Tour de Colorado - Monday I

Somewhat to our surprise, it seems some other people also had the idea of coming to Aspen to watch the US Pro Cycling Challenge.  And like us, they’re planning to camp while doing it.  So much so, we struggled to find a spot big enough even for Lucille to spend the night.  Fortunately, a campground just a mile or two from downtown Aspen was allowing folk to camp in their overflow parking lot.

That’ll do nicely and we were soon snug in our little hard sided tent.  Not the most restful night I’ll admit but that was largely due to an older guy in the parking spot next door who seemed to have a broken volume control.  But no matter.  We awoke to clear skies which promise a sunny and warm (OK, uncomfortably hot) day ahead.

We seem to be the only people here without ultra-light road bikes and leg muscles but everyone is very friendly and they hardly tease us at all.  Better yet, two skinny guys gave us half a dozen eggs, which they can’t carry.  Free stuff is always a win but better still when it complements the Canuckian Bacon we brought.

It’s midday now and as predicted, pretty darned toasty.  We’ve explored the streets and collected armloads of brochures.  Another couple of hours ‘till the racing starts so for the moment we’re just chillin’ in a coffee shop.

Life is good.