Day 13 July 11

We have decided to relax and take the next two days as easy short rides. We are doing this because the haul from Lincoln to Basin consists off three divide crossings, usually 6000+ feet in height each. We stop at a general store in Seeley and resupply with food drinks and a $1.25 innertube. The ride is relatively easy and at high noon we pull into what appears to be a town out of a wild west movie. Just like the old western cowboys, we tie up our rides and mozzie on into the "stray bullet cafe" for lunch. Ovando is a small town with all the buildings made out of wood. The residents at the town claim that they see our kind (bikepackers) all the time. We resupply and continue on our way. The wind begins to pick up as we ride to Cooper Lake and Big Nelson Campground. We finally arrive at the campground and for the second time we have our own personal campground with bundles of firewood waiting for us.We inflate the inner-tubes and float in the lake for a few hours. For dinner we eat all the food we have in our bags (this includes craisins, Lamar bars, keilbasa sausage, campbells soup and various gummies). We have one climb and descent tomorrow so we don't need to carry the extra weight. Later that night marauders came and ransacked our camp. Two black labs ate all the food scraps on the ground and even found the hidden Campbell can. Luckily we have the rest of our food on the bear rope 10 feet above the ground. I figure it's best that the dogs found all the scraps instead of the bears.

Miles: 45
Average: 11.4
Time: 3:55:34
Total: 561.4