What's Fred Up To Now?: Day 21 - Saturday June 9; Rest Day In Pueblo, CO (5 miles)

Today is my one and only rest day for this trip. I did laundry early then went to the UPS Store to ship some things ahead to Ft. Collins so I don't have to lug any more over the mountains than absolutely necessary. This included my laptop so I'll be making future posts from either my smart phone or a local library computer. Future posts may be crude but the laptop and its chargre weigh about 5 lbs.. The woman at the UPS Store was very helpful in picking the right-size box. It weighed 15 pounds and was nearly the volume of a large, rear pannier! If I'd thought about it a little longer, maybe I could have shipped both front panniers too and just traveled with the rear ones.

At lunch time I walked down to the riverwalk area which is quite nice. There is a lot of street art. The Pueblo area was hosting a Boat, Band and BBQ festival but you had to pay $3 to get in and food would have been in addition. As much as I was craving BBQ, I decided to eat a spaghetti and meatball lunch at Angelo's on the riverwalk. This restaurant had been recommended by the employees of the bicycle shop and they were right. It was delicious and there was so much I couldn't eat it all.

When I got back from my walk, I adjusted the rear fender of my bike in an attempt to resolve the rubbing noise. I'll know tomorrow if that worked. [It did - never heard that noise or any other for the rest of the trip]. I also relubed my bike chain. Most everything is packed and ready to go. I napped a bit this afternoon and am headed somewhere for a very light dinner. Tomorrow it's off to the mountains. I just checked Accuweather and at least right now, this week's forecast looks pretty good except for some cool nights. [end of trip comment; you can't trust any of the weather service forecasts for wind direction or speed when cycling in the mountains!]

A few photos from today's walk around downtown Pueblo follow.