day 15

11 June 2008



We had a lot of South to ride today, and the winds have been from the South a lot, so we were worried about having a tough ride and left very early in the morning to try to get some miles under us before the winds picked up. We went East over to Hanksville, and then South to Hite, at Lake Powell.

We were very fortunate to have winds from the North, so most of the ride was better than anticipated. The worst part was just getting to Hite. The rode had to go on this huge detour to get to good spots to cross the Green and Colorado rivers that feed Lake Powell. And Hite was not a pleasant place to camp. We ended up camping in a parking lot. And the water was so dirty and full of debris that we didn't get to go swimming.

But as always, the scenery was super. Today we rode 91 miles.