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Well at least I made it to Pueblo.
It has been a culture shock from the incredibly unpopulated areas of eastern Colorado to Pueblo where I am in a big city.
To continue from yesterday:
I decided to set up my tent behind the only building in the city park shielded from the 25 mph winds.
Shortly after I had done that, three generation x-ers rode in and set up the their tents right by mine. They did offer me a Microbrew Saison beer which I gladly accepted.
But when I crawled in my tent about 9, they were still enjoying their animated conversation. At about 10 PM, some girls on bicycles rode in and they had a great time sharing stories of their day..... until about midnight!
I applaud them for their energy. It would be great to have that vigor....but I don’t!
They apparently sleep in and ride until dark, and I prefer to get up early and beat the heat!
I also need my sleep!
So, unfortunately I had a difficult night sleeping. When I finally fell asleep, a local dog started barking and that was
that!
I crawled out of my tent, put everything away and sleep- rode my bike 50 miles to Pueblo.
As with the previous days, there was nothing for 50 miles so I survived on peanut butter crackers and payday bars.
I must say I am exhausted!
The good news is that I checked into a fabulous Courtyard Suites and just finished a couple of IPA’s.
So I went from homelessness to Luxury Accommodations.
I prefer the latter.
I did spend some time in the Pueblo History Museum today.
I did not realize that Pueblo has been caught in border disputes since the 18th Century. First it was a dispute between the Comanche vs the Spanish, Ute and Apache.
Later the borderlands were in dispute between the Spanish and Americans. It was right on the border of the Louisiana Purchase.
So after that, the dispute was between Mexico and the United States. The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hildago ended the Mexican American war and Pueblo became a part of the United States. This was an extremely confusing and difficult time for the residents.
For example, under Mexican law, women had all
of the property rights as men. When the United States laws took effect, the women lost their property rights and lost much to the men in Pueblo and the surrounding areas.
I had no idea!
Since I have not paid any attention to the news, I only found out today from the ACA group about all the fires in Colorado.
Their plans as of today is that they will probably get in a shuttle and be driven past all of the smoke near Breckenridge.
So where does that leave me?
I certainly do not want to spend the day riding my bike in smoke filled air.
So.... I decided to spend another day in Pueblo, deciding my options. I don’t even want to speculate yet on what I might do!
I am determined to finish this ride so I will figure out how to do so.
In the pictures today, you will find those from yesterday and today.
Hopefully my blog tomorrow will reveal what my future ride plans will be.
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Maria Elena Serrato
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Fires
Hi Bob, I was wondering how that was gonna play out on your route. My Son Jaime the firefighter would be there with his Strike team. But fortunately for his Momma, he was with us on our vacations. We’re still not home but , but getting close. My suggestion is hop on the train for a bit and get away from the smoke... Good Luck Bob...