Monticello, UT

The dust storm from two days ago (I'm in there somewhere - Linc hung back and took a picture).

Lunch stop (actually from yesterday).
Riders coming into the first rest stop today.

Yesterday was horrendous. It was supposed to be a 72 mile day and it ended up being a 98 mile day. It was arid, hilly, and windy, so it took a while. We all ended up running out of water and a lot of people got sagged. I think it made a lot of people very unhappy – probably one of the more intense moments of the trip. But, when we finished, we were at Natural Bridges park, so we were able to get around and see the park a little. We camped out and the stars were great.

Today was a much better day – and not just because I was on the support crew. The ride was only 65 miles and we went through a couple of nice small towns. We’re staying at a Catholic church in Monticello, UT. They made us an amazing dinner of flat tacos. It was very nice after our past two nights of camping and throwing together meals.