September 21 to September 28: God gave us the ability to set up tents, find Air BNB houses on gravel roads, locate refuge in a goat farm and keep pedaling. We continued to be very grateful to keep moving.
Supposedly we had a 30 mile day to this beautiful air BNB. After 43 miles we realized that Google with biking takes you on difficult sandy roads. We finally set the search to 'car' and followed a rural main road. We were thankful to have space to eat and take a shower.
Lake Pueblo is situated 70 miles from La Junta, so we tried to break up the daily mileage. We headed to Johnson's Itty Bitty Farm. Carolyn found this place on the map because it was located at a distance we could accomplish. Travis Johnson normally hosts RVs, but he let us stay in his hay barn for the night, providing water and electricity for our phones. Here is a photo of his livestock in a dry lot. We learned a lot about milking mini goats. Travis also gave us advice on our biggest day of biking to Cheyenne Mountain State Park.
Travis suggested we enjoy the Pueblo Chile Festival. So we decided to take on the long ascent on September 24 after spending the night at Lake Pueblo. arriving before 5 pm. We had time to set up the tent and take a trail walk before sunset.