August 12th - Pueblo, CO Rest Day
We took today as a rest day to get some work done and get resupplied. For a "rest" day it ended up being very busy as we ran around Pueblo. My cellphone has been acting very screwy as if it had gotten wet. We took it into an Alltel store and they offered to send me a new phone, but seeing as my car doesn't have a P.O. box, that option didn't work. I was forced to buy an old refurbished phone, but at least I now have a phone that can make calls.
We are going to stay another night at Lake Pueblo State Park.
Quality Water Means Quality Life
1.2 billion people do not have access to clean water. Help others avoid the choice between thirst or disease.
As we passed through the Ozark Mountains, among Missouri scenic rivers, we came to a gorgeous little spot called "Two Rivers." At this convergence of the Jacks Fork and Current rivers, the silt heavy rapids of the Current meet the clear calm of the Jacks Fork river and one can actually see the divide between the two. I couldn't help but think of the divide between our access to clean water and the lack thereof in the villages of rural Ghana.
Troy and I consume on average, about 12 to 20 (20 oz) bottles of water daily. That's 12 to 20 times per day that, unlike the people in rural Ghana, Troy and I avoid illness without even realizing it. Regardless of how many miles we ride, we have no doubt that stopping anywhere along the road for water will be easy and risk-free.
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