Today was a scheduled day off as we let our legs recupperate from the mountains of the "Western Express" part of the ride. This section was much harder than we expected becuase we were trying to do 100 miles a day and that is just not feasable in these mountains. If we were not on a time schedule, we could have easily done each and every mile of this section but in shorter amounts (40 miles per day average). Still doing 1200 miles in the 17 days was very rewarding and the plus was we got to see many more sites than expected.
Today, we spent the day in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy, Olympic Training Center, Garden of the Gods and the Broadmoor Hotel. All interesting and vastly different tourist sites. Pictures to follow in the next few days.
I have a college friend who lives out here and was hoping to see him but it did not pan out due to his work and family schedule. Pretty disappointed about that becuase it is not to often we get to see one another, but I will be back here next year with the kids..so we will catch up then.
Tomorrow, if the weather gods work with us, we plan on trying for a quick 100 miles. They say the easterly winds and slow decline in elevation into Kansas can make for a fun ride. Hopefully we will get that chance tomorrow.