Day 70…. As I head west the temps keep climbing, the elevation goes down and the miles get boring. The next town is Maybell, CO. From what I see on the map it has a General Store, Hotel and not much else. Not using my better judgement the decision was to just head that way and hope for the best. The first part of leaving Craig is a nice long hill. But from what the map show this is one of the few hills for the day and the rest is down. Plus it’s a fairly short day with only 30 miles.

After pedaling through the dry, hot day I arrived in Maybe around noon. The plan was to stay at the local Inn and grab supplies from the General store. Stopping by Inn the door was open but no one was there. Being slightly confused I headed down to the General Store. As I walked in the store Mary said hi with a friendly greeting. I explained what I was doing and the need for a place to stay. Being a small town she said the owners were out-of-town but a lady was left in charge. After trying to track her down for an hour or so we found out that another guy, Norm, was in charge but out-of-town until later. At this point I was told to let myself in and find a room upstairs that I liked. Someone would be around later to help me. Small town fun…

Instead of heading to the Inn I decided to hang out in the store with Mary for the day. Over the four-hour period I think I met half or more of the town. Maybell only has a population of 72. So meeting most of the people was not that big of an effort. Along with Mary I talked with Judy for quite some time. Judy makes Mohair products from her Angora goats. Beautiful products hand-made from natural fibers.

Eventually I made it back to the Inn and showered up then headed back to the store for water. Norm was in the store at this point. We sat and chatted until late in the evening about anything you could think of.

Maybell was a unique town but not much different from any other small town I have been to. Everyone knows everyone. Common saying in town… If you don’t know what you’re doing, ask someone they’ll tell ya.

Also the cell service is getting sparse the father west I ride. In Maybell I had zero service the entire time.