Aug 21 Finally here in Buena Vista after a scenic 2 hour ride from Denver with our host.
Check in was blast as were deluged with awesome swag: a Gore jacket, a Timex watch, Headsweats hat, race shirt, assorted food items and huge bag to store it all.
Dinner was a Greek theme and delicious.
Coming back from dinner we met one of the locals, a 10 point buck with velvet covered antlers walking down the sidewalk. We stopped and fed him some green apples off a nearby tree.
Ben, Liz, Bryce and I crowded into our room in the Topaz Lodge going through our gear and new stuff like Christmas morning. As we sorted through small zip lock bags of Endurox and other OTC meds we looked like a scene from COPS.
We’re relaxed and excited. In12 hours it’s go time!