And We Were Infinite

June 30, 2009 Ouray, CO

Happy Birthday Beth!!!



Although a bit of a tourist attraction town, Ouray is beautiful. It's a cozy town surrounded by a wonderful scenery. Our showers were located at the hot springs area so most of us decided to relax in the hot springs. It felt so amazing and was nice on the muscles too. Went out later that night to walk around town for a bit and then slept early for our ride into Durango.




July 1, 2009 Durango, CO

Three climbs today, but worth every sweat! I hit a pretty good max speed of 50 and was pretty excited until Sarah told me she hit 53.4 mph. Ahhh, life... Today's scenery was absolutely gorgeous. I hope some of the pics I take will look good on a huge print. I'll probably aim for making a photo collage when I get back home =].





July 2, 2009 Durango, CO Build Day

First time I've actually been pretty exhausted when I got to the build site. The house was closer to finish than most of the other projects we've worked on. This time we did insulation, roofing, and painting. Our build site was in Bayfield and we worked with an AmeriCorp group as well that day.




July 3, 2009 Cortez, CO

I've never sat in the back of a pick-up truck before and I've always wanted to. No better day than today. We only have about 55 miles today so we opt to take a detour through the Mesa Verde where we can see the ruins of the Native Americans that previously occupied the area. Biking it would have made it an extra 40 miles with a decent amount of it being climbs. So, what we did was bike to the front gates and hitched a ride up and back down and it was wonderful. It was a nice change up from struggling up mountains all the while trying to seep in the scenery around you. It was so laid back and probably was my highlight of the day. I may have to invest in one in the near future. Thank you so much to the nice people who gave us the ride up (I tried so hard to remember all of your names, but I forgot them all because I tried to- comment so I can get your names!) and Umberto and his wife for giving us a ride back down the mountain. It means a lot for us and was wonderful.



July 4, 2009 Teec Nos Pos, AZ

Four Corners! Four places at once, hard to beat I'd say. The scenery gradually changed as we left Colorado and entered Arizona. The path we're taking is rather desolate. Towns seem to space out by about 70 miles with nothing in between. We're traveling and staying within the limits of the Navajo reservation, which is pretty cool. Tonight, we're staying a highschool and what better thing to do on July 4th at a highschool than having a prom? We all got outfits from the thrift store and dressed up for the prom. Photoshoots, crazy dances, and an evening out of the football field details some of it. Other parts, I'll let you imagine.




July 5, 2009 Kayenta, AZ

Taco Bell 74 miles ahead. More desolate areas... still a pretty ride because of all the rock formations though. A bit more of a relaxed day since we don't have too much going on today. Played some wiffle ball and Texas Hold Em'. So, what to do if you don't have money or chips? Bet with food of course! The stakes get real high when that happens lol. We bet with popcorn kernels and it actually got pretty intense.



All right, g'night ladies and gentlemen.