Today was another early morning out of Colorado Springs as we headed to Pueblo, CO. Today’s ride was a fun one because of all the downhill and flatness of terrain. Early in the morning we saw four deer grazing near our second crew stop, another reminder of how much open land there still is in beautiful Colorado. Soon after our route took us downhill for about 7 miles as we cruised at 33 mph, I think I pedaled about four times the whole downhill because I was drafting off all the guys in front of me, very fun! The steepest part of the downhill was full of construction so we had to slow, luckily the very end of the hill was clear and we all pushed it to 50 mph the fastest I have been all trip. The rest of our ride was flat as we cruised down into Pueblo, the day was getting hot so I was thankful we made it there early.
I have been looking forward to getting to Pueblo for quite some time because my grandparents were going to be there along with my Uncle Mike and Aunt Carol. Carol is my grandma’s sister and her and Mike are farmers over in Oklahoma but they have a cabin in the mountains about an hour from Pueblo. My grandparents planned to come out to the cabin around the time I was entering Pueblo, it worked out perfect to see them in CO! I was expecting to call them after our sponsored lunch so we could all meet up but instead I they surprised me at the restaurant we had our sponsored lunch at. I was so pleasantly surprised to see them; it was so exciting to see family after having been away for over a month. 
Getting to spend time with them was so refreshing, especially seeing Mike and Carol because it is rare we get to spend time together since they are in OK and I in WA. I had a big burger at the restaurant and we had wonderful conversation talking about the trip thus far and how everyone is doing at home. They got to hear all of us introduce ourselves, where we are from, and what school we attend as well as take a picture with us after the dinner.
Getting to spend time with them was so refreshing, especially seeing Mike and Carol because it is rare we get to spend time together since they are in OK and I in WA. I had a big burger at the restaurant and we had wonderful conversation talking about the trip thus far and how everyone is doing at home. They got to hear all of us introduce ourselves, where we are from, and what school we attend as well as take a picture with us after the dinner. After lunch we checked into our hotel which grandma and grandpa were able to get a room at and we unloaded. Grandma and Carol made me and all the guys some treats that were delicious, chocolate rice crispy with pretzels in them as well as dessert bars filled with tasty jelly. The team is going to devour the home cooked goods! During our break after lunch I accidentally fell asleep and took a long nap until dinner, I 
guess I needed it.
guess I needed it. Dinner was sponsored by a pretty good Mexican restaurant. It was so nice to once again hang out with the family and talk. Following dinner the five of us went to a local farmers market and walked around the booths. Once returning to the hotel we said our goodbyes to Mike and Carol and then I hung out with grandma and grandpa for a while. They extended me some things my mom sent with them to give me which included some much needed soap, some pictures, and stuff for my knees. It was a great night and the time spent with family today was so fun. It meant so much to get to see all them seeing that I won’t see any family until DC.
Tomorrow we have we head for La Junta, CO. We finally get to sleep in until 7 AM, glorious!
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