Montrose, CO to Naturita, CO

On Monday we started off with a pretty flat ride but had a large climb around mile 20. It took a while to get to the top but most of the ride after that was mostly downhill and very scenic. Unfortunately it was raining for most of the pretty parts so I couldn't get many pictures. 

My friend Sarah and I rode together and during the downhill it was raining and we got a distracted and ended up passing lunch. We stopped at one point to eat quickly but we ended up being the first to the host. When we got there we were meant to stay at an elementary school but it was empty. We went around town for a bit and were texted by some group members that the school had flooded te day before and that we were meant to go about 4 miles north to Nykra to stay at the high school. We then biked over and as soon as we arrived a huge thunderstorm rolled through. 

Rolling into Naturita. 

Thunderstorm. 

Both towns that we were in were very small and seemed very underprivileged. According to the town facts in the morning the population of Naturita is only about 300 and 10 people have bachelors degrees. It was a very strange and desolate town but interesting to pass through.