Team Photos Woke up at 5:30 to the smell of a delicious hot breakfast compliments of the Laramie Cycling Association – ridiculously awesome quiche, muffins, juice…can’t ask for more. Several of their riders actually rode with us today: Mike, Tom, Wade, and Terrie…they spent most of the ride up front with a couple of our guys, pretty good riders! Today’s ride started out with a pretty hefty climb along the interstate…not too bad, and at the top we were spurred on by the noble bust of Mr. Abraham Lincoln himself…quite the memorial looking out over the highway.
The rest of the way into Cheyenne was rolling hills…all in all it was a pretty quick ride. Finally around mile 45 we staged up just outside of town for our police escorted arrival. Said our goodbyes to the Laramie folks and in a bout a half hour the cops showed up to take us on in. Nothing cooler than double-pace lining it into town with police cars stopping traffic…wish we could do the whole trip like that!
Arrived (a bit sloppily, but hey it was our first one on this trip) at a local park where the “Action Team” (a local organization that supports people with disabilities) was waiting for us, along with the “Cow Belles,” another branch of the Cattlewomen’s Association. Cheryl and Stephanie (who had mild mental disabilities) gave us a moving introduction; they had both been here for previous JOH teams. One of the Cow Belles (who also worked with people with disabilities) read a proclamation from the Governor of Wyoming…proclaiming today Push America Day…rock on! We all enjoyed AMAZING prime rib sandwiches, and I chatted most of the time with Cheryl and her friend Maria about life in Cheyenne.
With stomachs full we had to hop back on the bikes for a bit of a hairy trek through town to get to lodging at the local Community College…pretty nice facility; the gym was a bit warm. Most of the guys took much-needed naps after getting all cleaned up.
Around 5 we headed back to the same park as earlier in the day for dinner with members of the Arc of Laramie County…what a turnout! Several group homes came out in big numbers overfilling the little pavilion outside. Most everyone was already eating so our guys went around meeting folks for a little before jumping in the food line. Cheryl was back as bubbly as ever….also got to meet John, who did great impressions, sweet little Janice….it was a great visit for all the guys. As we were headed out we all received super-cool Wyoming t-shirts and $20 Visa gift cards compliments of the Cow Belles again…those ladies rock!
Back at lodging a bunch of us hung out in the lobby area chattin it up…fraternity life, girls, current events…the usual. Some guys ended up going out but I was pretty beat so I called it a night relatively early.
The rest of the way into Cheyenne was rolling hills…all in all it was a pretty quick ride. Finally around mile 45 we staged up just outside of town for our police escorted arrival. Said our goodbyes to the Laramie folks and in a bout a half hour the cops showed up to take us on in. Nothing cooler than double-pace lining it into town with police cars stopping traffic…wish we could do the whole trip like that!
Arrived (a bit sloppily, but hey it was our first one on this trip) at a local park where the “Action Team” (a local organization that supports people with disabilities) was waiting for us, along with the “Cow Belles,” another branch of the Cattlewomen’s Association. Cheryl and Stephanie (who had mild mental disabilities) gave us a moving introduction; they had both been here for previous JOH teams. One of the Cow Belles (who also worked with people with disabilities) read a proclamation from the Governor of Wyoming…proclaiming today Push America Day…rock on! We all enjoyed AMAZING prime rib sandwiches, and I chatted most of the time with Cheryl and her friend Maria about life in Cheyenne.With stomachs full we had to hop back on the bikes for a bit of a hairy trek through town to get to lodging at the local Community College…pretty nice facility; the gym was a bit warm. Most of the guys took much-needed naps after getting all cleaned up.
Around 5 we headed back to the same park as earlier in the day for dinner with members of the Arc of Laramie County…what a turnout! Several group homes came out in big numbers overfilling the little pavilion outside. Most everyone was already eating so our guys went around meeting folks for a little before jumping in the food line. Cheryl was back as bubbly as ever….also got to meet John, who did great impressions, sweet little Janice….it was a great visit for all the guys. As we were headed out we all received super-cool Wyoming t-shirts and $20 Visa gift cards compliments of the Cow Belles again…those ladies rock!Back at lodging a bunch of us hung out in the lobby area chattin it up…fraternity life, girls, current events…the usual. Some guys ended up going out but I was pretty beat so I called it a night relatively early.
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