Bipolar Weather

So we were gonna camp last night. Didn't work out so well. The city park closed at 9, the state park was filled with mosquitos, and the cheap hotels were sold out. We ended up staying at a B&B with one of the nicest B&B owners we've met. She was neither psycho nor one of the cunning business people, and she was willing to get us breakfast at 5:30 (it was huge and tasty). This morning was cold and misty, but it was great trying to see the hills through the mist and lovely when the mist was burning off. I wasn't sure the day would be that great; I woke up tired and 5 miles in a state trooper felt it necessary to use his car speaker to tell me to get on the shoulder. Mind you, I had gotten off the shoulder so my dad could get past me and so I could avoid a bunch of debris. Oh well. Instead, I just watched the mountains emerge from the mist as we entered Arapaho National Forest (which is, by the way, awesome). There were few campers, and we got to wind through the mountains beside a pretty stream. I love winding through the mountains beside pretty streams. Didn't see much wildlife beyond birds - and there were plenty of those, but it was awesome none the less. We had sun and blue skies for quite a while, but when we started climbing Willow Creek Pass (9000-some odd feet and our 2nd of 7 continental divide crossings), it started clouding up a little. We got up and over the pass without trouble (though dad did need a nuun before the big climb) and then went down through Rand and eventually to Walden, CO. Before Rand, we got a little rain, so we holed up in Rand for a little longer than usual. After some hot cocoa and a tuna/cheese lunch, we went back on the rolling road, and dodged storms until we were 14 miles out. Then it poured. Cold, stinging rain. We kept going, and we couldn't have been happier to see Walden a few miles out. Tomorrow, we'll leave Colorado and, weather permitting, get to Rawlins, WY. Got a few rolling videos along w/ the typical pics. If ya'll seem to like them, I may do it again.