Late Afternoon Day 3: Hanging with Youth Group in Del Norte, Colorado
June 2002
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After a long day of riding, I finally arrived in Del Norte in the San Luis Valley. |
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I was really hoping and praying I would NOT be alone that night... |
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...and I came upon a blue-faced building that is a Christian-based hangout for local kids and teenagers. |
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There were so many couches in there and they let me take a nap! :) |
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That's Randy, a guy who helps out at the center. |
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That's Daniel, the guy who heads the place. He and Randy were so friendly to me and before I knew it... |
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...we were out having dinner. Oh guys, these local restaurants in the San Luis Valley are AMAZING! I had a large smothered chicken burrito with green chili along with beans and San Luis Valley style potatoes. IT WAS HEAVENLY! :) |
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At the restaurant, this local kid named Sean performed a few card tricks. |
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Ha ha ha ha ha! Check out this book sitting on that table! |
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I got to talking with Randy and GET THIS! It turns out he owns one of those stereotypical ranches where it looks like a complete junkyard and has a large number of really old cars (all in running condition!) including that 1973 Scout and an older one, a 1975 Datsun 280-ZX, 1979 Firebird, 1970 Camaro and a 1956 International Potato Truck! |
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That's Daniel, pushing a lollipop with his nose. |
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Those are some of the kids playing pool. A lot of them thought I was crazy for doing this bike trip. |
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The lyrics for the praise songs we sang were put on a projector. |
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Shhhhhhhhhhh! When everybody was gone, Daniel allowed me to sleep one of the couches for the night! :)
NEXT: Day 4 |
