Day 132

Lamar is the next big town over. It is 28 miles from Holly. I decided that I would only walk 11 miles today to Granada, a very small town between Holly and Lamar. I started around 6 am which was very late for a day that is forecasted at 104 degrees. 
I turned the radio on to the station that I did the interview with and every hour when they did the news segment, they mentioned me and my cause. Awareness being raised! 
The trucks and cars were ridiculous today. Maybe because it’s Friday. I was pretty irritated with traffic but was trying to stay calm since I didn’t have very far to walk. When I was about 3 miles from town, I decided to take the dirt roads. It would add a mile but I didn’t care. I really wanted to get off of hwy 50. It was ruining my mood.
Right before I got to the turn to take the dirt roads, a woman pulled over to say hey. Her name was Leigh Ann. My sister’s middle name is Leigh and my daughter’s middle name is Ann. She had met Angela a few days ago and Angela, the girl walking across America also, told her about me. She was excited and offered to spoil me while I was passing through her area. It probably won’t work out for me to stay with her but she offered to walk with me and I hope we can make that happen. 
Before she left, she gave me a bag full of testicles. That’s right. Fried bull testicles. Also known as, rocky mountain oysters. They looked like they were really good bull balls, if one were into that kind of thing. I took them and was cracking up on the inside at the transaction that just took place on the side of hwy 50. Welcome to Colorado!
I get into town and scope out possible  places to camp. After coming up with a few options, I decided to start asking permission. The best possible scenario would’ve been at a baseball field at their high school. It was close to the gas station, had plenty of shade, had power for my cell phone, and had privacy in the dugout. 
I went inside the school to try to find someone. The door was opened. I walked in and felt like a guy that shouldn’t be walking around inside of a school so I turned around and headed out back. I saw some guys working back there earlier. I found someone and he was the maintenance man. He said it would be just fine if i stayed there. 
I went to go settle in for a while. As I was taking stuff out of my stroller, I saw the rocky mountain oysters. I HAD to try them. I mean, how many times in my life will someone just hand me a bag of testicles!? I sat down and tried to work up the courage. I realized that this had to be hilarious so I turned my phone camera on and recorded the whole scenario. 
I bit into one but couldn’t keep it in my mouth. Forget that! I just couldn’t get past the mental block of eating cow nuts. Especially after smelling the cow farms that I’ve been passing by lately. I gave the rest of the bag to the maintenance guy and he was happy about it and laughed at me. 
I went to the Mexican restaurant up the road and was completely content with the way all of that turned out. I’m just not okay with eating bull balls and I’m totally cool with that. Lesson learned. 
Later in the evening, a dog came wondering around. He looked lost and definitely needed water. I gave him some and got him to calm down to rest. After i have him some food he has been around and won’t leave now lol. I named him Rocky. If he’s still here in the morning I’ll walk him around and try to find his home. In the meantime, it’s been fun to have a friend for the evening…