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Day 47: Holiday Hiatus in Maybell

My apologies for the lack of blogs the last few days we have been camping the last few nights with very little access to WiFi. The team spent yesterday exploring downtown steamboat and hiking. Some of us even checked out the hot springs to make our rest day restful! Currently, we are staying in the smallest town any of us have been to. Ironically they have a small sliver of WiFi!! Today the team rode 75 miles from Steamboat Springs to Maybell, Colorado. It was a pretty easy day, mostly downhill (thank goodness). We are staying in Maybell tonight at a campsite. We have become regulars of the one general store in the town. On the bright side we get amazing views of the mountains!Today the ride dedication was for Ryan’s uncle, Van who is fighting bladder cancer.Tomorrow we cross over into Utah for more mountains and more fun!P.S. Happy Fourth of July~Tailwinds~MandyFlat count: 1Song of the day: Born in the U.S.AMemorable moment: In an attempt to get to McDonald’s the team biked through/crashed a 4th of July parade. We got many waves and cheers!