We got on the trail at 10:30 and headed out. Today we were a little quicker than the first day and we made it to Michaela's drop off in an hour and a half (14 miles). . . but David was not there. I trolled around a bit to find a high spot to get cell service to try to get in touch with him. You won't believe this, but the loaner truck we were given while ours was being fixed began spewing transmission fluid everywhere and became undriveable. So, while David waited for our truck to be delivered to him, and their truck to be picked up, Zak, Michaela, Kera, and I rode back 2 miles (because it was the nearest town) in order to get some food and wait for David to meet up with us. Zak & Michaela got in 16 miles this day. We saw another snake, but it wasn't as big as the first one. After an eternity of waiting and David finally appearing on the scene, Kera and I were on our way again. . . at about 3:30pm.
This time the trip seemed more difficult because we were on an uphill grade the entire 42 remaining miles. We were already tired from the heat and mentally drained because of all the drama of the day. We saw some beautiful scenery and stopped once in a while to take photos and rest a bit. Towards the latter part of the day we began seeing deer and other wildlife on the trail. And before we were done, a full moon arose to shine our way in. We ended up not getting to our destination until 9pm. I was never so happy!
No bike troubles . . . yet.
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