We made our fourth state today. It was a pretty brutal day. It was 86 miles with 2 climbs. The first was to climb out of the valley on a 5-6% grade, over the first high hills to another valley on the other side. It was not too long, but was a steep climb. On the other side, we were back into miles and miles of desert sagebrush again. The second climb was at least 15 miles long on a gradual grade, but you could see forever and that made it worse. The temperatures rose fast by late morning. At the hottest point, the thermometer on my watch, which reads high in the direct sun by about 10 degrees, read 111 degrees.
It was close to 3:00 when I arrived at the Snowville town park site. Some did not get in until close to 6:00 p.m. Believe me, there is no snow in Snowville and not many people either. When we arrived in town, we doubled their population. There were no showers, so the camp setup people rigged up a huge blue tarp to a baseball backstop with one slowly dripping hose. That was cold! Everyone was pretty beat and ready for bed.
The vastness of the valleys is unbelievable. Our final approach to Snowville was down a 10-15 mile downslope, but by then the winds had turned to a headwind and that made the last part which was to be easy, much more difficult.
Love to all, P & J.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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