Day 14 July 12

Today is a super easy day. We need it before we attack the multiple divide crossings and no resupply on the following days. We leave Cooper Lake ,which this early in the morning looks like a mirror reflecting the scenery around it. We are starting halfway up Huckleberry Mountain so we have an easy 5 mile climb to the top. We descend to Lincoln and stay in a log cabin. We decide to wash our riding clothes at the laundromat and meet a gold bug (a person that searches for gold). He tells us of his method for locating gold with a gold detector and explains how he lives off his gold finds. Later we resupply at a grocery store and bump into 4 backpackers. They are loading up on food for the continental divide trail (CDT). The section they are on is an 8 day stretch through the Bob wilderness without resupply. Their packs weigh 100lbs. These guys are veteran soldiers. I end the day watching Ratatouille on tv.

Miles: 24.21
Average: 10.8
Time: 3:55:34
Total: 561.4