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Saturday, July 19, 2008, Cozy Comfort RV Park, Dolores, Colorado
After eating cereal and cleaning up, we pedaled off toward Dolores. Sarah threw up last night and has a sore throat and a fever, so we are going to look for a clinic to take her to as soon as possible. Johnny and Vicky rode again today. This area is a major migratory route for deer and we saw some along the way. The ride was a constant series of rolling hills punctuated by putrid smells of decomposing deer alongside the road every ½ mile or so. Yesterday we saw a hurt deer sitting alongside the road; it wasn't bleeding, but apparently it had been grazed by a car. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything we could do. Even though the ride wasn't far, it was hot, and I was glad when we arrived in Dolores, population 857. One of the two campgrounds was full, but fortunately there was one tent site still left at the other campground at the end of town. After setting up camp, we drove to the larger town of Cortez, where we went shopping at Walmart, first one in a long time. We stocked up on needed supplies and bought a rotisserie chicken and fruit for a late lunch, which we ate under some shade trees on the grass next to the Walmart parking lot. Right before dusk, the kids and I went fishing at McPhee Reservoir and Vicky caught a bass. 36 miles.