Update from Boulder, CO

So, naturally after my longest break to date on the trip, I've left updating the blog to the very last minute :). Got into Breckenridge Thursday afternoon and spent a few hours eating, drinking, running some errands with Chris, making an alcohol stove, and then eating some more before Max rolled in to pick me up and drive me down to Boulder! Had a really fun, busy, and even somewhat productive stay in Boulder between Thursday night and now (Monday morning.)

Spent Thursday night hanging out with my friend Isis, who was celebrating her birthday, and a bunch of other friends from the house and elsewhere around Boulder! Had a good time, but it was the first night of several that would go far later than my usual 8pm bedtime lately... Friday included errands and more visiting with people. Picked up a new bike pump (mine's a pain with road tires) and a new chain because the old one is wearing out, also went up to campus to deal with some more financial aid crap. I can't get away from those people. After all that, went out with Max, Ela, Ana, Alex, Isis, and a few other people to hang out on Pearl St - stayed up too late again. Saturday was mostly spent on Boulder Creek tubing. At one point, we had something like 16 - 18 tubers linked together in a long chain going down the rapids. After enough tubing to leave most of us bordering on hypothermia, we dried out and cooked out again, then stayed up too late. Sunday had some more errands, a visit with the family up in Longmont, and a pool party at Matt and Tina's house in south Boulder that turned into an Ultimate game, then more pool party. Somehow managed to get home and to bed at a relatively reasonable hour.

So, today I'm kindof tired, but will be getting back up to Breckenridge and continuing on with the bike ride. Things fell into place nicely to get a ride up to Breck with Roslynn, aka Skirt, an AT person who recently moved to Boulder, so we should be taking off within the next hour or so. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a few hours of riding in before the day is over!