Lizard Head Pass....

Today we left Telluride in the cold cold morning. It was only about 45 degrees this morning when we left for yet another day on the bike.  We found a sneaky way to get around one huge climb that we would have had right out of Telluride. So we took the gondola with our bikes and bags up to Mountain Village and started off from there.  We then started our 65 mile ride to Dolores, CO.  The morning went well, it was a bit chilly but we had quite a few hills to climb so it kept us warm. Yet again the scenery is to die for. As one guy in a bike shop once told us "You work for the beauty around you." meaning those climbs are worth it in the end.  So we started up Lizard Head Pass. This pass was still long but the percent grade was workable. I was still breathing a bit hard and I was actually not far behind Chance this time.  We got to the top which was 10,222 feet above sea level and once again we were overjoyed!  From there it was pretty much a downhill ride.  We stopped in a little town called, Rico to get some lunch. So we stopped at one place that we thought looked open. They were open but they were limited on their food and drinks because they had just opened 5 days ago. we would have eaten lunch there but they only took  cash and we had only 4 dollars. So we had something to drink and decided to eat a quick snack and make our way towards Dolores.  So we continued our nice ride downhill. We had to stop one time to eat because I was starving.  We then got into Dolores and called Tara who we would be staying with tonight. She told us where she lived and we headed that direction. They live in a really cute house with an awesome bathroom!  So we talked with Tara and the cute dogs for a bit. Then we headed to the bike shop but it was closed. So she showed us where she works tonight and we will most likely head over there to eat!  Tara is super cool and gave us some snacks and really good cold lemonade!  Thanks Tara for allowing us to crash here!  Again the great people we keep meeting.  BIG excitement for tomorrow... We will be entering UTAH!!!! That means out of Colorado and one state closer to being home!! Thanks for the support and lets hope that instead of the 90-100 degree days it will be 60 hahaha!  Thanks again!