:30 am. As it turned out, the ride only took around 2.5 hours and so we were able to have an abundance of free time in the morning. When we all arrived into Steamboat Springs we made our way to the hot springs.
It was absolutely fantastic to swim in the warm pools and relax our muscles in the hot tub areas. I decided to leave the hot springs early so that I could walk around the town with Jimmy. We walked around to some of the stores and I picked up some new bike gloves. In addition we got to visit F.M Light and Sons leather and cowboy store! (Backstory on F.M Light and Sons)
{Starting at the border of Colorado (over 150 miles ago) our cycling group began to see signs for the store. The signs come up about every 5 miles and so we have been making jokes about how awesome the store must be.}
As it turns out, we arrived at F.M Light and Sons on an anniversary of one of their Stetson Reps. The store owner’s family and others were there to celebrate with cake and banjo music. Jimmy and I thoroughly enjoyed the visit since we there was so much build up surrounding the store.
We also had a great friendship visit lunch when I spent most of my time getting to know Disco Debbie. Disco Debbie got her name because she loves to disco dance. She graced us with her moves and we all clapped along. The visit was lots of fun, but we needed to return to lodging in order to prepare for dinner.
Dinner was just what we needed for our 110 mile ride tomorrow. We had unlimited beef, pork, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, bread and baked beans. We all ate like kings and returned home to rest up for our big day tomorrow into Breckenridge, Colorado!
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