Waking up under that bridge was glorious. It was nice and cool out, and the wind was blowing to the northeast. Yes, a tailwind!
We set off in good spirits and started jamming down the road. It's crazy how you can feel so good about pedaling hard when you're rewarded for it with speed. We got maybe 20 miles down the road when the winds started to shift. First it was a cornering tailwind, then a crosswind, and finally a straight up headwind. On top of that, the road was in terrible condition. Every 10-15 feet was a huge crack in the asphalt. *kah-tunk* *kah-tunk* *kah-tunk*. After a while, I could feel every crack pounding my vertebrae together. Finally we reached a highway that connected us to more cities and a smaller parallel highway. We took it all the way to Sterling, where we stopped at a local grocery mart to get some dinner. We were about to head further down the highway when Brad discovered he had a slow leak, so we decided to find a place to camp nearby. Luckily there was a wilderness area only a mile down the road, so we went there. A bit of hike-a-bike down some sandy trails and we found a nicely hidden spot to camp. The river was within view and the sun set perfectly along the other side.
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