Nicolas Day, front, and Drew Ostrander, both with Summit Cycle Solutions, inflate mattresses inside 162 tents on Friday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, as they prepare for the arrival of Ride the Rockies. The ride with 2,200 participants officially starts Sunday morning. Participants will challenge themselves on a multiday loop from Durango to Cortez, Norwood, Ridgway, Ouray County and back to Durango on Friday, June 18. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)