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The morning began with us offering our gratitude to the Quality Inn at Durango for so generously accommodating the womens team.
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The team met with Mancos City Manager Ms. Andrea Phillips, as well as other city representatives, first thing in the morning.
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The running route today consisted of breathtaking landscapes. The mens team covered the route before Mesa Verde.
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Dave Sice holds the Peace Torch in this photo. Dave is a talented wood artist near Mesa Verde who is able to carve wood using a chainsaw.
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We also visited beautiful Mesa Verde National Park. The Park features important and unique archeological remains of Pueblo people who lived in the cliffs between 500 and 1200AD.
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Laurel Westendorp and Kialey Day, Park Rangers, shared their love and knowledge of the Mesa Verde National Park and held the Peace Torch
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Megan Dechen and Matt Wesley held the torch near the Mesa Verde Museum carpark. Megan and Matt are on a bike tour from New Hampshire to Los Angeles.
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Mesa Verde volunteers Mary McKean and Cindy Hielscher told us that they saw our runners earlier in the day on the road from Cortez.
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Rhonda Knight, from Brisbane, Australia, posed for a photo with our Australian Peace runners Tavishi and Saranyu.