Finally, I'm rolling west. Kansas sucks up time, it always does. I slept in Hayes, KS for 8 hours! My back hurts. Here is a self portrait of me and kansas (here!) don't ask. Driving got interesting once there were mountains. Wolf Creek pass was some challenging driving, but I passed through after dark and could not take in the view. But I could sense the mountains, barely silhouetted against the moonlight sky, sliding along side me in the dark, giant and black. But I arrived safely in Durango around 9pm, Saturday the 17th. I will be here for 9 wonderful days of paddling hard, eating, napping, paddling hard, eating, paddling, taking ibuprofen, sleeping, eating, paddling... you get the picture. i am here to work very hard.
a few photos from the US Olympic Training Complex in Colorado Springs:
happy, muscle-bounds statues
Lifting the globe seems easy after winning this gold medal
Mountains on the horizon through the olympic rings
How's paddling? Great. Exhausting. Recovery Hot Chocolate (here) is amazing.
Must sleep now. More soon.
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