June 19th - Princess Corner

First off I would like to send 1,000 pardons to my husband. I did not give him or his bike the proper respect by calling it a Cervezo. Let's set the record straight that it is a Cervelo. ;)

Thanks to all of you that have sent us comments (posts and through e-mail). We love hearing from everyone and it gives Da Boys extra encouragement. It is the next best thing to all of you being out here cheering them on from the sides of the road. Also, Kelly asked if there were any pictures of the mass shaving Da Boys did. The shaving was done separately in the privacy of each bike knerd's home. I do want to get all of their legs together in a shot though. I'll work on that.

The riders had a tough day today. The Hammer said his monitor (I'm guessing heart rate monitor??) showed the temperature being 103.7 degrees. Of course, that also takes into account the heat coming off of the road but whatever, that's da#& hot! I'll let Chuck do the specifics of the ride. He loves those facts and statistics...

JP (Cubby) is looking at a possible sagging tomorrow. He started having problems with his knee yesterday but he still rode today. It seems to be worse today as it is swelling now. This ride is certainly not worth blowing out his knee to keep riding but I know he is bummed. He may take a rest day and announce "game on."

I have observed a lot of white salt stains and trails all over Da Boys Halloween costumes. Some very unique sunburns too from the bike knerd crowds. Here are some funny pictures the Hammer got of the traveling bike city:

Bike Cemetary

Bike City

So I went on another hike yesterday at the Rabbit Ears base. I feel I can call this a true hike instead of a nature walk because I was breathing challenged, I did 5 miles, and went from 9,600 to 10,600 feet. Anthing more then that and I would have passed glistening and gone into the dark side...sweating. This altitude would be considered a sub alpine climate with some interesting plants. One of the plants covering the area was the glacier lily which is in the picture below. That takes care of flora. Also saw a chipmunk, squirrel, and deer. Keep in mind that each time I saw one of these cute critters, I jumped a mile. Okay, I'm a little on edge for vacation but I kept thinking it was a bear or mountain lion coming to get me. I finally found a good hiking stick and felt a little bit more in control although I know that should anything really attack me, that stick would have been toast. It's all about mind games, right?

By the way, did anyone catch the alignment of Saturn, the moon and Venus last night? This is not a very good picture but check it out tonight if you can for yourself.

There is a big wild fire a few miles from here in Glenwood Springs. The forestry and fire departments are working 24 hours to get it contained but it is dry and hot in this area. So far the riders route tomorrow has not been changed but I'm sure it will depend on if the fire spreads and where it spreads to. It is being called the New Castle fire if you see it in the news. The wild fire fighters out here are AMAZING and whatever they are paid, it is not nearly enough.

That's all for now...will update soon!

XOXO, Lisa