July 5th
We had a day off in Boulder today! I got to catch up on some much needed sleep! The team enjoyed brunch at the Original Pancake House which makes 5 egg omlets! After brunch, we drove to the top of the Flat Iron Mountains for a beautiful view of the entire valley. We had a great friendship visit where we played softball, volleyball, and basketball with the clients. I met an enthusiastic young man named Matt who has played special olympic basketball for the past 10 years. We played a friendly game of 2-on-2 basketball. Unfortunately, Matt and James beat Joe and I. If you have ever played basketball with me though, you are probably not surprised I lost! Overall, it was a nice relaxing day in Boulder!
July 4th
Happy Birthday America! Today also marks the beginning of the Tour de France which the team is following. The actual format of the race is very interesting and I am trying to learn more about each stage throughout the summer. We had a short ride today of 50 miles into Boulder. I rode with a Pi Alpha, a member who has completed the Journey of Hope in the past. Lunch was provided to us at the chapter house at the University of Colorado at Boulder. We had the afternoon off to explore the town, and then headed back to the chapter house for dinner. We went on the roof of the chapter house for the most amazing view of the fireworks being shot from Folson Field. On our way to lodging, David and I stopped at a place called "Spud Brothers." It was the most amazing thing ever. They took hand-cut french fries and literally put anything you can think of on them! It was a wonderful snack before bed!
July 3rd
Today's ride was a nice break! It was practically all downhill for 65 miles. I was a sweep today with James (meaning that we were the last two riders and our job was to make sure no one made it behind the two of us). We rode into Fort Collins and the Pi Kappa Phi house at Colorado University. In the afternoon we had an adaptive friendship visit where we played adaptive games with the clients. Fort Collins is a really nice city with a great center town area. They are also the home of the New Belguim Brewery (Fat Tire).
July 2nd
My legs were very sore from yesterdays 126 mile ride! Today's ride was about 75 miles and very hilly into Cheyenne. We had an amazing lunch sponsored by the Cattlewoman's society. The lunch was at the longest opperating Herferd Cattle farm in the country. It was really neat to walk around and see how cattle are raised. We had an Arc friendship visit and had the opportunity to play volleyball with some of the clients.
We had a day off in Boulder today! I got to catch up on some much needed sleep! The team enjoyed brunch at the Original Pancake House which makes 5 egg omlets! After brunch, we drove to the top of the Flat Iron Mountains for a beautiful view of the entire valley. We had a great friendship visit where we played softball, volleyball, and basketball with the clients. I met an enthusiastic young man named Matt who has played special olympic basketball for the past 10 years. We played a friendly game of 2-on-2 basketball. Unfortunately, Matt and James beat Joe and I. If you have ever played basketball with me though, you are probably not surprised I lost! Overall, it was a nice relaxing day in Boulder!
July 4th
Happy Birthday America! Today also marks the beginning of the Tour de France which the team is following. The actual format of the race is very interesting and I am trying to learn more about each stage throughout the summer. We had a short ride today of 50 miles into Boulder. I rode with a Pi Alpha, a member who has completed the Journey of Hope in the past. Lunch was provided to us at the chapter house at the University of Colorado at Boulder. We had the afternoon off to explore the town, and then headed back to the chapter house for dinner. We went on the roof of the chapter house for the most amazing view of the fireworks being shot from Folson Field. On our way to lodging, David and I stopped at a place called "Spud Brothers." It was the most amazing thing ever. They took hand-cut french fries and literally put anything you can think of on them! It was a wonderful snack before bed!
July 3rd
Today's ride was a nice break! It was practically all downhill for 65 miles. I was a sweep today with James (meaning that we were the last two riders and our job was to make sure no one made it behind the two of us). We rode into Fort Collins and the Pi Kappa Phi house at Colorado University. In the afternoon we had an adaptive friendship visit where we played adaptive games with the clients. Fort Collins is a really nice city with a great center town area. They are also the home of the New Belguim Brewery (Fat Tire).
July 2nd
My legs were very sore from yesterdays 126 mile ride! Today's ride was about 75 miles and very hilly into Cheyenne. We had an amazing lunch sponsored by the Cattlewoman's society. The lunch was at the longest opperating Herferd Cattle farm in the country. It was really neat to walk around and see how cattle are raised. We had an Arc friendship visit and had the opportunity to play volleyball with some of the clients.
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