Average: 8.8 mph
Distance: 45.58 mi
It was quite awesome to check into a hotel room at 7 AM yesterday and not have to leave until 11 AM this morning. We slept like champions. But, that didn't work out well as far as getting an early start goes...
We nabbed a couple of foot longs from the Subway next door to eat for dinner later on tonight and stocked up on food for about 2 days. Brian, Nate and I set off on pavement with a storm brewing to the north, behind us. It built up fairly quickly, and after about 25 miles of riding, we had to pitch the rain fly in a cow field because the lightning strikes were getting too close. We played cards for a bit until the storm passed. I won, which is a good thing because I'm a horrible loser and I would have been completely unbearable for the rest of the day...
The rain finally stopped, and we set out again. Unfortunately, the roads were SUPER muddy and our pace slowed to a crawl. We couldn't go fast enough on the downhills (because it would have been unsafe) to get any momentum to go up the hills.
As soon as we crossed into Medicine Bow National Forest, we picked a spot to camp and pitch the tents, gobbled up our sandwiches, and went to sleep. We were short about 7 miles of our intended campsite, but that's the way it goes out here. It will just make tomorrow a bit longer.
It was quite awesome to check into a hotel room at 7 AM yesterday and not have to leave until 11 AM this morning. We slept like champions. But, that didn't work out well as far as getting an early start goes...
The rain finally stopped, and we set out again. Unfortunately, the roads were SUPER muddy and our pace slowed to a crawl. We couldn't go fast enough on the downhills (because it would have been unsafe) to get any momentum to go up the hills.
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| Brian and I heading into Medicine Bow NF at sunset |
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| Brian and Nate working on a fire |
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