wake and make coffee
easy-going morning, no rush
build a small fire to
enjoy the slow pace
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saddle up and get on to
the single track and follow it
for 4-5 hours, along the way
gun shots ring out from below
target shooters having
their good time
cattle guard crossings here and there, i
goof one and get caught up on it,
holding on and waiting for help to
get uncaught, the weight of the bike
too much for me to handle while
trying to not fall on to the barbed wire
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river crossing, stop and cool off
sit in the flowing water, sun high
heats our bodies while we put
shoes and socks back on before
splashing across and then up the
switchback for more tight trail
the riding is more strenuous than day one
legs feeling it, seeking to arrive to
the cafe with many pies, though
i’m thinking of a meal when we drop
down and make our way over, where
we find a bbq and motorcycle festival
of sorts going on, with live music
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pitcher of beer, followed by bottles of ipa
salad and chicken and loaded potato skins
on the patio, superb people watching and
nothing else really to do, except refill our
water supply at the gas station and buy
a six-pack of ipa for the evening, set up
camp by the trail head and rest well
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