Day 22 was to Empire and due to the hospital visit I was racked due to P&P. Bruce and a couple of the KRG family was riding with us today. Breakfast was fantastic as always and the cyclists headed off. I road with Sam as crew needed him to help mark 2 turns in one. Today and tomorrow are going to be tough days due to road blocks and construction.
After the first turn we marked we headed straight to Loveland pass and it was beautiful. At the very peak of some mountains we were able to great cellphone service but it was a beautiful sight. We also met a hiker who has accidentally lock himself out of his car and Jesus gave him his jacket to wear while he waited.
Twenty minutes later we were confused as we saw a couple of silver vans like ours climbing the hill. Upon closer inspection it was the Build America Team! Being up there early waiting for the cyclists allowed me to really speak to the other team and get to know them a whole lot better. I really admire what they do with their construction work and I highly suggest you look them up when you have the chance.
We cheered on the pace lines as they climbed up the finally few feet up the pass and we all took a team photo at the top. After the pace lines finished we arrived at Rocky Mountain Village which was an easter seals camp. We hung out with Build America for a while waiting for our lodging area to become ready. After we moved in we had dinner with the campers and they were so awesome with their songs and chants.
Afterwards there was a small talent show and we brought the business with our dance. They even had a costume room and some guys pulled out some great costume ideas. After watching everyone's skit we had a big circle up to say goodnight to everyone and then we had ours and you never saw anyone so excited to be told wakeup was at 7:15. We also went to McDonalds to get some ice cream and I ended up getting some postcards from the shop next door.
We all went to sleep afterwards and enjoyed a nice quiet evening. Oh wait, half the team is snoring for some reason and its never happened before.
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