Last night while indulging in delicious burgers at the 487 Grill, we decided that today’s ride would start in the dark at 4:30 AM. The crew was up early ready for the big 137 mile trek to Cedar City, UT. It was 49 degrees at the start but we knew the sun would soon peak over the range to warm us up, plus the day was filled with plenty of climbing.
Along the way we saw elk, cattle, and numerous hares. Near the top of Frisco Summit were the remnants of the Frisco Charcoal Kilns used to smelt silver back in the 1800s
83 miles later we descended into Milford and filled our tanks with milkshakes, chicken and waffles, Pepsi and banana splits.
An hour later we rolled into Minersville and topped off our water bottles and food bags at Todd’s Market.
From there we had one more big climb before a long descent to Cedar City, UT.
So far we have traveled 803 miles since our start 8 days ago and we all plan to fully relax on our rest day tomorrow.
